Dopey Challenge Training – Week 12: Cool Down

 

Are we ready to ramp it up? I hope so, because Week #12 adds a 4 mile walk to the training plan. It won’t be the only time we have additional days, so I need to look ahead and make sure my work schedule doesn’t conflict with my training schedule. Both are necessary for my happiness and paying of the bills.

 

This week I worked on my Wine and Dine costumes. Between Amazon and my sewing abilities I completed 2 of the 3 costumes. 

I plan on running the 5K as the Evil Queen from Snow White.

 

I am really happy with how this costume came out and the poison apple is the "cherry" on top.

 

 

The 10K will be my version of Jack Skellington 

 

 

 

But the Half, I really want to run as Ysma from Emperors’s new groove. 

Making this costume has max’d out my creative juices. I may have to pick another villain, but I better hurry we only have seven more weeks until race weekend.

 

Even though Saturday was the most raining day ever, Baxter insisted on completing the 4 mile walk.  Thank goodness my video equipment is water proof.   

 

After our wet walk we drove to Dutch Brothers for a warm pumpkin latte and Baxter indulged in a puppuccino 

 

 

This week trader joes brought out all things pumpkin spice and if you know my love of Pumpkin spice you will not think it odd at all that I spent a fortune on my favorite flavor.

Recipe this week is from the Disney Princess Cookbook – Savory Shepherd Pie

Merida is one of my favorite Princesses, she not just brave, but smart and not afraid to speak her mind. Sounds a lot like myself. Unlike most of the recipes I’ve selected, this one appears to be very difficult, but as I went along it was quick simple. I used Impossible burger rather than the ground beef that was listed in the ingredients. I found out from a YouTube subscriber that Lamb is used in Shepard’s Pie, substituting with beef makes it Cottage Pie. I love it when I learn new thinks, Thank you Ann C. (don’t want to put last name with out permission). I kinda contradict myself by using plant-based beef and then pour in a can of beef broth. I’m trying…. I also used sweet corn, only because I’m cheap and had a bag in my freezer. I’m not sure if it was the plant-based meat or if it’s supposed to look like dog food, but halfway through the recipe I was about ready to order pizza. However, alas, once it came out of the oven, it was so tasty. Even with the over pour of paprika. It even looked like the one from the cookbook.

 

What do you think, here is my version of Disney's Shepherd's pie.

And this is a photo from the Cookbook. I think they look identical. What do you think?

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