November 21, 2006
I survived the Route 66 Half-Marathon
I'll have a full race report for you as soon as I can get some more pictures. It was my sixth half-marathon, and I really enjoyed the whole weekend, even though my time was not so speedy (2:27). I had some knee trouble about halfway through the race, so I'm not sure I could have gone much faster, anyway.
With the race out of the way, I've got Thanksgiving to think about! I'm hosting my husband's family for Thanksgiving this year. They're all coming to my house Wednesday evening and heading back to Kansas City on Saturday. I've got a lot of cooking and cleaning to do between do and then. Matt is smoking the turkey so I only have to worry about side dishes. Here's my menu so far:
* Turkey & gravy (yay for the smoker!)
* Mashed potatoes
* Zucchini casserole (stuffing)
* Aunt Edith's sweet potatoes (heavy on the brown sugar, butter, and pecans)
* Homemade cranberry sauce
* Glazed carrots
* Yeast rolls (Sister Schubert makes WAY better rolls than I ever could - check your freezer section)
* Pumpkin & pecan pies (Matt's grandma is bringing these - thank goodness)
* Some sort of green vegetable (because that will make the whole meal healthier, right?)
If I can run a half-marathon, then cooking Thanksgiving dinner should be no problem, right?
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March 13, 2006
Orange Creamsicle Cookies
Hey hey! I bet you didn't know Zarah could cook, did ya? Well, I was feeling the multitasking vibe last night, so I whipped up some cookies while I dyed some sock yarn with Kool-Aid. (You'll have to wait til tomorrow to get the full report on that! The yarn is still drying in my back yard. But you can get a sneak peek here.)
I very rarely have sweets around the house, but when I do, I really like to have homemade cookies, brownies, etc. This is an adaptation of a favorite cookie of mine (Gooey Butter Cookies from the Keeping Good Company cookbook) that is unique and very tasty.
Zarah's Orange Creamsicle Cookies
Beat the following ingredients until smooth: 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), 1 egg, 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, and 1/4 t. vanilla.
Mix in one box orange cake mix and 1 t. grated orange zest.
Chill batter for 30 min. Preheat over to 350 degrees.
Drop teaspoonfuls of chilled batter into powdered sugar, roll to coat (and remove excess sugar). Please cookies on a cookie sheet lightly greased with cooking spray.
Bake for 10-12 minutes. They will not get very brown, except around the edges. Makes approx. 3 dozen cookies.
Zarah will return to her regularly scheduled knitblogging tomorrow.
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