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running the mt vernon trail near old town
March 6, 2020

Friday Randomness

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Hello, hello! We’ve been rocking and rolling on the new blog design this week… may be launching later today or this weekend! Fingers crossed and keep checking back to see if my blog suddenly looks completely different (and awesome). Or, you know, like a hot mess because something goes wrong. It could go either way… 😉 

In running news this week, I made a new friend – blog reader Allison reached out to me about running together sometime and as it turned out, this week was perfect because my running buddy Sokphal was sick (feel better, girl)!

running the mt vernon trail near old town

It was a gorgeous morning for a run – in fact, this whole week was pretty much gorgeous – so I was glad to get out there! Thanks for the miles, Allison. 🙂

morning run on mt vernon trail

By the way, for my local friends – did you see that the peak bloom for the cherry blossoms is predicted right now for March 27-30? I’m so excited… every year the girls and I do an early morning weekday cherry blossom run to see the blooms without the crazy crowds! Here is last year’s: Annual DC Cherry Blossom Morning Run. And here is the 2018 post… cloudy but still gorgeous: Running the DC Cherry Blossoms. 

I’m excited because this news means the cherry blossoms will be blooming during the DC Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon I’m running… woo! Unofficially cherry blossom race! 😉

Anyway – on to the food! 

We had a yummy seared chicken with cabbage slaw and rice earlier this week, plus some toasted pumpkin seeds – I always forget how amazing toasted seeds are. Just put them in a pan with some oil and BAM… delicious toasted seeds. (psst: not sure what oil to use? Check out this old fave post: What Oil to Use When.)

seared chicken with cilantro sauce

We also had a crusted tilapia earlier this week – if you’re looking for recipes, check out my Almond Crusted Tilapia and my Sage Pecan Crusted Tilapia. Yum, yum.

Plus some roasted potatoes and lemon garlic string beans. 

crusted tilapia with potatoes

We also had more za’atar this week – this was a za’atar chicken (a Blue Apron meal) with a farro + cucumber + olive (which Riese mostly ate before it made it into the salad… she random loves olives) + tomato salad that was dressed with red wine vinegar. There was also an unpictured yogurt + lemon juice + garlic sauce to put on top – really good!

For similar recipes, try my Mediterranean Bulgur Salad with Lemon Mint Vinaigrette, or my Sheet Pan Mediterranean Chicken Thighs. 

za'atar chicken

One more food highlight from the week: I set up shop at Junction Bakery yesterday to work and got lunch while there, too – I had their tomato soup and a beet salad topped with seared steak.

I was randomly craving beef – maybe from the extra running I’ve been doing lately?

junction bistro del ray

I will leave you with my usual Friday posts of interest from around the web section. Enjoy!

  • Why Does My Kid Prefer My Partner? –> I found this article reassuring as I’m still usually 2nd best to Matt and continuing to work to not be offended/hurt 😉 
  • Total Body Chair Workout –> such a great idea… if you wear comfy clothes to work you could totally sneak this in while there!
  • A Week of Eats Using the 5-4-3-2-1 Grocery Shopping Method –> this post was an interesting idea for how to grocery shop without having a plan! I think the only thing I’d change for us is instead of 3 fun drinks I’d do 3 fun dips – all about the hummus, tzatziki, etc! For drinks (except for milk + kombucha, that is) we usually do that outside of our normal grocery shop because we like getting fun local microbrews, ciders, etc.
  • Whole Wheat Pecan Banana Muffins –> these are on my “must make ASAP” list! So important to add healthy fat to baked goods for satiety reasons
  • Turkey Walnut Taco Meat –> if you want to reduce your meat consumption, this is a great recipe to try! Reminds me of my Walnut and Mushroom Vegetarian Enchiladas recipe. 
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  • Catherine
    March 6, 2020 · 8:50AM:
    Thank you for sharing that NYT article, which I hadn't seen yet. I am also second to my husband (like, not even a close second) on my toddler's preference list. I'm glad to know I'm not alone, though it's still very hard to take. I would love to know more about how you handle it. I had been feeling like giving in to that preference all of the time was only reinforcing it, but maybe that's the wrong approach.
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    • Anne
      March 6, 2020 · 2:07PM:
      It's tough being second best, right?! Although it would be tough being the favorite, too... sometimes it's nice at restaurants because I'm just like, cool, I'll be here with my Prosecco... ;) Seriously though it's hard to know how to respond! The thing that helps most for us is validating her feelings. So for example: "I know you're sad that I just got home because it means that Daddy needs to leave for work. I'll miss him too. Let's say bye bye Daddy, we'll miss you but we'll see you tonight!" Trying to force the child to go to the other parent generally just backfires, but meeting their emotions where they are can often help. The other thing that has worked for us when Matt doesn't have to leave in that moment is that I basically just say hi! And then I do my own thing and let her come to me. When I used to try to force it or Matt tried to force it it made it worse. All this said - it's tough! I've been doing pretty well with it recently and I think as a result Riese hasn't been as intense about it, but I definitely have had a couple situations where I've literally just burst into tears and left the room when I've been totally rejected... it's so hard not to take it personally but it really does just mean they feel very secure in their relationship with us. I try to remember that!
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      • Catherine
        March 9, 2020 · 11:29AM:
        Thank you so much for this thoughtful reply. I can 100% relate to your "I'll be here with my Prosecco" restaurant experiences! I joke (half seriously...) that I'm just there to hold stuff and take photos. Anyway! I've been trying some of these tips - from the article and your comment - and am also trying a little harder not to let it affect me. Thank you, again. :)
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        • Anne
          March 9, 2020 · 11:33AM:
          You are very welcome! I hope it helps <3
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  • Jennifer March 6, 2020 · 10:19AM:
    Meant to respond about za'atar after your last post about it. Here is my za'atar recipe - spread naan breads with hummus. Coat cooked chopped chicken with za'atar to taste, and place over hummus. Sprinkle with mozzarella and some feta. Bake at 400 for about 15 minutes. A family favorite in my house!
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    • Anne
      March 6, 2020 · 2:02PM:
      Wow that sounds crazy good! Thanks!
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  • Nicole March 7, 2020 · 9:18AM:
    Can you share your recipe for the cabbage and rice shown above? Would love to know how you roast your cabbage, because I have to use oil, grease, lots of salt....to get my family to eat it. Kind of defeats the purpose, ya know?
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    • Anne
      March 8, 2020 · 3:17PM:
      It was raw, not roasted - I like raw cabbage with a vinaigrette much better than roasted! This was a Blue Apron recipe and they included a prepared cilantro sauce for the cabbage that they didn't share the ingredients/recipe for unfortunately, so here's one of my recipe for a slaw with cider vinaigrette. Super bright and tart and yummy!
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  • Roadrunner March 8, 2020 · 8:11PM:
    There is nothing like a new running partner, congrats! Know you will make the most of the great weather, even if it is a bit early for such nice temps!
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    • Anne
      March 9, 2020 · 10:25AM:
      Definitely!
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