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I’m starting a new thing with some of these recipe posts. I’m going to actually share with you what I made for dinner last night–assuming it was a success, that is! And I’ll try to include pictures of what I made, as well. Enjoy!
(Original recipe adapted from Real Simple magazine, August 2010. Find it here.)
My dish. I rounded it out with some leafy greens, red onion and grape tomatoes with olive oil and red wine vinegar.
Dijon Salmon Cakes with Couscous
Serves 4 • Total time: 15 min.
Ingredients:
Preparation:
In a food processor, chop the salmon fillet with the scallions, salt and pepper. I had to cut up the salmon into chunks, since I have a small food processor.
Mix in the panko bread crumbs and Dijon mustard; form into 8 patties.
Cook the patties in the olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until opaque, 2 minutes per side.
Serve over couscous with mint. (The original recipe also adds olives, but my husband hates olives, so I decided to be nice.)
-Bethy
I made this salad for a Fourth of July cookout with friends and it was a smashing success! I used produce from my local farmer’s market, which I think made it extra special. This is perfect for a summer picnic in the park with friends; just make sure not to leave it out in the sun too long.
(Original recipe from Everyday with Rachael Ray, June/July 2009. Find it here.)
Grilled Corn-and-Red Potato Salad
Servings: 8 • Prep: 15 min. • Cook: 20 min.
Ingredients:
Preparation:
In a medium bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, mustard and 3/4 tsp. each salt and pepper. Whisk in the onion and chiles.
In a pot of salted water, bring the potatoes to a boil and cook until just tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, let cool, peel, then cut into bite-sized pieces. Add to the vinaigrette.
Meanwhile, preheat the broiler. Broil the corn in the husks, turning, until charred on all sides. Let cool, then discard the husks and silk. Slice the kernels off the cobs. Add the kernels to the potatoes and vinaigrette; toss to combine.
-Bethy
[Image via www.rachaelraymag.com]
Here at See Jane Run we run for many things. Our official motto is “We run for chocolate,” but we’ve also been known to run for champagne, sales racks, coffee and more.
Me? I run for podcasts. Ok, maybe not FOR podcasts, but they certainly make my longer runs more tolerable. Don’t worry, I do plenty of runs sans the iPod, but sometimes I just need that extra something to get me going and keep me entertained.
I thought I’d share a quick collection of podcasts–music and otherwise–to run to, depending on your style. Enjoy!
Music:
Photo credit: indiesouprunner.com
Indie Soup Runner. This is my newest addiction. Indie Soup Runner offers some great indie music mixes with great beats. It’s true, you probably haven’t heard of lots of the bands, but that’s what makes it interesting. On my latest run, listening to the “Schvitzer Mix,” I found myself constantly saying, “I’ve GOT to go home and download these albums!”
Photo credit: podrunner.com
PODRUNNER. Another See Jane Run staffer showed me this site. What’s cool is the mixes are by BPMs (beats per minute). So, if you know your pace and can calculate your BPMs, you can find a mix that will keep you on pace. They’re all an hour long, so line up a couple on your iPod for longer runs.
Photo credit: jogtunes.com
JogTunes. I just found this one. It looks like this site offers playlists that are better suited to the runner who likes to run to a particular genre of music. You can see the estimated mileage of each playlist and the BPM sequence. They even have metal and Christmas playlists!
Spoken Word:
Image credit: National Public Radio
Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me. For the runner who wants to laugh while running. This is a hilarious pop culture quiz show with comedians such as Paula Poundstone and Mo Rocca as panelists. Peter Sagal–who is also a runner!–is the host.
Image credit: librivox.org
LibriVox. For the runner who wants to read the classics. I discovered this little gem years ago when I was working a summer temp job that involved a lot of sitting at a desk and entering data monotonously. I needed something to stimulate the brain. This site is cool because volunteers read several chapters of literature in the public domain and then post their chapters for the rest of us to listen to. A word of caution, though: sometimes you’ll get an unfortunately bad recording. Once I tried to listen to Ulysses, but the readers kept giggling and I couldn’t even make it through a chapter.
Photo Credit: http://weblogs.variety.com/hal/page/2/
This American Life. For the runner who wants to laugh, cry and learn something new. I am a huge sucker for the stories on TAL. Each week the podcast has a particular theme, and then correspondents share stories on that theme, usually interviewing people around the country. This podcast also works great for long plane rides.
Well, now you know my secret. Sometimes just running isn’t enough to get me up and going. Having something else to look forward to–some new music, a book, or a great story–is motivation as well. Happy running!
-Bethy
