If you can't take the heat....

Hola, mis amigas!

Earlier today I mentioned my pitstop to the store for some special ingredients.  I planned a Mexican feast for me and Boyfriend (who has decided that I may refer to him by his given name, so Boyfriend shall henceforth be known simply as Jake)!  I wanted something cool and fresh, especially after my run today.  I spent a few minutes in the kitchen and whipped up...

Spicy, Smoky Salscamole

While avocado is loaded with good fats, it's still... loaded with them.  So I decided to stretch the 'cado a little further by combining guacamole with salsa!  You will need:

• 8 cherry tomatoes, or whole tomato equivalent
• 1/2 an onion (I used a white one, but whatever you have on hand should be fine)
• 1 jalopeno pepper
• 1 clove garlic (or to taste)
• 1 lime, juiced
• Salt and pepper
• 1 tsp. Super secret seasoning (AKA smoked paprika and cumin in equal parts)

Ok, so this isn't really a recipe, more of a list of ideas for things to slice-and-dish-and-mush-together-in-the-bowl.
It also isn't photogenic.

But it is tasty, trust me.

A word of advice: Please, please PLEASE be careful when preparing the jalepeno.  Despite suffering an identical harrowing pepper-cutting incident a few months ago, I managed to burn myself with the capsaicin again.  It is still painful, and I am just suffering through it, since I know nothing works to relieve the pain; seriously, last time I tried milk baths, baking soda packs, aloe, you name it, and I was still in pain and just looking like a fool.  I even had to have my roommate's guest take out my contacts for me.  So be careful.  Wear gloves, maybe.
I can't take the heat.

The salscamole is still worth it.  I plan to use it for slathering and dipping purposes with soft-shell tacos and these babies:

...which were on sale for $1.99 each!  I'll let Jake decide the flave, but I'm secretly hoping for Sweet Potat'.

Bargain of the day at the grocery store was:

$0.59 for a boatload of organic nanas!  Very ripe bananas are great for me since I use them in smoothies, yogurt parfaits, homemade soft serve and chocolate dippers.  Into the freezer they went.  I love scoring a deal.  Feel free to make fun of me.

Had a glorious run this afternoon--  my first outdoor workout in a week!  It went down like this:

Distance: 3.1 miles

Time: 26:48

Average pace: 08:37

Average speed: 6.96 mph

My Garmin is a combination of starting a playlist or album when I leave the house and stopping it when I return, plugging the total time into a Time Calculator and plugging the result into my training calendar.  Yes, it may be a roundabout way of doing the calculations, but I just started running and can't quite fathom dropping at least two bills on a Forerunner.

I hope you learned a few things from this post: do as I say (free online running calculators!), not as I do (so. much. pain. in. the hands.)