Reads and Recipes (April 25)

Hi, everyone! Um, let’s just notice for a moment that it is almost MAY. Remember when we (or at least I) was dying inside because the never-ending winter and it seemed like the snow would never end. Now it’s almost summer!

Wait. Except in northwest Indiana. We were under a frost advisory and it flurried a bit. Three more weeks until we’re in beautiful, mild, and coastal Seattle.

We’ve been super busy with preparing to sell a lot of our stuff, show our apartment to prospective renters, and line up all the little details necessary for a 2000 mile move, so this week’s reads and recipes is a bit shorter. If you read a great post or article or found a tasty recipe, please share in the comment!

Reads

Hungry Runner Girl talks about 4 Glute Exercises That Will Make You a Stronger Runner for Women’s Running. Stronger glutes prevent injury, correct your running form, and help you run faster—definitely worth the extra time and effort these exercises take!

Run to the Finish discusses how to strike the balance between racing weight and underfueled in the guest post “Get Lean, Get Fast, and Stay Strong.” She has some great tips on how to balance your diet, fuel wisely, and minimize sport nutrition products in training. (As much as I love my Salted Caramel Gu, I only use it on runs over 12 miles. Our bodies don’t need all the sugar for shorter runs!)

Speaking of race weight, Amanda at Slimpify Life gives a great overview of finding your ideal running weight, how weight effects performance, and other factors to consider in her “Nutrition Thursday: Your Ideal Running Weight.”

Recipes

I sometimes wonder if How Sweet Eats and I share a food brain. This week I have been obsessed with Mexican food (like, a few times a year I want the saltiest margarita and this is one of those weeks), and this week she has been killing it with two drool-worthy Mexican recipes: Mexican Grilled Corn Avocado Toast and Kiwi Margaritas. 

Instead of buying expensive protein bars that can have preservatives and lots of sugar, try these Cranberry Almond Protein Bars from Gimme Some Oven. Simple to make and you can control exactly what goes into them!

If you’re really feeling like going all-out on the homemade route, try this Roasted Garlic Chicken & Mozzarella Pizza with Homemade Basil Pesto on Sally’s Baking Addiction. Homemade pesto is so fresh, flavorful, and vibrantly colored that you won’t go back to store-bought!