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March 30, 2020

Virtual Run Date + Weekend Eats

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This weekend I had the best run I’ve had in 3 weeks, since the last long training run I did for the half marathon that my friend Kathleen and I were supposed to be running yesterday morning. I was happy to see it was pouring when I woke up yesterday – oh good, that would have been terrible race weather anyway! – but still of course bummed to not be out there running Rock ‘n’ Roll DC, which would have been my first half marathon in 4 years.

When the rain stopped, I decided to head out for a solo jaunt, but with a twist that I’m surprised I hadn’t thought of sooner: while I ran, I caught up with friends on the phone. 

old town alexandria waterfront marina

It was exactly what I’ve been missing on the handful of half-hearted solo jaunts this extrovert has attempted since that last social run 3 weeks ago. (Was it really only 3 weeks ago, though? Seems like a lifetime, right?)

running through quaint old town alexandria

I set out to do a short loop and ended up enjoying my conversations so much that I ran 7 miles, all the way through quaint Old Town, Alexandria, down to the waterfront, back, and around Del Ray a bit, too. 

Definitely doing that again soon – I’m already talking to friends about setting up some virtual run dates for this week! 

running watch garmin 7 miles

When I got home, I threw together some lunch bowls for us featuring random leftovers from the week: roasted squash, black beans, grilled chicken, guacamole, and some Mexican-y hot sauce with fried egg on top. Yum!

squash hash with black beans avocado chicken and fried eggs

Other lunches/breakfasts from the past few days included some tuna salad – this one had canned tuna, artichoke hearts, dijon mustard, and plain Greek yogurt. 

easy tuna salad with artichokes

And this one was the same but with chickpeas added, too.

easy tuna sandwich

I also noshed on some avocado toast (see this post for inspiration –> avocado toast recipes). 

avocado toast with fried eggs and strawberries

For weekend dinners, we ordered pizza one night from Sicilian pizza in Del Ray – never been there in person before, but it was delicious and is going to be our new go-to!

sicilian pizza alexandria del ray

Another night our tiny chef helped us make a lemony pork piccata (a recipe from Sun Basket <– $40 off your first order affiliate link). It was really delicious – love piccata. 

tiny chef

That sauce! Lemon zest makes everything more delicious in my opinion. Loved the capers, too. 

lemony pork chops

Served with a side of sauteed squash and kale.

lemony pork piccata

Plus some roasted potatoes that I made because I felt like the meal needed more carbs. They weren’t quite ready in time so we ate them after having the pork! The potatoes were super basic – tossed in a little olive oil and salt and pepper and roasted at 450 degrees F for 25 minutes. 

easy roasted red potatoes

We had some of the leftover potatoes yesterday for brunch alongside bacon, fried egg, and green pepper.

brunch with leftover roasted potatoes, bacon, fried egg, and green pepper

For lunch yesterday, I roasted up some broccoli – I forgot how good roasted broccoli is! Riese really liked it too. I tossed the broccoli in a little olive oil and salt and then roasted at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes. 

easy delicious roasted broccoli

I wasn’t too hungry after our big brunch, so I had a small bowl with roasted broccoli, guac, rice, and lentils. Riese had the same but deconstructed! 

grain bowl with rice, lentils, roasted broccoli, and guacamole

I will leave you with a few pictures from our Friday – it was a really beautiful day and after working insane hours all week Matt was able to close his laptop by late afternoon and hang out with us for a bit – hooray!! It was SO nice to have some adult company after what felt like a pretty lonely week. We went on a family bike ride, which was only like 2 miles with a walking break halfway because Riese didn’t want to just sit there, but it was still fun. 

bike ride with toddler

I hope you guys have a nice day – it’s looking gorgeous here so Riese and I are going to have some walking adventures as usual, and maybe do some more gardening – our yard is looking quite nice right now after lots of work on it lately!

latte and an inspirational quote

See you guys back here on Wednesday with a post about toddler activities you can do at home/Riese’s current faves! 

- anne
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7 comments
  • Roadrunner March 30, 2020 · 12:43PM:
    Bravo on the virtual run! (We're doing virtual everything else, so why not runs!? And nice to see the little chef doing her thing - and the quote about gardening, too!
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  • Jackie March 30, 2020 · 1:21PM:
    I cannot get over how cute Riese is in that chef's hat! That would sadly last half a second in our house, I can't keep any hats/sunglasses on Zach!
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    • Anne
      March 30, 2020 · 1:47PM:
      She used to be like that but now she really likes sunglasses - thinks they are fun! Not sure about regular hats since we haven't put any on her recently but the chef's hat is a fun novelty for her. ;)
      Reply
  • Kori
    March 30, 2020 · 3:25PM:
    All of your meals always look so amazing and right there with what I crave and love! Great job on your solo but virtual run! Have a great week, Anne.
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    • Anne
      March 30, 2020 · 3:41PM:
      Thank you Kori! You have nice week as well :)
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  • Katie March 30, 2020 · 7:18PM:
    Hi Anne, I just wanted to let you know how important reading your blog over the last couple of weeks has been to me. It’s been a bright, shining light in this time of uncertainty. Local runs & food & the familiarity of it all has been so good to see. Thank you for it all.
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    • Anne
      March 31, 2020 · 1:35PM:
      This means a lot to me - thank you, Katie, for taking the time to let me know that my continuing to post matters!
      Reply
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