I get asked all the time to share my Instagram or Facebook posts here on my blog so that it is easier to access for recipes. I admit, there comes a time when I access my own recipes posted here in a pinch for meal ideas. 🙂 This one is one our favorites and the ingredients are easy to change up any time depending on what you have in your cupboard or fridge. Enjoy!
Add the following to your Instant Pot (see below for a non Instant Pot variation): 2 cups veggie broth 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 3-4 tbsp maple syrup 1 tbsp Tamari Fresh garlic or 1/2 tsp garlic powder Fresh ginger or 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp ground turmeric Stir to combine. I then added 3 squares of brown rice ramen noodles (found at Costco). Cubed tofu (I often used Trader Joe’s) A bag of frozen veggies plus extra frozen broccoli or kale! Set the Instant Pot to 2 minutes. When 2 minutes are up, release pressure and stir. Top with sriracha if you like it spicy.
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If you do not have an Instant Pot, no problem! Just add the first 7 ingredients (broth through turmeric) into a pot and bring to a low boil. Add the noodles and cook until they start to loosen up and separate. Add the frozen veggies (or fresh) on top and let cook through until desired texture. Let the pot sit covered for a while to let the veggies fully defrost and cook. Then you can turn the heat off and let it sit covered for another 5-10 minutes to let the flavors combine.
Like my last recipe post, I shared this on Instagram but figured it was nice to share it here as well. I often use my own recipe page to give myself meal ideas.
This meal really comes together fast when you have the grains precooked. In this instance, I had rice already precooked left over from another meal in the fridge. The grains can be quinoa, millet, wild rice – whatever you like. Just mix the grains with your favorite salsa in the microwave or on the stove until mixed and heated through.
The base of the bowl is the grains … then you add the veggies.
I cut up a red onion, sliced some baby carrots, zucchini and grabbed some kale and cooked it with only water in a pan. When everything softened I add canned black beans (rinsed and drained or use some of the canned bean liquid to keep the pan fresh and veggies cooking). I added chili powder for seasoning. I cooked everything until heated through.
The sauce on top is a Garlic Cilantro Sauce.
In a Vitamix I added:
1/2 cup water
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1/2 cup cashews (or can use 1/2 cup cannelloni beans)
2 – 4 cloves of garlic
Nutritional Yeast
Juice of 1 lime
Most of bunch of cilantro (had to use it up)
I let the above sit in the Vitamix until the meal was ready as I wanted the cashews to really soften (I was out of white beans tonight).
I poured the sauce over the top of the bowl and voila, dinner was served.
I posted this a few weeks ago on my Instagram page but I know a few who really like it when I post the recipes here because they are not on Instagram. 🙂
This recipe came together really out of “what we had left in our fridge and freezer” during our time here in quarantine.
Vans has been doing almost all the shopping for us. He found this bag of frozen pre cooked black beans at our local grocery store and I thought they were perfect for easy toss together meals. I was right.
The bag of Fire Roasted Bell Peppers and Onions I got from Trader Joes a while ago and keep on hand for stir-fries and stews.
So here we go!
Into your Pressure Cooker add the following:
Half a bag of the Fire Roasted Peppers and Onions
Half a bag of the frozen black beans (could try from a can too)
1 sweet potato peeled and cubed
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1/2 cup of quinoa
3 cups of low sodium veggie broth
Half a bag of frozen broccoli (again, all that we had in the house)
Garlic powder to your liking (we like it a lot)
1/2 tbsp of Chili Seasoning Blend or Chili Lime Seasoning
A cup of your favorite salsa
Fresh kale on top
I added everything to my pressure cooker in that order and I set the timer to 10 minutes and left for a walk. When I came home the pressure had released naturally. I added fresh cilantro and lime juice ( my favorite).
Cauliflower Crazy Curry – because I literally tossed this together in the 5 free minutes I had. (I had posted this on Instagram & Facebook a few weeks ago, adding it here for ease and reference.) Add to your Instant Pot in this order: 1 carton of slow sodium veggie broth 1 cup yellow split peas 1 onion chopped Stir Thai House Red Curry Paste – guessing two tablespoons?? A few sprinkles of Turmeric and Garlic powder Stir 3-4 large yellow potatoes chopped into small-ish pieces 1-2 zucchini chopped into similar size as the potatoes 1 head of cauliflower chopped Put the lid on. Set to 10 mins and let pressure release naturally. When done, stir it all together and let sit for a bit to cool and have the flavors combine. Enjoy!
CROCK-POT Variation: Put everything into the crock-pot on high for 4 hours or until soft. Thank you to Michele on Facebook who came through with this crock-pot variation!
UPDATE – I recently made this subbing Sweet Potatoes for Yukon (skins on) and split-red lentils for yellow split peas. It was just as delicious though I think I prefer the yellow potatoes for more of the chew factor as the sweet potatoes dissolved but it still tasted great and looks so pretty! Again, even better the next day.
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I have run the FOURmidable 50k twice before. Once in 2017 before it was a USATF race and then again in 2018 when it was a USATF race … and it was insanely muddy that year. I love this race because it really gives you a test of where you are training-wise on some beautiful familiar trails.
The attempted clean up of my early morning disaster.
While the house was quiet and I was waiting for Not Chris to pick me up, I started putting together my race pack which means sticking my soft-flask that was filled with Unived Wild Watermelon drink mix into my race vest. I love using soft-flasks for the lightness of them but man, the same thing that happened to me at Canyons, happened in the middle of my kitchen.
This is how it went down: I try to gently squeeze the full bottle into the pack while covering the nozzle with my mouth so that the liquid wouldn’t shoot out when I squeeze it. Well, the nozzle on my soft-flask popped off in my mouth and the bottle became more or less a fountain shooting up, out and everywhere! You can’t really stop it either because the pressure from the vest is so much that it really just looks like a hose in your face. Needless to say, my kitchen floor was a sweet sticky mess. Sorry Vans!
I am normally a solid food runner when it comes to ultra races but I’ve been trying to experiment more with gels lately and this race, was going to be my gel race test. It also helps that I am a Unived Ambassador . I absolutely love their drink mixes and their recovery mixes but the gels are something I am not entirely used to using but I am working on it.
What is awesome about FOURmidable is the start time … 8 am!!! That’s later than when we normally run so it took some getting used to when it came to timing my breakfast (Picky Bars Can’t Beet Chocolate oatmeal for the win as usual). It was super chilly at the Auburn Overlook race morning because of the wind, but I knew it would warm up so I went with a tank top and shorts to start.
The race bibs are distributed right before the start of the race. I was lucky enough to see and say “hi” to a few friends I haven’t seen in forever when I was picking up my number. Soon enough though, it was time to line up and get ready to run.
The plan going into this race for me was: Treat this as a long training run – practice fueling and work on form. I’d say part of that held true. 🙂
At 8 am we were off and running down to the bottom of Cardiac. The trail meanders around a little bit but I noticed quite early on that my legs felt a little stiff. I had battled all week with a stomach/gluten contamination issue so I had not run much all week and I was feeling that in the beginning. Luckily gravity helped so I just let it pull me.
Not Chris took off like he stole something and was never seen again. He had been looking forward to this race and had trained pretty well with intentions to beat a certain time. Needless to say, he crushed it … and I just let him go.
The climb up Cardiac was brutal as always. That is never an easy climb for me for some reason. My breathing took some time to get under control and for 3/4 of the climb, I was leading a pack of runners who didn’t want to pass. I offered, they declined. Finally near the top, a little annoyed at the closeness (and my inability to breathe), I moved aside and let three or four of them go ahead of me.
The first aid-station is mile at mile 5.4 at Gate 142. I had decided that I’d take a gel but not stop. I smiled and thanked all the volunteers who were cheering for us excited to make the descent down to No Hands Bridge which has been our training ground the last month.
The gel I took however, a different flavor than I had taken before the start of the race, just hit my stomach the wrong way. I immediately felt some stomach discomfort. I quickly wondered if maybe I should consume the same flavors during a race (total gel newbie here)? There was nothing I could do and it wasn’t hindering my running that much, just a little uncomfortable.
You run up and around Robie Point, one of the historic sections on the Western States Trail and then you make your way to No Hands Bridge.
Stomach wasn’t too bad – still smiling
When I reached No Hands Bridge (Mile 9.6) Aid-Station, I battled internally if I should stop and use the porta potty here. I went for it. Prior to this moment, I had been solo on the trails for quite some time but while taking care of business, I heard runners coming in and it kind of defeated me for a minute.
I quickly shook it off. I felt 100 times better for having stopped. I then grabbed some fuel and made my way up to K2 (aka Training Hill) for another brutal but familiar climb. When I was training for last year’s Broken Arrow Sky race, I spent a lot of time on this hill. I know every nook and cranny inside and out. I just put my head down, engaged my glutes like I’ve been told and motored up. I passed a few runners on this climb.
The next aid-station isKnickerbocker 1 at mile 13.4. Still feeling pretty good, I took another gel and had zero problems. Maybe it was just that one flavor after all? I didn’t waste any time at the aid-station as I was eager to get to the downhill that leads to the old dam and another familiar climb.
I felt pretty good on the switch back climb up the dam. The old giant bird’s nest that was pointed out to me in 2017, was still there though no longer occupied. There were no runners near me this year for me to point it out to them. It is really a sight to see.
When I reached the top and the tiny bit of paved section of the course, I decided to run. I was feeling pretty good and it was getting warm.
You come back to Knickerbocker Aid-Station again from a different angle at mile 18 and when I did, I was greeted by two of the nicest guys! One of them was a fellow Topo Athletic Ambassador! Finally we get to meet face to face. Nice to meet you Chris!
Once again, barely taking any time I was off headed to the dreaded stream crossing. I’d been dry the whole race and while normally I don’t mind stream crossings, I just wasn’t thrilled about getting wet at that moment.
When I got to the bottom, I quickly looked at the crossing. It was considerably lower than in years past but definitely above the ankles. I noticed some rocks off to the side, decided against trying to balance on them. Knowing me, I’d slip and crack my head open so I waded in. Suddenly right behind me some dude comes by and just dances across the rocks.
He looked me and I said, “Show off!” He laughed he said he really didn’t want to get wet! I said, “I didn’t either but I would have totally fallen in if I had tried that.” We laughed and then made our way up the hill.
The back side of this race is absolutely beautiful but it was sunny and getting warm. I typically really enjoy the sun and the heat but this was the first ‘warm’ day of the season so it took a little out of me I think initially.
I had to pause for some horseback riders at one point, they were super gracious and nice and told me that I did not have to pull to the side but that “horse has the right of way” etiquette is ingrained in me.
Once again, I found myself relatively alone this entire time. I ran into a set of hikers who said, “Wow! You have the biggest smile we’ve seen yet!” That made me feel great and totally gave me a boost. I’d been slowing slightly through this section, I think the heat partially getting to me and I started thinking about my mom. 26 years ago to the day, she passed away from a massive and unexpected heart attack. She was 47 years old. I am 43 and it just hit me that I was running a 50k race something she’d never been able to do and I knew, that my two girls were at the end waiting for me to cross that finish line. Some how, my mom gave me a boost from above and I started running. Thanks mom.
Mile 23.4 is the Cool Aid-Station. I dropped some trash here and continued on. I was eager to get to the roller-coaster trail, one of my favorites in Cool.
As soon as we entered the start of roller coaster I took off. I felt like I was moving faster than I probably was but I managed to pass 4 runners here and made my way back to No Hands Aid-Station (mile 27.2). Once I was there, I knew in my head that there were only 4 miles to the finish and I was eager to get there.
I walked across the bridge fueling and trying to recover a little from the downhill push. Earlier in the day, I had met a nice guy from Reno who was running his first FOURmidable. I ran into him again on No Hands, his stomach having taken a turn.
Together he and I yoyo’d down the trail chit chatting when we were close enough. He was super nice and remained positive despite not feeling very well. I loved that.
When we finally made the sharp left to head down to the river, I was on fire. I could smell the barn and once again, I took off. Reno stayed close and asked some questions about the finish hill … like “Are you going to run it?” I told him, “I never have but my kids are there today and I am going to try!”
We soon separated and I just kept motoring on. The finish line seemed to never want to appear. Finally, I knew I was on the last long final climb of the race. I passed a few dudes, one guy was hiking down and cheered us on. I knew I was close to my 2017 time but I wasn’t sure I was going to make it but I was however within distance of beating my 2018 time (which happens to be the same course – 2017 had a slightly different course).
Then, I saw my girls racing down the hill to greet me! They cheered me on! I told them I was going to run so my 11 year old (Peanut) joined me.
Seriously one of the happiest moments ever and I am so grateful Vans caught it. She ran and said, “Woah, this is tough!” 🙂 I just said, “Just keep going. No stopping!”
She left me at the finish shoot but cheered me in all the way from the sideline along with her sister.
Happy to be done but even more happy that my girls were there to watch me finish.
Not Chris was there too. He’d been done a while as he kicked butt like I knew he would. He had a great race and I am so proud of him.
Post race, I enjoyed a Sufferfest beer (thanks Michael!) and cheered on all the other runners finishing the race. It was such a beautiful sunny day. I even cheered on Reno has he made his way to finish and I gave him a nice high-five. He came back from the dead and finished strong.
Overall, I am happy with my race. I didn’t execute as planned – this was supposed to be a training run and I guess I pushed a little harder than I thought that I would but I felt good and went with it. I did set a new PR for myself (on this course) and I finished 11th female overall which surprised me but hey, I’ll take it.
Clearly I have some things to work on. Perhaps that one flavor of gel just isn’t for me? I also think a combination of gels and solid food may help too. I do like the ease of taking gels and my Unived drink mix continues to work in my favor – minus when it shoots out of my bottle. 🙂 By the way, I have found the solution to that problem since the race . Fingers crossed my new locking soft-flask works. Vans was pretty understanding about the mess he woke up to and in turn, cleaned ALL the floors in the house while I was racing. Win win. 🙂
Thanks for reading this monstrosity. It has been a while since I’ve blogged and being brief is not my strong suit. 🙂 Oh and a special thank you to Single Track Running & The Aid-Station in Auburn for a great race.
Happy Trails!
~Trailmomma
I’d like to thank the companies that continue to support me and whose products I stand behind and use:
Topo Athletic – I ran this race in their Ultraventure model. I love the company and this shoe and I was super stoked to see a lot of runners wearing Topos on the course.
Picky Bars – Can’t Beet Chocolate Oatmeal is my pre-race go-to and their Fudge Nut Bars save me so many times when I am running to coach practice. My kids also love them and usually eat them before I can get to them. I have been a long time Picky Bar fan and now I am one of their AmBADASSadors. 🙂
Unived – The Wild Watermelon drink mix is my absolute favorite but I do use and enjoy all of their drink mix flavors. Pre Fourmidable, I took a Black Cherry gel and one of my other favorites is the Orange Twist! I also really love their Recovery Mixes – Chocolate Turmeric being my number one favorite.
Sage Running – My coach, my friend and my sounding board. Always supportive and encouraging. They have helped me tremendously over the years.
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