Charlie’s new favorite food are plums. I don’t know how he got a hold of one in the first place but he got very mad at Billy when he was eating one right in front of him.
Dinner last night was pretty darn amazing. One of my top ten things about summer (1-5 are obviously ice cream) is grilling. We grilled up asparagus (marinated in balsamic vinagerrette) and bbq chicken with a watermelon wall to protect anything getting into my white pillow of goodness.
Can we focus in on the most amazing little fruit salad thingee……5 cup salad: One cup each: marshmallow, sour cream (don’t let that scare you), cocunut, mandarin oranges and pineapple tidbits.
If it is part of the meal it does not count as dessert whether or not there are marshmallows involved.
I am thinking my hair may need a little trim or a wash or if you want to get technical….both.
Of course those with high amounts of estrogen wanted dessert. I wish I could say I was hardcore and that I have actually used something other than a boxed mix to make a cake before, but I cannot. Cupcakes are another story and those have to be homemade in my eyes but as far as cake and brownies go…..I am a boxed mix girl all the way.
This picture only portrays 1/82 of my MIL sprinkle collection….we went a little crazy and added 7 different types of sprinkles. Billy really enjoyed the tie-dyed butterfly sprinkles that I added with love.
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Do you make your brownies/cakes homemade or the box?
-Definitely the box but my mom makes homemade carrot cake that I NEED to learn how to make!
ANY RACES THIS WEEKEND? Any key training runs….long runs? Fill me in on your details:)
Does your significant other, family or roommates eat their fruits and veggies?
-Billy is really good at eating his fruits and vegetables but doesn’t eat lbs. of them at a time like me. I am still trying to convince him how delicious bananas are….he won’t even eat a banana split!
What are some of your TOP favorite things about summer?
brownies/cakes def from a box! I usually eat a bowl full of the batter before I start cooking :) YUM!
My husband doesn’t like bananas either! And I love ‘em. I don’t push him too hard on that–because that means more for me!!
Ummm, I make everything out of the box and so does my mother. Like mother, like daughter. haha. Making anything from scratch sounds too stressful!
No races this weekend, but I do have my 10 year high school reunion tomorrow!!
My mother is obsessed with vegetables just like me. She makes my dad eat them too, but he doesn’t like them.
Iced coffee is probably my fave thing about summer, followed immediately by laying out and typing outside, which is what I’m doing right now :-)
I am a boxed brownies type of gal – except for those oreo chocolate brownie things you posted a few months ago – those were awesome homemade!
No races, another long run – going to try for 18!!!
No races but we are going kayaking tomorrow! Not the sit in kind but the sit ON kind – no drowning for this girl!
I generally make all cake and cupcakes from a box but breads and cookies from scratch. I have an amazing zuccini bread in my freezer right now.
About 2 months ago I told myself I would only eat food I really really like – because life is too short and why make yourself miserable because someone “told you it was good for you”. Alot of foods fell off my list: carrots, fish of any kind, apples, etc
Ok I will be honest – almost all healthy food got the boot – I am virtually living off : chocolate milk, crunchy peanut butter on whole wheat, zuccini bread. If it wasn’t for eating out on the weekends I probably wouldn’t eat a veggie all week. Thank goodness for gummy vitamins!
Omgosh! I love grilling! I grill at least once a week. It’s hot down here in FL, so sometimes the rain and heat deter me from the grill. The fruit salad looks A-M-A–Z-I-N-G!
I will be running 8 in the morning. Headed out to do some back and abs!
didn’t I say last week that once you give the dog human food, he will turn into a monster? bad Charlie!
I make all my baked goods from scratch…it’s more fun that way.
My husband is a best man in a wedding this weekend, so I will be doing my long run on the hotel treadmill tomorrow. I already made a wedding running mix for the ipod….pretty excited!
I love to make homemade, especially carrot cake ymmmmm. If you like boxed look up “poke cake” by betty crocker I think you would love it! Perfect summer dessert.
My hubs likes veggies, but not in the bulk I do…….and he is working on fruit. I am packing a small produce section for the car ride and hotel this weekend.
Much better by the box, I am not that great of a cook. No races for me, upset because my ankle has really been hurting :( Lots of ice and the bike for me for a week or so. I would have to say my fav thing about summer is just being able to do things on my own time, no set schedule…and more time to enjoy things I love like reading a good book!
Sprint Triathlon on Sunday! The swim is in Lake Michigan, so I am hoping our hot weather has been warming up the water a bit :) I am going wetsuit-less, so I am just hoping I don’t come out blue! Hoping to hit a new PR for the 5K portion of the race!!
I always have fruit in the house, but I don’t like when Abram eats it :) haha he’ll say “I wanted to eat YOUR pineapple today, but I didn’t cuz I know you’d get mad….” or he’ll text me and ask “can I eat your apple?” haha! Whoops!!
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Brownies.. yes homemade! I never use boxed stuff anymore. It’s so easy to do it yourself!! I love asparagus! I’m tired of my hubs telling me it makes his pee smell though.
Homemade brownies all the way!
My husband is pretty good at eating his fruits and veggies.
Things I love about summer: the warmth of the sunshine, sunrises/sunsets, the chirping birds, sandals, summer clothes. . . . oh, there’s so much!
that pineapple thing sounds interesting, but also SO good. Anything with fruit and cheese is a winner in my book.
So funny….I made brownies from scratch for the first time ever the other day. Brian said he wanted some and my response was “I don’t have a box!”. But then for some reason i googled how to make them without a box. Surprisingly I had the ingredients (I HATE TO BAKE!). Now if only the brownies would come out of the pan! They taste good but the grease job wasn’t good.
I rarely use a box! It’s a relaxing thing for me to bake from scratch :)
The husband is pretty good about getting in his fruits and veggies…although I still think I beat him. :)
Running 10 miles with my hubs tomorrow!
favorite thing about summer: the sunsets :)
I make things like cheesecake and cookies from scratch, but cakes and brownies I’ve yet to attempt. I’m pretty good at veggies but I drink smoothies to get my fruit in. My hubby on the other hand doesn’t eat a lot of veggies outside of carrots and broccoli AND he thinks fruit IS dessert! My sweet tooth suffers
I’m box all the way when it comes to brownies. I’ve never had a homemade brownie that I liked more than the ones from the box.
I usually make my cakes homemade just because I used to do cake decorating as a hobby/side job. Soooo, I feel like it would be cheating on that “art” to make one from a box. However, I gladly eat boxed cakes that other people have made :)
I usually make brownies and cakes homemade, but if I’m in a time crunch I’ll definitely use the box!
No race this weekend…I have yet to sign up for my next one. I did run my fastest mile time on the treadmill this morning so I’m pretty pumped about that!
Mike has a banana every day because I put it in his lunch. He’ll usually eat some veggies with dinner, but he wouldn’t choose to eat fruits or veggies like I do!
I love everything about summer! Going to the beach, grilling, s’mores, campfires, warm weather, being outside…I love it all!
I’ve only made boxed cakes. I try not to make cake too often considering they are my downfall and I could eat a whole sheet cake in one sitting.
My hub’s loves vegetable. the only bad part is that he likes me to cook them until they are mushy which is yuck (and no nutrients) I like mine al dente.
Favorite part about summer is being able to spend time with family, and when I was young, back to school clothes shopping. I think that tradition should happen even when you’re not going to school!
i rarely make cake/cupcakes from scratch! something always goes wrong and i end up screwing it up if i try haha so sticking to the box is just fine with me!!
i have a long run today! well, only 1 mile but it will be my first run in 3 months (!!!!) because my PT finally cleared me to give it another try. so i’m psyched :)
That fruit salad reminds me of an ambrosia salad my great grandmother used to make…it speaks summer and special occasions :)
I never make anything out of a boxed mix anymore, but I LOVE the way the batter tastes! I love all veggies, but my fiance won’t eat ANY. Unless you count fried potatoes? Probably not…Have a great wkend!
Cakes and brownies from a box for sure- yummy and oh so easy! Cake for breakfast sounds good.
No races for me for a while- blast you injury! I’m volunteering instead :).
My husband eats fruit and most of his vegetables- but he won’t eat salad unless it’s the Caesar sort that is more dressing than salad ;).
I LOVE summer bbq-ing. It’s what I miss the most when the season ends…
That salad is so good! We just call it marshmallow salad.
Mike eats bananas like they are his job and he’s good with veggies too :)
Have you tried grilling fruit? So delicious!
Both! I really love boxed cakes mixes since cake recipe never work for me. But I also just made really yummy banana chocolate chip brownies from scratch :)
My hubby is great at eating everything! I am lucky!
Summer – iced coffee, the beach, running outside, suntanning, farmers markets…I could go on forever!
Have a great weekend!
I try to get my BF to eat his veggies but left to his own devices I am sure he’d live off pizza forever!
I despise baking so the box is pretty much all I can handle before I’m ready to jump off the roof.
Favorite things about summer? TOO much! Flippie floppies, dresses, skirts, grilling, camping, I could go on, but I’ll stop.
I like boxed cake mixes but I always think homemade/made-from-scratch tastes the best! I made my first ever bundt cake last weekend and omg… amazing.
No races. I did my first 10 km last year but with my wedding being in a week I’ve been a bit preoccupied this summer and will do another race next year.
My fiance will eat veggies if I put them out for him during dinner… at restuarants he’s good about eating veggies too. I’m the fussy one.
Favorite things about summer — going for walks, hanging out at my parents cabin, sea-dooing, more daylight hours (I live in Canada and during the winter its dark from 6 pm to 7-8 am… lame), and corn on the cob :)
top favorite thing about summer is definitely the sunshine blue sky days we have in utah!! love it! racing tomorrow at the timp half! woo hoo! I heart sprinkles! ANNNNND I made those amazing cookies that you posted the other day. I died a little inside they were so freaking good!
I have a confession…I too have a huge sprinkles collection. I like to bake cookies for every holiday (flag day anyone?) and I also use it to sweeten oatmeal for my 5 yr old instead of sugar because sprinkles are more fun!
Wow! Billy doesn’t eat bananas?! Crazy! They are so goood! Although at least that means there is always enough for you ;-) silver lining, lol! :-P
The Kiwi does eat his fruit and veg, but about one tenth of what I eat. I am notorious among his family, and our housemates, for being a vegetable disposal unit :-) I embrace this lol! :-P
Favourite thing about summer? Sunshine, hiking in beautiful green fields, swimming, sailing, and the smell of freshly cut grass.
I prefer to make my own treats because I don’t eat dairy *not through choice, I hasten to add!* so its hard to find boxed mixes that fit the bill. Your sounds amazing though! :-D
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I LOVE 5 CUP SALAD!!!!!! I could eat all 5 cups for breakfast!
My DH only eats fruits veggies bc I make him. They are involved in every meal especially this time of year! Have a great weekend Janae!!
I do both… from scratch and from a box. Cookies are usually from scratch. Cakes are often from a box, but I did that chocolate cake last weekend from scratch… so it really varies.
Husband and I are doing a 9 mile run tomorrow morning… that’s the longest either of us have ever run. Wish us luck!! :P
My family always PLANS to eat more fruit…but they don’t so it’s all left for ME :D which, I don’t mind at all ;) haha.
My top favorite things about summer are:
-having absolutely nothing to do
-I can wear shorts and tank tops and go outside, unlike the other 8 months out of the year when i’m double layering all of my clothes
-I have all the time in the world to hang out with friends and family
-and my absolute favorite part of summer: THE FRUIT (it’s a serious problem, I think it’s getting out of control…but hey, at least it’s fruit. haha ;) )
We might do a 5 k in Orem this weekend but I do have to brag about my SIL for a second she’s doing a FULL iron man tomorrow!
I am usually a box kind of girl but every once in awhile I get crazy. Sometime you should try yogurt cake.. You make a yellow cake instead of oil use applesauce and then add one yogurt to it. For the frosting a tub of whip cream with a small thing of yogurt… It’s yummy and moist!
My grandma used to live in San Clemente I miss it!
I use a box for a lot of stuff but for cupcakes/cake I always add stuff to the mix such as vanilla, chocolate chips, coffee, peanut butter, etc. It takes the boxed mix up a few levels into something much better!!
The bf does not eat fruits and veggies. I am bad at eating them since we are on a tight budget so it does not have room for the fruit and veggies all the time which is sad but I sneak a few in here and there.
I’m running 9 miles with my co-worker around 12:30 today…it’s a long run for us in preparation for a half! It’s going to be so hot at that time but its the only time we can squeeze it in this weekend!! She is slower than me but I’d rather have a partner than go by myself at ideal pace, do you think that is bad???
I make brownies from the box, but cakes are homemade (unless it’s just a plain ol’ cake).
Daniel loves his fruits and veggies, but doesn’t eat a ton of raw veggies in salads like I do. However, his favorite snack when he gets home from work is carrots, celery, and broccoli dipped in ranch (I’m so proud bc before me he would a nutty buddy or chips after work).
NO WORK, extra workouts, grilling out, trips to the lake/river, vacations to the BEACH, cookouts every weekend, ice cream, swimming, being tan, extra time to read all the books I want, farmers market, tons of fresh fruit and veggies, my garden….these are some of the things I love about summer!
Hi Janae!!!! My name is Jamie and I am 17 years old from Las Vegas, NV! My beautiful sister Kayla Romney introduced me to your blog, and to be honest I thought you were completely crazy! I always did whatever I could to avoid running at any cost, and it didn’t make any sense that you would run for hours and be happy about it! BUT nonetheless, you soon became a huge inspiration for me! Seriously, you’re like a celebrity and I think if I ever see you in person I’ll ask for your autograph :) Your enthusiasm got to me, and Kayla and I decided we want to run a half marathon together in Provo in October! Today I woke up at 5:30 am, setting out to do 4 or 5 miles and ended up doing 9!!! For me, that was a huge accomplishment and it felt so so amazing! Thank you so much for helping me to find a strength inside myself I never knew I had!!
JAMIE!!!! Your comment absolutely MADE MY DAY!!! I am STOKED THAT YOU GUYS RAN 9 miles!!! AHHHH that is a huge accomplishment and you woke up so early to do it!!! This really makes me so happy! YOU ARE STRONG! Um, can we please go for fro-yo when I get back? Are you going to be going to school in Provo..please say yes:)
Oh thank you so much!! You are so sweet and awesome!! Unfortunately I’m just going to be a senior next year but my family comes up for every BYU football game, so we’ll definitely have to make it happen one of those weekends because that would be SO much fun!!
I always bake from scratch, i love to bake. It’s actually usually pretty easy to bake from scratch! Especially cookies, it’s like 10 mins and they are in the oven, just throwing a few sticks of butter and cups of flour+sugar together in some fashion! Cakes that require egg separation and whipping and whatnot are a bit more time consuming.
No races coming up though I might try a long bike ride this weekend.
My hubs loves veggies, though he doesn’t care if he has a meal without them. Basically he’d eat anything! haha.
I love everything about summer. Sunshine puts me in a happy mood!
You are inspiring me to do a cake from scratch!!! Have an amazing long bike ride this weekend!!! That is AWESOME that he loves veggies!
you should, its so easy. Hey start with really yummy easy brownies! this is from bon appetit, its my go-to brownie recipe.
1. melt 8oz tjs UNSWEETENED baking disks with 1.5 sticks butter (i microwave,just keep eye on it)
2. beat 4 eggs with 2 cups sugar and 2tsp vanilla
3. 1 1/3 c flour, 1 tst baking powder, 0.5 tsp salt
mix all together and bake in a 9×9 at 350 for 30 mins (or 13×9 for thinner brownies)
you won’t be sorry…
Ahhhh thank you so much!!! That sounds amazing and I can’t wait to try it!!!
I feel like I need to bring you a cupcake. I always bake from scratch!
This weekend: 8 miles (longest run since my ankle injury in May!) and my first tri swimming lesson. Eek!
The H does NOT eat veggies or fruit, unless I almost force him to. Weirdo.
Summer? All the things – it’s hard not to love summer in SoCal :D
Yes, you DO need to bring me a cupcake:) NO VEGGIES OR FRUIT!?!?! I know, before you know it I will live here full time and we can hang out all the time!!!
haha I totally have a sprinkles container that has those tie-dyed butterflies you’re talking about :)
it is 10:00 am right now and you already have me excited about the grilling we’re doing tonight!
have a great weekend!
Oh my goodness that dinner looks AWESOME! Cooking out in the summer is the best :) Although once you move to Southern Cali (hint hint) you will get to cook out almost year round. Another reason why I probably will not ever leave, lol!
I bake pumpkin break and muffins from scratch and have done a few cakes but I mostly go from the box. So much easier! Am I lazy or what? I think as my kids gets older I will be able to do a lot more baking from scratch :)
Long run tomorrow at Torrey Pines in Del Mar. I so wish you were healed so that you could join us! Soon friend, very soon!!!!
Articles like this really garsee the shafts of knowledge.
Yummy I love love me some fruit salad and of course it doesn’t count as dessert! And yes I typically use a box mix for cakes but brownies must be my Mommas homemade recipe!
Running Timpanogoes Half Marathom tomorrow, wish me luck. I am scared to death because I have been running like crap lately. Man I wish I could get more consistant with my running. oh well! :)
GOOD LUCK GIRL!!! You are going to rock it. It is completely normal to be inconsistent. Sometimes a bad week of running for me= an awesome race!
I don’t like bananas…..don’t hate. Or sprinkles really.
But I LOVE ice cream!!!
I haven’t made a cake or brownie box mix in ages! Not because I’m too busy making my own homemade kind, I just haven’t had either! Sometimes the box ones are so simple and good to pass up.
grilled ANYTHING is my favvvvv thing about summer on top of some wata melonn <3333
the only vegetables i can get my boyfriend to eat are esparagus, and peppers. that is it. i mean at least thats something :)
I do the same fruit salad with cottage cheese.. oh but i love sour cream .. ill def try it!
And no my roommates (cousins) don’t eat /buy fruits but they eat mine instead . :P
I had a grilled plum salad the other night. Simply amazing!! Had goat cheese, walnuts, ya know the usual
WHAT!?!?? I need to have this grilled plum salad that you are talking about, it sounds heavenly!
I’m with Billy on banana splits.. I won’t eat them. I won’t eat anything with bananas in it or banana “flavoring.” The only way I like bananas is in their original banana form – or sliced up in Cheerios.
Please post your mom’s carrot cake recipe! (If she’ll let you) I’ve been dying to try to make one recently but I can’t find a recipe that looks good to me!
I TOTALLY WILL!!! Great idea, thanks Meg. You can send me all of your banana flavored food okay:)
I am running the Timpanogos Half Marathon with weekend. I’m going to meet Julia and Rachelle for the first time–super excited about that! It should be a pretty fun race!
AHHHH I AM SO SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!! Please let me know how it goes!! Tell Julia and Rachelle hi and hopefully I get to meet YOU SOON!!
We definitely need to meet soon! When are you back in Utah? FroYo for all of us, I say!
YES PLEASE!!! I think on August 14th!!! Can’t wait to meet you!
My 1-5 favorite things are also ice cream! Funny how that works out. I told my roommate this morning that I needed to eat ice cream because it has calcium and that will keep my bones strong for running!
I have a 9 miler tommorow morning!
I LOVE cupcakes and chocolate ice cream. My favorite cheat treat. I have found a way to at least make myself not feel as bad. When I go to get Yogurt ice cream, yes, I obsessed too, I have them put some of the icing they use for their cupcakes on my ice cream. Shame! LOL
I know that we are soul sisters…….icing on your ice cream, I NEED to try that right now!! You are brilliant!
Top summer fav- Laying out!!!!
I have a long run of 8 miles tomorrow. It’s long to be jus getting started and all!
AHHHH GOOD LUCK…you are going to rock your eight miler!!
Don’t let the dog eat the plum pits- they are poisonous!!
Are they really!??! NOOOOOO I will tell me in-laws right now! THANK YOU!
Vacation! Vacation! I go on vacation in 1 1/2 hours! YAYAYAYAYAY!
And to kick it off – 5K tonight!
YAYAYAYAY!
AHHHHH HAVE AN AMAZING TIME ON VACATION….no only like one hour:) GOOD LUCK ON YOUR 5K…you will rock it!
I have a 5 miler tomorrow (Saturday) morning. Not only is it my first trail race, but its supposed to be 85 degrees and 80% humidity, so I’m kind of worried. I’d love to set a PR, but I’m trying to make myself be okay with not as the conditions just might not allow for it.
I make sure I eat my fruits and veggies and loads of them! I stock up on trader joes fruit every week and make fruit salads for lunch everyday and I always have some kind of steamed or stir fried veggies every night for dinner.
AHHHHH You are going to do absolutely amazing on your FIRST TRAIL RACE!!! Oh my that weather looks interesting…but YOU CAN GET YOUR PR!!!
They invented box mix because they needed something to hold in all the yum, no shame using a mix!
I love grilling everything in the summer- one of our favorite things to do is grill clams and have a clambake!
And I was just wdnoeirng about that too!
watermelon and ice cream= best things about summer for me :)
I’m a box-mix girl! when I was younger I would tell my mother that when I was grown up I would fill all of my pantry space with boxes of cake and brownie mix so I could eat them whenever I felt like it. She’s the one who taught me to eat desserts for bfast so really it’s her fault.
I have the Queens Half this weekend (plus 4 more miles!)
It was organic spring mix, goat cheese, walnuts and grilled plums on top. had it at Mill Valley …a restaurant in uptown Minneapolis.
Well, I was supposed to run 10 this weekend, but now my foot hurts BAD, so that’s out of the picture. I am supposed to be running Rock N Roll Providence next Sunday so I need my foot to be well!!!!
Cupcakes – mostly homemade, but sometimes I use boxed mix combined with homemade other stuff. Brownies, always box, I have no idea how to make them homemade!
I eat TONS of fruits and veggies, so does most of my family too!
I love summer – the beach, fires, ice cream, the beach, did I mention the beach? and grilling, I hate the cold so I don’t grille in the winter!
I was suppose to run a half marathon tomorrow! But I couldn’t take a day off from my part-time job :(. On the bright side, I have not ran in a week due to the heat, so the race might not have been a good idea anyways.
The only box mix I use is for pound cake and that’s only because I cannot find a decent recipe for one. Otherwise everything is from scratch! I bet my sprinkle collection could beat your MIL’s collection. I have sprinkles for everything. My favorite are probably the dolphin ones, because dolphins make everything better!
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