Weekend Recap: Racing and Recipes

I'm not even going to call this a gameday recap. What happened out there on Saturday isn't worth much of  one. Ole Miss took an early lead, Auburn managed to pull ahead and then fell apart. Things got ugly. That's all the recap you need.

High notes of the weekend. I got to spend time with some sweet friends on Saturday and had fun watching the Auburn game and most of the Alabama game. I tried out a new dip that I feel was a success, Caramelized Onion Greek Yogurt Dip, another recipe from How Sweet It Is. It does take a little time (45 minutes) to cook the onions, but it's well worth it in the end. I didn't calculate the nutrition stats on this one but since it's mainly yogurt and onions with a tiny bit of oil and butter, it can't be all that bad. Plus, dips don't shouldn't count towards your daily caloric intake.




Image from How Sweet Eats. Mine wasn't this pretty.


Sunday morning, I ran my first trail race, the Cats and Dogs 5K at Cottage Hill Park benefiting the Alabama Animal Welfare Coalition. After a very long football Saturday, I was a bit worried that I wouldn't be in top shape for running. I finished around the 29 minute mark and got 2nd place in my age group. Disclaimer: there weren't that many people in my age group, maybe 10? I was happy with my time and happy that I actually managed to drag myself out of bed and run the race. There's a small chance that the promise of a trip to Super Target afterwards also provided some much needed encouragement.

Sunday afternoon, I tried out a new recipe that I plan to make for Thanksgiving, Low Fat Pumpkin Cake Bars, another recipe using Greek Yogurt. They are delicious. One item to note, I used an 8 x 8 pyrex and the cooking time was longer than 30 minutes, probably more like 45 minutes. I had to run to the office and gave Robert instructions to pull them out after 30 minutes in the oven. When I got home, they were not cooked all the way through so I re-heated the oven and put them in for an additional 20 minutes.

I don't have a picture but I'm sure you can all imagine what they'd look like, an orange cake with white icing. The use of pumpkin and greek yogurt in the recipe make for a bar that's low in fat without being dry and crumbly. Nutritional stats on the bars for 16 servings are as follows: 144 Calories, 2 g fat, 67 mg sodium, 87 mg potassium, 29 g carbs, 1.5 g fiber, 20 g sugars, 3.9 g protein, 77% Vitamin C.

Hope that your week is off to a great start! Don't forget that the second presidential debate is this evening. Inform yourself!