Tofu Pumpkin Pie
I baked this from a recipe from Vegweb.  It's a whole wheat crust, which I bought from the store, and a filling made from pumpkin puree, maple syrup, cornstarch, silken tofu, nutmeg, and cinnamon.  I'll be serving it up with Soyatoo whipped cream.Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Teriyaki Bake
This is a similar, easy recipe to the one from a week earlier.Chop up some veggies and extra-firm tofu.  The veggies in here are eggplant, carrots, squash, sweet potato, and onions.  Add teriyaki sauce.  Mix it up, cover with foil, and bake for 40 minutes at 400 degrees.

Cranberry Sauce
A less sugary, lower-calorie, easy version of a Thanksgiving favorite.  I concocted this on my own to make sure it tasted good before subjecting my family to my cooking.1 bag of cranberries, 1/2 cup of orange juice, 1 large sliced apple, and 1 1/2 tablespoons of agave nectar.  Heat it in a saucepan for about thirty minutes, until the cranberries all burst.

Where I'm At
I've been coach-less for three weeks and doing mostly what I want for exercise.Needless to say, I didn't qualify for Boston.  However, I am proud to say that in the course of eighteen months that I cut my marathon time down from 4:57 to 4:12.  I'm proud to say that through much effort and good coaching that I'm a better runner.  One day I'll qualify for Boston, it just won't be this year, or likely next year since I'll be shifting my focus to Ironman training.However, I decided to run the CIM Marathon after all.  I'm already signed up and I love doing long training runs, so I'm going to just do it.I have only been running thr

Dr. Shenkman Goes to Washington
I spent a few days in Washington DC last week.  As you can see, it was quite rainy and cold, not at all resembling the weather that we are accustomed to here in Los Angeles. I traveled with a Young Leadership group from the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles.  We went to the White House, Capitol, Supreme Court, State Department, Holocaust Museum, and US Treasury Department.