Cookbook submissions

My kids' school is doing a cookbook fundraiser. I've contribute recipes in the past to 2 other cookbooks, so I'm looking forward to getting some recipes submitted and selected for this one! I post recipes under my Weekly Menu Plan website, shown on the sidebar. Check them out, and let me know what you like. I'm leaning toward: Crockpot chicken soup Hot and Sour Soup Crockpot black bean soup Deconstructed Greek salad Mediterranean Sauteed Green Beans Garlic Mashed Cauliflower Roasted Rosemary baby and sweet potatoes Spicy Black Bean dip Asian Chicken Drums Roasted Rosemary Balsamic Chicken Tofu and Vegetable Curry Panfried Garlic Sole Maple Balsamic Salmon Eli's Pineapple Hoisin Salmon

Running progress

I always hated running. I was the kid huffing and puffing during runs at school, and looking for any way to get out of doing it. I was the one getting winded after running 30 sec. for the bus. Up until a couple of years ago, I also had a weird knee issue (cavernous hemangioma) that made any exercise involving my quads painful. Now, I'm officially registered for my first 5k run in mid-Oct. I've started training using the treadmill. I find it keeps me more focused and disciplined than running outdoors, and I also feel more secure when I can monitor my heart rate. I quickly figured out that running raised my heart rate FAST, and can easily put it way beyond the upper end of my target heart rate. The first time I realized this, it was hitting 170. No wonder I had the "I'm about to die" feeling. I'm now figured out that in order to keep running without too many walking breaks, my pace needs to be slow. Very slow. 4 miles/hour is my new pace. Part of me wants to go faster, but at 4 m.p.h. I can maintain a jog for a decent amount of time without getting completely out of breathe or wanting to collapse. Last night I managed to do the 3 miles in 46 min. - I know that's really slow for a runner, but it's huge for an absolute beginner like me. I also enjoyed a nice endorphin rush. Looking forward to seeing that time drop as I'm able to slowly increase the pace. 40 min. by race day would be nice.