Days like today remind me of all that is good and right in my Staten Island community. So many runners turned out today to support the family of a young man lost in Afghanistan when he was just 24 years old. Looking around at the runners today, I noticed so many groups running together. There was my school’s group of runners, my yoga studio team and several other groups from local clubs and businesses. Watching the early finishers go by on the other side early in the run is always impressive. How do they run so darn fast and make it look easy? What’s even more impressive to me though, is how they stick around to cheer all of us back of the packers in. The running community is one of the most supportive and welcoming groups around.
Listening to this Gold Star family speak about their son today was such an emotional experience. They were clearly overwhelmed by the large turnout for this 2nd annual memorial run. They said it gave them hope that they will be able to give back to other families, but beyond that they said their biggest nightmare is that their son will be forgotten. Judging by the turnout and many things said about their son today, I don’t think that will happen anytime soon. Staten Island will soon be naming a ferry boat after SSG Michael Ollis. Should you wish to learn about Michael and donate to the SSG Michael Ollis foundation, please visit their website.
Tomorrow I start my second plant based cycle of eating. I’m excited to experiment with some new recipes. Knowing this, today we decided to have a juicy, grilled hamburger for dinner. I know it’s very carnivore like to eat this as my last meal before heading into the cycle, but it really did hit the spot today. We just grilled them up super quick and ate with a side of salad and roasted vegetables. Easy cook and cleanup post run and now I’ve got an appointment with some reading material.
Roasted Peppers, Potatoes & Onion
Ingredients:
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- 1 bag of mini red, yellow, orange peppers
- 1/2 medium onion sliced
- 2 medium red potatoes
- olive oil
- Everything but the Bagel Sesame spice
Directions:
- Heat oven to 400 degrees
- Slice potatoes into slices that resemble french fries
- Thin slice the peppers
- Slice onion and break into rings
- Combine all in a large bowl and toss with olive oil
- Pour onto foil lined sheet tray and sprinkle with Everything but the bagel spice.
- Cook for 20 minutes or to desired consistency
- Serve immediately
The salad was simply romaine lettuce, fresh organic strawberries sliced and some shredded cabbage. This was topped with olive oil and Carter & Cavero Pear & Cranberry condiment.
What are some of your favorite plant based meals? Please share with me for a future blog, or even just in the comments. I’m going to need lots of ideas.
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