a study on Ruth

Every year Beth Moore's blog does a summer bible study. This year I'm very excitted will be doing a study on Ruth by Kelly Minter. I have never heard of her before and am looking forward to being introduced to another teacher. This study has no traditional teaching it's just the study that you would do at home. Kelly Minter is also a music artist and has a music CD to go along with the study. Beth Moore's guided study will start Tuesday, June 22nd. If your interested jump on board quickly.

Take the ride of a lifetime

This is so going on my bucket list. I saw a brochure for this when I first started training for a 5K. But I am so not physically fit for it. Plus I can't leave my kids for 8 days and we don't have the finances. But maybe some day.....

There is a bike ride you can take to support the Arthritis Foundation at the end of September. It goes from San Francisco to Santa Monica, a 525 mile ride. Wow! But what a once in a lifetime experience. You are provided breakfast and dinner and there are sightseeing along the way for lunch stops and you camp all the way down the coast. There is also people who follow you that help carry your camping gear and help if you run into technical difficulties. Russ and I joke around, maybe next year. But even if we are diligent in our training. I don't know if we would be physical fit enough for it. But defiantly someday!

Amgen California Coast Classic Bicycle Tour

Some fun 5K's coming up

Here are some fun 5K's coming up!

There are a lot July 4th. If you want to spend your independence day running. I'm going to be doing one in Redondo Beach. Here for more info.

There is one in Santa Paula at the end of July that sounds like a blast. But I have something going on that day and wont be able to do it. You run through country roads winding through cool citrus groves. And that same day they also have a hot air balloon festival. Maybe next year. Click here for more info. It might be fun to go to just to go to the hot air balloon festival.

There is a mud race at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. I originally started thinking about doing 5K's when a friend of mine did a mud race in San Diego. I was pregnant with Austyn at the time and decided to make it my way of getting my body back in shape after having two kids. This one is in August. Click here for more info.

Believe it or not Disneyland is having a race. Awesome huh! They actually have a half marathon (but don't worry I will be only doing the 5K). The half marathon starts at downtown disney, runs through disneyland, then california adventure, then into the streets of Anaheim to the Angels stadium where you run past home plate and back to downtown disney. Seeing how it is 4 times as far as I have been training. Maybe next year. LOL. Here is the info. If you want to do it, register now because I think it is almost full.

Fun things coming up even if you just want to watch or go for some fun festivals.

Baked Ziti Rigatoni

Ingredients:

1 (16oz) package dry ziti rigatoni pasta
1 lb lean ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped
2 (28 oz) jars spaghetti sauce
8 oz. sliced provolone cheese
8 oz. sliced mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
1-2 tbspn Italian seasoning

Directions:
1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook 8 to 10 minutes or until ad dente; drain
2. In a large skillet, brown beef over medium heat. Add onions right when meat is half way cooked. Continue cooking until beef is brown and onions are tender. Drain off fat and add spaghetti sauce; simmer for about 15 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
4. In a lightly greased 2 quart baking dish, place about half of the pasta; top with a layer of half the provolone and mozzarella cheese slices. Spread on a layer of half the spaghetti sauce mixture. Then add on top all the sour cream.
5. Cover with remaining pasta, cheese, and sauce; sprinkle a layer of Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.
6. Bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until cheese and sauce are bubbly; serve.

Original Recipe brought to you by Disney Family. With mild moderations.

Cronin Chocolate Cake

My mom started this cake with directions from my dad who kept saying "make it more chocolate, more chocolate". My sister's sweet sixteen birthday cake was this cake. My 21st birthday, while I was in nursing school, I spent an evening making it so I could bring it to class the next day to help celebrate my birthday.

Ingredients

Favorite Chocolate Cake Recipe (usually doubled so you can make 4 round cakes)
12 oz Cool Whip
2 cups Milk Chocolate Chips

Directions:
1. Make Chocolate Cake as preferred in 4 round cakes.
2. After they cool cut the rise in the cake so they are even to stack.
3. Melt chocolate, preferably in a double boiler. When fully melt add to Cool Whip.
4. Assemble cake with cool whip between layers and around cake.

**serve with large glass of milk :)

Donate Life

Well as I sign up for different races some of them are for great causes. One that I'm doing on May 1st is for organ donation by the organization Donate Life. If you feel lead here is the link if you want to help out financially. If you want to run the race here is the link to be a part of it that way. : )

Tiramatzah

No that is not a miss-print. Our home group is doing a passover feast on Wednesday and a friend in the group asked if I could bring this dish. I am very excited to eat it and am possibly considering making it again for our family feast on Easter. I got this recipe from a traditional recipe at allrecipe.com and added the matzah as described at Evil Mad Scientist Labatory.

Ingredients

6 egg yolks
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1 1/4 cups mascarpone cheese
1 3/4 cups heavy whipping cream
about 1/2 package matzah
1/3 cup coffee flavored liqueur
1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting
1 ounce square semisweet chocolate

Directions

1. Combine egg yolks and sugar in the top of a double boiler, over boiling water. Reduce heat to low, and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and whip yolks until thick and lemon colored.
2. Add mascarpone to whipped yolks. Beat until combined. In a seperate bowl, whip cream to stiff peaks. Gently fold into yolk mixture and set aside.
3. Split the matzah and line bottom of a 8x8 glass pan . Brush with coffee liqueur. Spoon half of cream filling over the matzah. Repeat matzah, coffee liqueur and filling layers. Repeat until pan is full, ending with cream filling. Garnish with cocoa and chocolate curls. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
4. To make chocolate curls, use a vegetable peeler and run it down the edge of the chocolate bar. It helps if the chocolate was in the fridge.