Author: Bruce Tretter
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The Magic of the Unexpected Abounds
Way too long since I said I’d laid down part 3 to the Cycling Unexpected Magic series I started in September. And here it is, Halloween, an evening that abounds with magic. But magic abounds everywhere. You bet, I felt it when I hopped on a rocket cool packed dirt trail from Concord to Bedford…
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Cycling and Magic of the Unexpected, Part 2: Concord Cheese Shop
Stopping at The Cheese Shop in Concord is really part 1 of this story for a couple of good reasons. First, they’re the ones who recommended Hutchin’s Farm when I asked for a local farm stand that sells fresh basil. Second, I stopped at the cheese shop on the way to Hutchin’s last Saturday to…
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Cycling and Magic of the Unexpected, Part One: Hutchin’s Farm
Open road; spinning legs; sights, sounds, smells, air temps that change on the fly: they’re all a big part of the thrill of cycling for me. And then there’s the magic of the unexpected. Aside from the pure joy of spending most of the day on the road bike, my purpose last Saturday was to…
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Summer Favorites: Tour de France and Fresh Basil Pesto
The Tour de France: my signature summer sports spectator event. Fresh pesto: my signature summer fantastically flavorful and versatile food favorite that I call “summer butter”. I have pesto in my fridge, in the freezer, and always ready to use with pasta and grains, as a sandwich spread, with chicken or fish, on freshly cooked…
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Rip Fast Tour de France 2019, Stage 2, and Crepes with Nut Butter, Fruit and More
The stage 2 of the 2019 Tour de France was a rip fast 27.6 kilometer (17,15 miles) time trial in Brussels, Belgium, won by Mike Teunissen, Saturday’s stage 1 winner, and his Jumbo Visma team with a 28:57 time (average 57, 20 kilometers/hour or 35.5 mph), That time was an incredible 20 seconds faster than Team…
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Easy Chopped Nuts Picture Directions
Last post mentioned that I’d next show how to make a mix of chopped nuts and ground flaxseed that I use with much more than the Bell Pepper with Cilantro Pesto-Hummus and Cheese I showed how to make. As a first step, though, I thought I’d show here how to chop nuts as quickly and…
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Quick Bell Pepper, Cilantro Pesto-Hummus, and Cheese – All in Pictures
Last post showed how to make fresh Cilantro Pesto-Hummus, a combination of cilantro pesto and hummus. Great stuff to lay on bread, toss with pasta or grains, mix with cooked vegetables, top on salads, and much more. Imagination is your only limit. Here’s a link to that recipe. What you see above is a…
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Cilantro Pesto-Hummus Picture Book Recipe
I’m a big fan of rich basil-flavored pesto and cilantro infused hummus. The “pummus” (pesto + hummus) recipe you see here combines those flavors by substituting fresh cilantro for fresh basil and then really pumping up the herb flavor of bean-based hummus. Here’s what you need to make pummus, which goes great with vegetables, on…
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Microwave Cooked Quinoa Alfredo – Fast and Flavorful
Last post showed how to microwave oven cook quinoa. Like rice and pasta, quinoa, with it’s nutty flavor and snap-and-pop texture is incredibly versatile Here’s one of my favorite fast and flavorful quinoa meals: microwave cooked quinoa Alfredo,