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Weekend Report: Trey McIntyre Project and a trip to Rehoboth Beach

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Saturday night, LLC and I saw the Trey McIntyre Project , an impressive modern dance group. They?re based in Boise, but the choreography is inspired by New Orleans culture. A-freaking-mazing. These dancers can move ! The performance was[...]

Best of the Week #20

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Look at the top of your browser. Does it say http://eatrunread.blogspot.com ? Well now try this: www.eatrunread.com .  YEAH THAT?S RIGHT! I am now the proud owner of my own domain! (And the best part is that nothing[...]

Tiring Track Workout

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It?s kind of incredible that we ran so hard last night we?re still tired this morning, mused 6x6 as we met for Swahili at 8am yesterday. Yeah, I suppose that is some kind of cool? I agreed as I sipped my large Americano and[...]

Cake of the Week: Funfetti Cakeballs and Chocolate Espresso Cake with Cinnamon Glaze

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I have a bit of a baking backlog going on here. I mention my epic weekend baking plans in Best of the Week , but then don?t deliver on the following Tuesday. What does that mean for you lucky readers today? Two for one![...]

Weekend Report: Mother's Day and EU Embassy Open Houses

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I feel like this blog is unofficially dedicated to my mama . She's the reason I love to cook. Some of my earliest memories involve Sister1 and I "helping" my mom in the kitchen. We each had our own kitchen stools, and installed[...]

Best of the Week #19

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The wheels were put in motion last week. Big life changes were on their way. And now? Dun dun dunnn... It?s finally official. I?m leaving my job!  I?ve been working at NatGeo TV for almost 2 years with really[...]

Literary Bite: Dancing in the Glory of Monsters

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Most people don?t know about the Congolese wars. You?ve heard of Darfur, everyone knows about the Rwandan genocide, but did you know that in the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) over 5 million people have died war-related deaths, and over 3.4[...]

ACLI Capital Challenge 2011 Race Report

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This morning marked the second installment of the Mollie Races Into Shape plan. I did the Capital Challenge 3-Miler  on Hains Point with my office team. I checked the weather late last night: rain . 100%[...]

Blue Cheese and Walnut Crackers

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I used to fear blue cheese. Cheese is a process of separating curds from whey and aging milk. So blue cheese, in all its pungent splendor, is (dare I write the word on a food blog? I do?) a very special kind of mold.[...]

Weekend Report: 5K Friday Race report

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On Friday night I left work, hopped on the Metro to Crystal City, and raced a 5K. It was hard...as all races are...but I guess overall it was fun? Let me explain: It's been a long time since I've raced a 5K. I've been[...]