July in Food

August 8, 2010

What a beautiful weekend it was around here! It cooled off Saturday and I had a great 6 mile run around the horse farms. My husband and his coworkers run every Saturday morning and when I was training for my last half marathon, I would join them. Well, not really join them. I’m not nearly as fast so I would just start at the same time and then set off at my own pace.

I hadn’t been in a while, and yesterday was a great reminder of why Kentucky is such a great place to be active. There is usually a fog that settles around the horse barns in the morning and the horses sometimes come up to the fence and run along with you. As I was finishing mile 3, I looked over at the white horse fences and saw that there were cobwebs speckled with dew about every 10 feet. It is amazing how the atmosphere puts you at peace even when you are huffing and puffing to make it up a huge rolling hill.

I’m not sure if I’ve shared it here yet, but I have signed up for my next half. I debated for a long time whether or not I wanted to do a second one this year. I finally decided I needed another goal to shoot for and the discipline that comes along with training so I will be running the Columbus Half in October!

I plant to use some weekend posts to share more about my experiences and discuss the process. I will likely begin to incorporate those posts on Sundays. It will be a break from the food focus for a day and I hope anyone interested will stop by for a comment.

For now, back to food. Can you believe that I completely missed out on posting June in Food from my Project 365 on Flickr? Perhaps you didn’t miss it, but it bothered me all of July. I had done so well with keeping up and then missed a recap. As days rolled by this summer I never got around to posting it.

I decided I didn’t want to end this trend though, so I am picking back up with July. I didn’t manage to get a photo everyday, but I do have about 24 to share with you.

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Cucumber Dill Wheat Berry Salad
Jibarito Sandwich from Taste of Chicago
Ceviche from Bien Trucha in Geneva, IL
Cheese from Fair Oaks Farms in Indiana
Baked Zucchini and Japanese Eggplant
Banana Cream Pie (a bit of a fail, but it looked okay)
Pickled Jalapeno and Banana Peppers
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cake with Candied Walnuts
Mister Stripey Tomato with Aged Goat Cheese and Basil
Cherry Margarita
Spiced Local Lamb over Israeli Couscous
Lemon Pasta with Shrimp and Zucchini
French Toast with Fresh Blueberries and Maple Syrup
Mushroom Fajitas
Cherry Lemon Pistachio Scones
Mustard and Chive Potato Salad with Greek Yogurt
Omelet with Cherry Tomatoes, Avocado and Salsa Verde
Dad’s 70th Birthday Garden Cake made by my Mom (Sugarbabies as potatoes and frosting tomatoes)
Potatoes from our garden
Peaches from Reed Valley Orchard
Garden Dinner with cucumbers, potatoes, tomatoes and herbs from our garden
Amaranth with Coconut Milk and Blueberries
Sweet and Simple Tomato Pepper Salad
UK birthday cakes made by a friend for a recent party

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  • Kate August 8, 2010 at 6:06 pm

    Lori – I really love the UK cakes, first of all. They’re classic!

    Second, congratulations on deciding to run the Columbus Half! I’m going to start C25K this week; here’s hoping I can stick with it. 🙂

  • OysterCulture August 8, 2010 at 7:23 pm

    Congrats for signing up for your next half – how exciting. My hubby has me in training for our trip to Italy – he told me to take care of the travel plans and he’d take care of the training. He reminded me that there are 7 hills in Rome. I reminded him that we should also be doing some gelato training to get things evened out. =)

    What a grand wrap up!

  • MelindaRD August 9, 2010 at 7:36 am

    Great looking photos. As I am a little late on lunch now, I think reading posts and seeing your pictures made me realize I better get up and get something to eat. Have a good day.

  • emily (a nutritionist eats) August 9, 2010 at 1:03 pm

    Running through Kentucky sounds beautiful! I love those foggy mornings!

  • Juliana August 9, 2010 at 1:32 pm

    Lori, it sounds that you had a nice run…and the pictures of the food look awesome 🙂

  • 5 Star Foodie August 9, 2010 at 9:05 pm

    Such gorgeous dishes! This is a great way for me to catch up with your blog after my long break 🙂

  • Joanne August 10, 2010 at 5:02 am

    Congrats on your next event! I am excited to read your posts.

    All of the food looks delicious!

  • kat August 10, 2010 at 8:11 am

    I am so far behind on my food 365, I’ve taken the pictures & put them in Flickr but that’s it.

  • Lori August 11, 2010 at 4:18 am

    Kate – That’s great! Best wishes for your training!

    OysterCulture – Now that is the best part of running while you travel. Not only can you eat it back, but you get to eat it back with fantastic food. The scenery there will be amazing, too!

    MelindaRD – Thanks!

    emily – It really is a great place to run!

    Juliana – Thanks!

    5 Star Foodie – Yes, it was perfect timing. 🙂 I need to catch up on yours too.

    Joanne – Thanks! I’m getting excited.

    kat – I’m even having trouble with taking the photos.

  • Reeni August 12, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    With that kind of scenery to look at I think I even might enjoy running! Love your photo collage too.

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