Peaches ‘n’ Cream Baked Oatmeal Pie

I’ve always loved peaches. Seriously, nothing beats a bowl of fresh, perfectly ripened-on-the-tree peaches when they are in season (July/August). The problem I run into is, that I swear peach season just never lasts long enough! So this is when I happily turn to California cling peaches, which are picked and packed in their own juices, usually within 24 hours to ensure they retain …

Healthy Homemade Turtles

Turtles! These were my husbands favourite chocolates pre-Eat2Run days. So this year (finally!!) I figured it’s high time I recreated them for him. It’s actually pretty crazy how similar in taste they are to the ‘real’ thing – the creamy caramel centre over the crunchy pecans and covered by rich chocolate. Only I’d like to argue these are more appropriately called …

Coco Banana Smoothie

Inspired by a smoothie I had at Body Energy Club here in Vancouver where I live, I’ve seriously been hooked ever since (of course I had to re-create it the second I got home, doesn’t everyone do that?). Dates and bananas are great natural sweeteners as they offer runners nutrient dense and easily digested post-run carbohydrates to refill glycogen stores (or …