Green Swamp, Red Can, Black Goodness

I'm in not-so-sunny Florida today, resting up for my first ultra of the year - Saturday's Dances with Dirt Green Swamp 50K in Dade City. This morning I was out at Withlacoochee Park to help set up. I love volunteering at Running Fit races; the events crew is laid back and the pace is unhurried, …

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Coffee Thoughts: Sharing, Preparing, and Size Matters

Coffee-related conversation overheard during the holidays: "First I lose my sushi - now I have to share my coffee? This is Christmas? What the hell!" DD #1 was lamenting the results of the Christmas Eve gift exchange, where she'd opened a do-it-yourself sushi kit, only to have it "stolen" by her equally sushi-minded cousin in …

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Toh-Fooey

QUESTION FOR YOU ALL. How many of you have a food philosophy similar to the following: I want to eat better. I won't give up chocolate. No problem. The two statements aren't mutually exclusive. Chocolate is one of those rare gifts, like sex and anything by Monty Python, that both bring us pleasure and are …

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The Amateur Chocoholic Reviews: Madecasse 80% Chocolate Bar

"AT MADECASSE we pay farmers a fair price for their cocoa. Then we do something unheard of. We make our chocolate in Madagascar. This creates 4 TIMES the impact of fair trade cocoa." Where I got it: Whole Foods, Ann Arbor MI Price: $4.99 for 2.64 oz. (75g) Cocoa percentage: 80% Website:  http://www.madecasse.com Reviewed by: T.A.C. (Jeff)  and Rachel …

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