Knead to Cook

Food & fitness obsessed girl.

Maille Mobile Preview Tasting in Philadelphia.

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You know that when a fabulous person falls into you life, regardless of how it happens, you embrace that relationship and place great value on it.  Products are very similar.  You find a product or products and they instantly become your go-to standards that you refuse to deviate from.  In my life as well as on my blog, I share only products that I’m truly passionate about.  Sometimes those posts are sponsored (which are noted) and other times I’m just sharing food or products that I use and love along my food journey.

Maille has been a two-fold blessing to me.  One, I’ve used their products forEVER!  Seriously, as long as I can remember way back when my husband and I moved in together and I was grocery shopping on my own (attempting to enter adulthood) I was buying Maille Dijon.  Well I started my blog a few years ago and have had many opportunities to work with companies creating recipes, attending events etc.  When I started my relationship with Maille I was not only excited because I love and use their products several times a week — I also made a wonderful friend Elsa who I just adore!  She’s my French connection and I just could chat with her for hours upon hours about travel, Paris, NYC, men, life… oh and wifi (inside joke).

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— Knead to Cook

Flu. Running. Upcoming races.

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Runners are a different breed of people all-together.  I realize that many non-runners look at runners like we are crazy!  We run at strange hours.  We run and push ourselves to crazy mileage.  In the rain, snow and even ice.  I get it.  Sometimes, I know personally, I haven’t used my best logic when training.  For instance, when we were training for our first marathon, I had a surgery 4 weeks prior and then one week after the race.  My doctors thought I was crazy and maybe I was or it was just dedication (and there is a very fine line there).  Training for my second marathon, I ran through tearing my medial quad on a 15 mile training run not stopping till I was done.  My doctor flat out called me stupid.  Ha!  He is also a runner, which was the only reason I permitted this comment to flow from his lips.

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— Knead to Cook

Running. Training. And the Cabot Fit Team 2014.

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I’m so honored and excited to announce that I’ll be representing Cabot Fit Team for another year and running in the Keybank Vermont City Marathon this May.  As an avid runner and health fanatic, I love representing Cabot!  As a company, their philosophy embodies everything I support.  They utilize local farmers for their incredible products.  The farmers are small, know their cattle and love what they do.  We had a wonderful opportunity to meet one of the farmer’s last year and I still cherish that opportunity.  Their cows are named and treated like valuable members of their family – not just a number like in larger, corporate farms.

Cabot also supports bloggers who have a passion for fitness.  You can read more about the Cabot Fit Team for 2014 with their press release by clicking here. Last year we ran the Beach to Beacon Race in Maine and I have to admit, that experience, meeting new friends and Olympians, exploring a new state, running an incredible race and experiencing the hospitality of Cabot was one of the most cherished experiences.  Along with some returning teammates from last year – we’re excited to add some fresh faces.  Can’t wait to meet you all in person!

Kelly from http://www.kellytheculinarian.com
 Carissa from http://www.fit2flex.com
 Joanne from http://joanne-eatswellwithothers.com
Marlow from  http://www.glutenhatesme.com
 Nicole from http://www.preventionrd.com

And returning Cabot Fit Teammates:

Carolyn from http://alldayidreamaboutfood.com
Katie from http://www.healthyseasonalrecipes.com
 Kristina from http://www.loveandzest.com

I hope you get a chance to check out all of these awesome, healthy bloggers and share some love.  They are all great inspirations for fitness and clean eating… I’m honored to represent alongside them!

I love training in the winter, admittedly I’m not a fan of running in the heat.  I run early mornings – like 5 am because I totally dig the peace and quiet of the world.  Yes, I know, some people just don’t get it.  I pray, I meditate and I get into my own head and sort things out.  Sometimes I just run and don’t think.  But there is something quite peaceful when it’s dark… and the hustle and bustle hasn’t quite started yet.  Lately due to the horrendous winter we’ve been experiencing, I’ve been relegated to the treadmill at my gym for my runs.  I’ve been progressing right along and will continue to blog more about that.  Now let the training continue… at least on the treadmill (because winter may never end).

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— Knead to Cook

Our black Friday tradition…

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Our black Friday tradition, I realize, is a bit different from many.  We spend Thanksgiving home with our family.  Enjoy the day and the night – home.  We aren’t fans of rushing out at midnight, or now 6pm to go shopping for Christmas (not that there is anything wrong with it if you do).  I value sleeping too much and there isn’t a deal great enough to tear me away from the coziness of my bed, especially after training hard.  This year was, however, a bit of a departure as my youngest had her braces put on first thing in the morning.  We opted to do lunch instead of breakfast and then go hunt for the perfect tree.  And that’s just what we did.

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— Knead to Cook

Cabot Fit Team Recognition.

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I was thrilled when I was contacted by my local newspaper to do a feature story about my participation in the Cabot Fit Team Beach To Beacon 10k this past August.  I sat down with Claudia, the reporter, at a local Starbucks and we spoke for literally 2+ hours.  I shared my story, my thoughts on food, fitness and motherhood with her.  We laughed a lot and enjoyed the company.  Today the article came out and I was so excited to see it.  In fact, I never shared this with anyone but my husband that this was even happening.  The article came out great and I wanted to share it with all of my friends who have made Knead to Cook what it is.   I also wanted to thank Cabot, once again, for the incredible opportunity to be apart of this team and represent what I believe to be one of the best companies out there!

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— Knead to Cook

NYRR Bronx Race Weekend Recap.

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This weekend my husband and I celebrated our anniversary and his birthday.  We always hit the road and end up in NYC somewhere for a weekend of fun, food and laughs.  This year was no different.  We LOVE NYC.  We were fortunate to cover a lot of ground (literally) and attend the Taste of France event held at Bryant Park, meet up with dear friends for an incredible 3 hour dinner and the culmination was my run at the NYRR Series Bronx 10 mile run.

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— Knead to Cook

Press Release for the Beach to Beacon Race – Cabot Fit Team.

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I’m so honored and excited to participate on Cabot’s Fit Team in less than two weeks!  This press release came out today and I wanted to share, I’m so humbled and blessed by the entire experience.

http://www.wolfenews.com/releases/PRESS-KIT-Story-Ideas-for-Media-re-2013-TD-Beach-to-Beacon-10K-Road-Race/03029/

 

~Robin
oxo

— Knead to Cook