2 months until my first half marathon! I feel excited now, but I know I’ll being getting veryyyyy anxious as the date gets closer. I have 8.5 weeks until my half marathon and 6.5 weeks left in my training. I did that on purpose.. that’s just a personal preference so I don’t get too stressed about the schedule. If I can run 12 miles two weeks before my half, then I’ll feel a lot more confident on race day that I’ll be able to finish strong and on pace.
Dixie and I did 3 miles today at 8:10 pace. She was very distracted in mile 1 by squirrels, smells, etc so our splits were 8:24, 8:17 and 7:58.
Now, on to the important stuff.... dinner :) :)
I first discovered this recipe on Pinterest (of course), pinned from www.damndelicious.net. I made my own adjustments and I’ve eaten it twice in the past week because it’s SO good and SO easy. If you are afraid of cooking, don’t worry, you absolutely cannot mess this up. Also, investing in hoisin sauce will make your fridge so much more exciting (available in the asian food section at the grocery store). Dixie was licking her lips
Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps (just like PF Changs)
· 1 tablespoon olive oil
· 1 pound ground chicken
· 2 cloves garlic, minced
· ½ onion, diced
· ¼ cup hoisin sauce
· 2 tablespoons soy sauce
· 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
· 1 tablespoon sesame oil
· 1 (8 oz) can whole water chestnuts, drained and diced (I use half a can)
· Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
· 1 head butter lettuce
Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium high heat. Add ground chicken, garlic and onions. Be sure to crumble the chicken with a wooden spoon or spatula as it cooks and drain any excess liquid after it is done (about 6-8 minutes).
Stir in the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and sesame oil and cook an additional 3-4 minutes on medium heat. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon the chicken into lettuce wraps and eat them like tacos!
The first time I made this I used a regular head of lettuce, which was a big mistake. It fell apart and I couldn’t get it to work as a wrap so we basically ended up eating a salad with the chicken filling on top, which tasted good, but looked terrible. Butter lettuce (aka "Boston lettuce" at food lion?) works much better.
If you have easy go-to recipes that you love to eat all the time, share them with me!! I’d love to feature some on my blog with your permission of course : ) Comment below or you can email them to me: dixieruns@gmail.com
Goodnight from Dixie in one of her favorite spots
Goodnight from Dixie in one of her favorite spots
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