Author: brucetretter
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Rice Pudding Full-On! – All in Pictures
Didn’t see stage 15 of the Tour live yesterday, though I’m watching a replay now. No shame – not a drop. I was on the road yesterday morning laying down a very fun, gorgeously cool (for July) 25 mile ride on the Nashua River Trail in North Central Massachusetts with a darn good friend who’s recently gotten back…
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Tour de France Rice Pudding – All in Pictures
Stage 14 of the Tour de France was another brutal assault up the Alps from Grenoble to Risoul. Now, where the men rode wasn’t quite like the upper left picture, but then again, it wasn’t far from it. On the food side of life, I got a real thrill hearing recently retired Tour racer and now NBCSN…
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Powering Up with Microwave Cooked Power French Toast – All in Pictures
Whoa, the men of the Tour de France had a tough day yesterday from St. Etienne to Chamrousse with a numbing 3000 foot climb for the last 8 or so miles. Ouch! And, still, Vincenzo Nibali leads the way. And, today – almost all uphill climbing from Grenoble to Risoul. Ow! The men will need…
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Almond Butter with Dried Cranberries, Flaxseed and Toasted Coconut – All in Pictures
Nut butter. It’s great stuff for it’s energy packing protein and healthy fat content. It tastes great. And, it’s easy to make. What you see above is what I had after a good ride with excellent cycling bud Ken Kolbe to Wachusett Mountain in Central Massachusetts (below) – cherry pancake with nut butter and fresh…
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Cherry Pancake with Nut Butter and Fruit – All in Pictures
Tony Gallopin crunched a mountain climbing first French win of the Tour de France on stage 11 from Besancon to Oyonnax while American Andrew Telansky courageously braved finishing the stage despite injuries from earlier crashes that put him far behind the field. On the food side of life, sure, you can have fresh cherry pancake just…
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What the Tour Teaches About Mountains to Climb – Not Always on the Bike
I just saw this terrifically dead-on quote on the back of a special edition issue of Scientific American dedicated to cardiovascular disease. Here’s how that quote applies to a slice of life while the Tour de France is underway. Like any sport that pits man – or woman – against tough obstacles, I look at…
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Cherry Pancake on Top of a Tour Rest Day – All in Pictures
Another gutsy come-from-behind win by Team Astana’s Vincenzo Nibali on stage 10 from Mulhouse to the top of La Planche des Belles Filles in the Vosges mountains. And, though the sun did come out after another incredibly wet day, the road and the weather took another leading contender, Alberto Contador, out of the race. It’s a…
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Bastille Day Mis-Fire-Works – And Living to Tell About It
Here’s what a picture-perfect start to stage 10 of the Tour de France on Bastille Day – complete even with some kinda’ “smoke’s on!” fireworks on the side of the road – and a very fresh and flavorful breakfast looked like this morning.