Training Log Archive: barb

With Isabel and Dave.

Tonight Dave, David and I finished watching the Bourne trilogy. Since Matt Damon is a graduate of not only David's high school (Cambridge Rindge and Latin) but also, allegedly, of Izzy's school (Graham and Parks), I would periodically throughout the movie call out, G and P! CRLS!

David says the math teacher (Steve) says Matt was kind of a cut up in class.

Now, imagine, if the junior high kids had been going off to the woods back in Damon's day on the annual orienteering field trip -- maybe orienteering would figure big time into Hollywood movies by now!

C • Bourne trilogy 1

To school for morning meeting with principal, who shared the results of her survey of the community. Then later to Central Square to pick up our vegetable share. Beets, fennel, other root veggies, greens, green peppers.

Last night I made green tomato lasagna:

2 large green tomatoes, sliced thin
1 large eggplant, or 2 medium, sliced thin
1-2 zucchinis, sliced thin
lasagna noodles
ricotta cheese
fontina or mozzarrella cheese, or both; grated or sliced thin
grated parmesan cheese

1 lb mushrooms; these were from the farm share, all one mushroom really
greens from about 8 beets
big can of tomatoes or fresh tomatoes peeled, optionally seeded
1 onion
6 cloves garlic
olive oil
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp tomato paste (could be more)
2 Tbsp red wine
small amount of baking chocolate (optional)

Sauce:
Saute garlic, onion, mushrooms in olive oil. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, red wine, lemon juice, beet greens. Cook for a while, then add the chocolate.

Grill the eggplant, zucchine and tomatoes.
Cook the lasagna noodles.

In a large lasagna pan, layer the following 3 times (1/3 of each in each layer):
sauce
grilled veggies
noodles
cheeses

Bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes.

C • Yum 2

David told me that yesterday the 9th graders had an assembly for GLBT Coming Out day. One of the girls he knows from junior high talked about coming the the realization that she is bi, and talking to her family about it. Others spoke too. The kids in the audience applauded the speakers with enthusiasm.

Things are different than when I was a kid!

C • Things are different 4

I harvested green tomatoes and halapeno or peppers and made the following jelly last night:

Hot Pepper Jelly
3 green bell peppers
20 jalapeno peppers
3 C. vinegar, white, distilled
4 lb green tomatoes
dash lime juice
a few leaves of basil
cinnamon stick
10 C. sugar
1 pkg pectin

1. Remove stems and seeds from bell and hot peppers.
2. Cut tomatoes into chunks and process in food processor.
2. Put peppers and the vinegar in a blender and process until smooth.
3. Combine pepper-vinegar and tomato purees and all the sugar, along with the lime juice, basil and cinnamon stick, in a non-corrosive pan.
4. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and strain into another pan. Add pectin and bring to a full rolling boil while stirring. Boil about one minute, remove from heat and ladle into sterile jars.
Yield: about 10 half-pint jars.

It turned out pretty tasty; we tried some on toast last night. It's sweet and hot, but not so hot you can't eat it. Next time I'll look for a way to bring out some richer, fuller flavor. I'm currently working on a not-hot green tomato jam whose recipe has me letting the green tomatoes sit overnight with ginger, lemon juice and sugar, so that overnight sit might help. Also, more spices.

To Toscanini's which really should result in this being a -1 rated activity.
Sadly, I am having trouble exercising so I am grasping at straws...

At the highlander, Dave & I came in 48th & 49th. Our split rankings were better in the later part of the race, which might reflect my tendency to spend the first part of the course warming up, or might reflect that I have been training to go steadily for long distances (albeit slowly). Or that we didn't have any horrible mistakes. It would help if I could just run faster, comfortably.

We met Fred Pilon on the course. Quite a few times. He'd run off and then later appear from behind or a different direction.

There are over 1000 high school freshmen entered in the boys' cross-country meet David is going to on Saturday at Northfield Mountain. That is a lot of kids. Imagine if it we got those numbers for an orienteering invitational...

Grocery store for jelly-making supplies.

Ran with David around Fresh Pond. Fast at the end.

Event: Hudson Highlander
 

Hudson Highlander, avec Dave.



Ce sont les français. François m'a expliqué qu'ils ont fait l'acquisition des chapeaux apres avoir être arrêter par la police pour un certain excès de vitesse. Et depuis qu'ils ont commencés à porter ces chapeaux, ils n'avaient pas être arrêter, pas une fois.

Ils ont an air assez "Village People", vous ne croyez pas?

C • hmmm 3

Highlander - Splits