2019 Books

1. Cracking the CrossFit Open by Oliver Norris
2. How I Became the Fittest Woman on Earth by Tia-Clair Toomey
3. Learning to Breathe Fire by J.C. Herz
4. Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron
5. Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
7. The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner
8. The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Making Money on Airbnb by Evian Gutman
9. Chasing Waves by Amy Waeschle
10. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
11. The Cactus by Sarah Haywood
12. The Rise of the Ultra Runners by Adharanan Finn

2019 Resolutions

1. Lift weights 5x/week for three months
2. Finish a Spartan super
3. Take a photography class
4. Read 12 books
5. Visit Yosemite National Park
6. Reach 22% body fat
7. Learn to do handstands
8. Find a good investment for my savings
9. Take a sabbatical
10. Do a triathlon

Cornbread Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cups buttermilk baking mix
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 cup butter, melted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine baking mix, sugar, baking powder and cornmeal.
3. In a separate bowl, combine eggs, milk and melted butter; beat until creamy. Stir in flour mixture until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. Serve warm.

Pumpkin Protein Pancakes

Ingredients
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour (Bob's Red Mill)
1 tsp baking powder
1 scoop or one packet vanilla egg white protein powder (100-120 cal)
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
½ tsp cinnamon

1 cup almond milk
½ cup plain non-fat greek yogurt
1 egg
¾ cup canned pumpkin

Directions
Mix dry ingredients and moist ingredients separately. Combine and fry on stovetop. Makes 10-12 pancakes.

2018 Resolutions

1. Travel somewhere new abroad (Scotland)
2. Read 20 books
3. Run a half marathon
4. Get a motorcycle license
5. Complete Italian levels 3-4
6. Take dance lessons
7. Learn to do handstands
8. Do a strict pull-up
9. Reach < 20% body fat
10. Scuba diving certification
11. Visit three national parks (Petrified Forest, Grand Canyon, Sequoia)
12. Meditate daily for one month

2018 Books

1. Reset by Ellen Pao
2. Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
3. Embrace the Suck by Stephen Madden
4. Mindset by Carol Dweck
5. All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
7. We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
8. The Word is Murder by Anthony Horrowitz

In Progress:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
Running with the Mind of Meditation by Sakyong Mipham
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
On Managing Yourself by Harvard Business Review

Melting Moments

Cookies

• 1 cup butter at room temperature
• ⅓ cup confectioner's sugar
• ⅛ tsp salt
• ¾ cup corn starch
• 1 cup flour

Icing

• 2 tbsp butter, melted
• 1 cup confectioner's sugar
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 2 tbsp half-and-half

Directions

In a medium mixing bowl, cream the butter until light, then gradually add the confectioners' sugar and salt. Beat this mixture thoroughly, about 3 minutes; gradually add the cornstarch and flour and blend well. Form the dough into walnut-sized balls and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 350° F.

Transfer the balls to an ungreased cookie sheet and let stand for 20 minutes or until soft, then make a thumbprint on top of each to flatten the cookies. Bake for 15-16 minutes, or until the cookies are golden on the bottom. Remove to a rack to cool.

While the cookies cool, make the icing: In a small bowl, combine the butter, confectioners' sugar, almond extract, and half-and-half until creamy. (This may be tinted with food coloring.) Ice the cookies when they are completely cooled. Store in tins, in layers separated by plastic wrap.