This morning I looked over my Marathon Training calendar and was on the fence about today’s run. It was either my last “fun run” as in, not a training run OR it could count as my first training run. I decided it would be my last fun run and had cereal instead of PB toast before it.
Well, good thing this wasn’t a training run because I totally crashed and burned. I cut my planned 10 miles to 8 with a lot of walking breaks. Today was not my day, but Monday will be.
When I got back I was probably super dehydrated, but felt hungry. I chomped on the last of our my cherries while making breakfast #2.
This Amy’s Tofu Scramble meal was part of my frozen food aisle jackpot earlier this week!
I plated it and served the meal up with sliced tomatoes and a tortilla (unpictured).
Plating a frozen meal does wonders for how it tastes, don’t ya think 
Then, I ran errands which included getting one of those reusable Starbucks cups. My smoothies don’t fit in anything I have!
I tested it out with some Diet Dr. Pepper. It works.
Now I’m baking and throwing together a salad for a family BBQ. ! 
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Question: Do you say “cook out”, “BBQ”, “grill” or other?
I say Barbecue.
Mexicans say BBQ because it’s always Carne asada on the grill.
Always barbecue, totally said out. Never condensed to BBQ. But I don’t really enjoy going to them because I always end up only being able to eat whatever I brought. Food intolerances do not equal fun!
But I have to admit that one of the best parts of getting a frozen dinner is eating it out of the little carton it came in 😉
Definitely BBQ!
In Alabama we say “cook out”. BBQ refers to pulled pork – greasy and drenched in southern sauce.
BBQ all the way! 🙂 Have a good one!
Monica, I just wanted to tell you how much I LOVE your blog- I love seeing your running, your food, everything, I could read it for hours! It is so motivating and I love it!
I say BBQ for anything that involves cooking on a grill, burgers, hot dogs, or outdoor eating in general in the summer…
I always plate my frozen meals!! It looks more appetizing that way. 🙂
I call it BBQ, but my Texan boyfriend swears that my “bbq”s are “cook outs.” To me?? Food is food.
I have that cup and love it! I bought it for smoothies too but usually drink water out of it because I am 4 years old and need a straw/sippy cup!
I call it a Barbeque, as in… you can attend or throw a barbeque. You grill on a barbeque at the barbeque. I would not know what to expect if someone invited me to a “cook out”. Maybe an actual fire pit that they cooked on? Definitely something that doesn’t involve a barbeque… because then it would be called a barbeque, ya know?
That cup is huge, that would totally fit my smoothie though, usually i need to fill 2 glasses 🙂 And i love that spotty plate it’s super cute!
I think I say all three. It depends on what I feel like that day. But I also think a “cook out” is more of an event that just fixing a meal. Also I wish 8 miles was a fun run for me! A fun run for me is more like .8! 😉
Around here, it’s a cookout unless it involves barbecue, as in pulled pork.
seconded –
and/or unless it involves the actual barbecue preparation (and a long wait) a la ribs
i usually say “other” but then no one knows what i’m talking about. i’m going to an other today, too! 😉
i need one of the starbucks cups! or a big gulp. my smoothies are bordering on massive. my cup runneth over. hehe
BBQ!
That is my favorite smoothie/iced coffee cup! I couldn’t find anything else big enough to fit those drinks! I love mine and sure you will too 🙂