Race and Rice

Runner Dude ran the New Prague Half Marathon (just 6 days after the Flying Pig Marathon), and Sweet Pea and I came within a couple of minutes of our PR in the 5K.
The rain held off until this afternoon, and we are sitting here dreaming of upcoming races.

If you missed the May 6 post: "Blessings of the Flying Pig Marathon" you can read about our last weekend.

Comment on my last post: request for the rice recipe.
Rice.. Well, whole grain brown or wild rice that you eat...
Not the R-I-C-E : rest, ice, compression, elevation
that runners know about for treating injury.
My suggestion: bring water to a boil, with half as much whole grain or wild rice as water... (like maybe 1 cup of water and 1/2 cup of rice) cover and bake at 350 in oven or toaster oven until all the water is absorbed (30-40 minutes or so).

THIS IS NOT A RECIPE POST... just an idea post... any runner can do this!
And this is the fun/healthy part:
Top with organic canned tomatoes or tomato sauce... heated with chopped fresh organic basil leaves... maybe some cilantro leaves...

or a little canned coconut milk and some curry-type spices: 1/4 teaspoon (or maybe start with just 1/8 or 1/16 ?? so) of each of turmeric, ground cloves, cinnamon, coriander, allspice .... whatever you have, but begin with small amounts... (stop at the bulk spices at the co-op for 2-3 of those..)

Or... to serve with chicken or turkey, add 1 teaspoon of olive oil per serving and some sage, thyme, even rosemary..

Add nuts, only if you are not allergic to them; raisins and craisins are good too...
maybe chopped flat-leaf parsley or celery leaves, if you like them.

Whole grain, gluten-free, flavored with tomatoes and/or herb and spices: great healthy food!!

This sweet huge pileated woodpecker has been checking out our feeder and our trees this week.