Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
Pumpkin Portabella Sweet Sausage Pasta
I admit it -- I've been a slacker on making dinner lately!!For a girl that's packed in more meal-making in the past four months than I have the rest of my entire life, I needed a little break. FINALLY -- it's fall. It's truly, purely, really fall. I know because I...
A Couple of Semi-Exciting Things
NUMBER ONE: The first exciting thing I have to tell you about is these cupcakes. I love when Rick just starts driving and doesn't tell me where we are going. He does that sometimes and it's usually somewhere special he knows I like. This time, we went to Buzz Bakery...
White Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Brown Sugar Bars
Fact: I heart just about anything with oatmeal. And since I'd been making so much lately with chocolate, I switched up to white chocolate this time. No, it's not my favorite but it's different and it definitely has its place in my dessert life.My first thought was...
Running & Remembering 9/11
What: 20-mile training runWhere: Washington, DCFuel: 2 mini-Cliff bars, 1 Espresso Love Gu, three honey wheat pretzels, 3 mini-water bottles of gatorade, 10 mini-bottles of water.Pre-run Dinner: 2 slices thick crusted sausage pizza, 1 small bowl of chocolate oreo ice...
A Grand, Old, Beautiful Time
This will be my last post about Charleston but I must write it. Normally, when I go on a trip, I never get to do everything I want to do. Not true on my trip this time! The only downer was some rain but I got enough sunshine to stay happy! This particular photos is...
Run: Dream a Little Dream
The BeginningI've been thinking about running. No surprise there but compelled to say something more about what it means to me. Let me start from the beginning.When I was a little girl, I loved gymnastics. I began taking lessons around the age of 9 and never looked...