Category Archives: Breakfast

Weekend Adventures: Cheese Making at the Cherry Grove Farms

Posted on March 23, 2014 by chezsylvia

Another trip down to Jersey! This time, Liz and I attended a wonderful cheese making class at the Cherry Grove Farm in Lawrenceville, NJ. It was a tiny class.  We made Ricotta by simply adding lemon juice to some hot … Continue reading →

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Fueling up the Cookie Machine: Banana Breakfast Dumplings

Posted on December 14, 2013 by chezsylvia

It’s a snow Saturday here in the Northeast.  Which means, I’m holed up in my apartment all day.  What to do… With Christmas just around the corner, it turned into a great day to get all that holiday baking done. … Continue reading →

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Falling Apart for Fall: Apple Cider Pancakes

Posted on October 5, 2013 by chezsylvia

6AM is not a time to be competitive. What was supposed to be an active recovery WOD at CrossFit on Thursday turned into a WOD that forced me to take a couple of true rest days. It was a simple … Continue reading →

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Race Report: South Nyack 10 Miler

Posted on September 21, 2013 by chezsylvia

South Nyack 10 Miler, September 8, 2013 This is actually my second year running this race, which means I like it enough to make room for it in my calendar on the second Sunday in September. It’s a nice distance. … Continue reading →

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ChezSylvia Weekend Adventure: Good Morning Manhattan!

Posted on July 27, 2013 by chezsylvia

Manhattan before 7am on a Saturday has a rather comforting quietness to it. The streets are as empty as they will ever be.  As the sun rises the new day shines and reflects off of the glass facades of buildings … Continue reading →

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Easy Breakfast: Banana Oatmeal

Posted on May 5, 2013 by chezsylvia

I rode 50 miles today.  It’s been a long time since I’ve ridden 50 miles, and I had fun! It was the Go the Distance for Autism ride I was doing as part of my co-workers team. It was an … Continue reading →

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You Just Don’t Know Until You Try: Ham & Gruyere Quiche

Posted on March 18, 2013 by chezsylvia

The Crossfit Games Open adventures continue! This week was the second workout of the series, workout 13.2: As Many Reps as Possible in 10 minutes (AMRAP 10) of the following: 5 Shoulder to Overhead with 75 pounds (Basically, do whatever … Continue reading →

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I Burpee’d for Some Croissants

Posted on March 10, 2013 by chezsylvia

I’m exhausted and I smell like butter….and that’s all good… Today I completed my first workout for the CrossFit Games Open.  The website explains the whole event better than I could, but essentially the Open is where anyone who wants … Continue reading →

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Whipping my Cinnamon Buns

Posted on February 23, 2013 by chezsylvia

Over the past few weeks I’ve been practicing something called Double Unders as much as I can.  It’s one of those skills in CrossFit I was so close to being able to actually do, unlike something like Handstand pushups or … Continue reading →

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In an Attempt to Stall: Notes on Making Cranberry Orange Pecan Coffee Cake

Posted on December 9, 2012 by chezsylvia

I confess.  I am not capable of working from home.  There’s just always something else more fun that needs to be done first.  Things like duct taping the windows (draft control), cleaning the oven, vacuuming, and of course, updating this … Continue reading →

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