favorite posts from the past + we actually cooked dinner

Good morning! It’s Friday!!!!!! I usually take Fridays (and/or Sundays and Tuesdays) off of running and do cross-training instead.

Although sometimes this blog makes it seem like I run all the time, I don’t!

Last week I did a list of “favorites,” entertainment-style. This week I was thinking I might throw some of my favorite blog posts from the past at you… oldies, but goodies

1. My grocery store smackdowns, comparing prices at Whole Foods and Harris Teeter (round 1 here and round 2 here)

2. Random post where I tested out different mascara brands (and became a fashion/beauty blogger for one day)

3. My list of allllllll the trips we took in 2013. It was a big year!

4. Recap posts of our honeymoon in Mexico (sometimes when I’m sad or bored, I just read these to re-live it…)

5. My list of the Training Crazies (with a random salad recipe, too!)

If you’re a newer blog reader, hopefully some of these past posts will be entertaining!

Back to the present: Last night Anthony and I had to cook dinner for the first time in a long time (in case you missed it, his parents have been staying here for the past few weeks and cooking us delicious food every night).

I think we did a pretty good job.

Anthony was in charge of the fish (simply baked and seasoned with lemon, salt, pepper, and parsley). I handled the veggie explosion on the side.

We had a bunch of random vegetables in the fridge – corn, broccoli, summer squash, and okra. I chopped them all up and added them to some cooked quinoa and breadcrumbs. Tied it all together with a bit of butter, cheese, and milk.

Baked for about 30 minutes in the oven, and… “casserole” complete!

(I used this recipe for inspiration, but altered it quite a bit)

Yum yum yum.

Have a fabulous FRIDAY! I’m off to work and rest up for my long run and beer fest tomorrow.

• Do you or your significant other do most of the cooking in your house?
• How many days a week do you take off from running?
• What are you most most most looking forward to this weekend?