Wheee!! Run = accomplished

I came home from work tonight, hit the trail and rogged (run/jogged) a slow and steady 4 miles. I had originally set out to go 3.65 miles, but I completely blew past my turnaround point because I was thinking about olive oil. You know you’re a foodie when you run farther than you set out to, because you’re thinking about healthy fats… Anyways, I averaged 9.5 minute miles on my rog, which I’m completely happy with. Slowly but surely, I’m coming back from that running hiatus – BOO ya!

Continuing the 101 Simple Salad Challenge – I KNOW, but it’s the first week, and I’m excited! – I made an Iowa Girl Eats-ified version of #85: Lemon Chicken Pasta Salad for dinner.

Why’s it an IGE-ified version? Because I added sautéed chicken and toasted garlic chips into the mix!

Here are said garlic chips, which I browned the same way as last night – in a skillet with 1 tablespoon of EVOO, until they turned golden brown.

After the garlic slices were golden, I removed them and the EVOO to a small bowl to hang out. In the same skillet, I sautéed some chicken breasts seasoned with lemon pepper seasoning and boiled some pasta in another pot.

When the pasta was done and draining in the sink, I added a handful of spinach to the empty pot, poured in the toasted garlic & EVOO, squeezed in the juice of half a lemon and generously seasoned the whole thing with S&P.

I added the pasta back into the pot with the spinach and garlic, added another tablespoon of EVOO and mixed. Finally, I dished out a serving of the pasta mix into a bowl, topped with a cooked chicken breast and sprinkled the whole dish with some parmesan cheese.

Look at the golden slices of garlic – sooo yummy! The garlic also infused the oil I cooked it in, so there was a light and perfumey taste of garlic running throughout the whole dish!

Vampires beware: I will kill you with my breath! Totally worth it though – this was AWESOME!

Dessert? Chocolate Brownie PURE Bar. I better be careful, or there won’t be any of this kind left to give to the Giveaway winners! Just kidding – I wouldn’t do that to you! Or would I… No, I wouldn’t

Ugh – like the most delicious, undercooked brownie you’ve ever had…

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What’s your favorite citrus fruit? Oranges, Limes, Grapefruit, Lemons, Clementines, Tangerines, Blood Oranges…there’s so many to pick from!

I’m partial to the zipper skinned fruit – Clementines!

BTW – you have approximately THREE HOURS left to enter the Massive PURE Bar giveaway if you haven’t already! Winners will be announced tomorrow afternoon – eeeeeek!