Over the Easter weekend, I ran the Pittsburgh Pirates 5K with my sisters and cousin. Of course, I’ll be one of the first to mention that I really dislike running. I love doing cardio, but running has just never been my ideal way to do it. We had so much fun at the 5K, and since it seems to be turning into a sort of tradition around holidays, I decided I should start running at least once a week so my leg muscles are not so sore after these races. I started yesterday and did 4 miles. My knee started protesting at about 2.5 miles, and now it’s a challenge to bend it. Oops… Let this be a reminder to always recover from the first run before moving onto the second. 😉
Totally unrelated to running, but completely delicious (and way better than running), are these onion rings. I’ve made onion rings a couple of times, but I never paid enough attention to amounts of ingredients to be able to share. And, honestly, those tries were not that great. After reading all about soaking the onions in buttermilk first from Sally’s Baking Addiction, I knew I had to try again. Boy, what a difference it made! The onions are perfectly soft, and they taste fantastic. [Read more…]
