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  • A Friend’s Genuine Cancer Note and Fresh Ginger Mint Tea – Super Easy Hot or Cold

    Jun 6, 2018

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    by

    Bruce Tretter
    in Learn to Cook

    The tea you see above: great stuff I drink just about everyday and look forward to after rides preparing for a now annual Bicycles Battling Cancer, Ride to Remember, and other rides that add charitable purpose to my daily joy…

  • Quinoa Power Bar Picture Book Recipe

    Jun 3, 2018

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    by

    Bruce Tretter
    in Learn to Cook

    Not too long ago, I came upon a recipe for rice cakes (nothing like the puck-shaped, crunchy variety you find on grocery shelves) put together by pro-cycling Team Sky nutritionist Nigel Mitchell to sustain top world-class athletes on long rides.…

  • Almond Butter with Dried Cranberries, Flaxseed and Toasted Coconut Picture Recipe

    May 28, 2018

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    by

    Bruce Tretter
    in Learn to Cook

    Flavor rules – always! Cool thing about making almond – or any nut – butter on your own is that you can add anything you want to it to make it all yours.

  • Homemade Almond Butter: Training Food Extraordinaire – All in Pictures

    May 27, 2018

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    by

    Bruce Tretter
    in Learn to Cook

    I’ve always been a big fan of almond butter: great flavor and texture, terrific energy sustainer. Years ago, when my favorite vendor of that almond butter – and  many other favorite food products, Trader Joe’s, experienced a recall and then…

  • Chewy Whole Grain Pancakes – All in Pictures

    May 22, 2018

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Learn to Cook

    Last post showed how to make the best of a cooking fail as I tried to develop a whole grain pancake recipe that I’d forgotten I’d already developed last year. Memory’s great – when it works. Here’s how that chewy…

  • Whole Grain Pancakes, Part Negative 1 – In Pictures

    May 20, 2018

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    by

    Bruce Tretter
    in Learn to Cook

    Memory’s a great thing, especially when you forget. I’ve been posting a series of cycling training foods for the Bicycles Battling Cancer ride coming up June 10th out of Marlborough, MA, and thought it’d be great to put together a…

  • Supercharged Oatmeal – Great Training Fuel!

    May 14, 2018

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Learn to Cook

    Here’s how to vary the flavor and supercharge oatmeal by adding protein and some fat to keep you fueled and satisfied for any kind of endurance athletic or physically demanding activity. First, though, a couple quick notes: 1. Flavor and…

  • Microwave Cooked Oatmeal: Great Move Your Body Food!

    May 6, 2018

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    by

    Bruce Tretter
    in Learn to Cook

    Want fuel move your body: prep for a good ride on the bike, run, workout, or to feel fully alive to start your day? Oatmeal’s a great favorite of mine – packed with complex flavorful carbs and fiber, and both…

  • How Learning and Adapting Applies to Cycling and Fresh 5-Ingredient Salad Dressing

    Apr 2, 2018

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    by

    Bruce Tretter
    in Learn to Cook

      It’s all about applied learning and adapting. First, regarding cycling. Since becoming the Ops Officer at VOmax (performance sportswear) and driving to and from Northampton everyday, I’ve had to adapt to splitting time between rippin’ it on the real…

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I help people feel comfortable making a meal on their own – even if they’ve never boiled water – through Gotta’ Eat, Can’t Cook picture book recipes and help make roads safe for all with Breitz! “6 Feet, Thanks!” performance wear. Naval Intelligence Officer veteran, BikeWalkNC VP, dad of 3, avid cyclist, scrappy runner.

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