With the school chaos at bay until about the middle of next semester, I'm trying to catch up on my running. As I'm sure y'all recall, I did the Couch-2-5K program a few months back, and I was starting to work on a 10K when school became hectic. These past two months I've been lucky to get one run in every 2 weeks. Today I decided that I would hit the pavement after dropping Monkey off at school. I even thought it would be fun to take Roux along with me. I figured she could use the exercise. Ever since we found a new home for Andouille, she hasn't had anyone chasing her around the house, nipping at her ankles. That is, unless Monkey decides to play "puppy". At any rate I figured the fresh air would be good for her. And it was. What is wasn't good for was my self esteem. There I was jogging along, giving it all I've got, feeling like my lungs were going to explode when I glanced down to check on the dog, and I realized she was walking! Granted, a brisk, bouncy walk, but a walk none-the-less. Talk about a kick in the pants. I tried running faster, but she would just bounce along at her brisk walk, mocking me with her superiority. I mean, what gives? I know I haven't been working out as much as I should, but the dog hasn't seen a track since her daddy deployed 6 months ago, and here she was taking it all in stride...literally. Damn mutt! Needless to say, I'll be venturing out to the track a little more often. In my defense, however, since we've been home I haven't sat still, but Roux collapsed on the floor and hasn't budged an inch.
As usual, I have a yummy recipe to share with y'all; after all I have a lot of making up to do. This is a recipe for Chicken Fajitas that was a big hit with my Monkey and was pretty easy to throw together.
Chicken Fajitas
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes
1 (4 oz) can diced green chilies
1 medium onion, sliced
1 large bell pepper, seeded and sliced
2 TBS vegetable oil
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp salt
12 flour tortillas, warmed to serve
Preheat your oven to 400. Grease a 9x13" baking dish. Mix together chicken, tomatoes, chilies, peppers, and onions in the dish. In a small bowl, mix together oil and spices. Drizzle the spice mixture over the chicken mix, and toss to coat. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and the veggies are tender. Serve with tortillas. Enjoy :-)
Now I'm going to hit the heavy bag for a little bit, but first I'm going to check and make sure that my mutt is still breathing.
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