July 7th, 2017 
Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Anti-inflammatory Recipes, Blog, Cycling, Cycling Food, Fitness Food, Fruit 
Comments Off on TDF2017 Stage 7 + Summer Fruit Topping Picture Recipe 
Live coverage of Tour de France stage 7 from Troyes to Nuits Saint George in central eastern France is on. Guys will be rippin’ it for more than 125 miles very challenging miles in the saddle – maybe some of it chased by women on horses as shown above during yesterday’s stage 6. Cool!
Last post showed how to combine crepes with a warm summer fruit topping. Great stuff! Here’s what I used to make that fruit topping a few days ago, Read more »
May 23rd, 2017 Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Blog, Cycling Food, Fitness Food, How To & Tips Comments Off on 19 Days To Bikes Battling Cancer Ride and How to Cut Avocados Safely 
Avocados are packed with health-promoting, anti-inflammatory whole body nutrients, which makes them great for those of us who keep our bodies active (click this link to a comprehensive avocado nutrition article from Medical News Today and this link to the World’s Healthiest Foods detailed description of avocado nutrition and preparation tips). I’m planning to have a good shot of avocado when I get back from a training ride around lunchtime. (19 days until the Bicycles Battling Cancer ride and still plenty of time to contribute to its very worthy cause by clicking this link.)
Regarding avocado prep, you might’ve seen some recent headlines like those shown above. The problem: people cutting Read more »
May 20th, 2017 Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Anti-inflammatory Recipes, Cycling, Cycling Food, Fitness Food Comments Off on Bicycles Battling Cancer Fuel: Rice with Nut Butter and Fruit in Pictures 
Last post showed how to cook rice – great sports fuel. Here’s what I made with cooked rice yesterday afternoon to power a 28 mile ride on a hot, windy day (to train for Bicycles Battling Cancer June 11 – link here is to my fundraising page). Read more »
May 1st, 2017 Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Cooking Technique, Vegetables Comments Off on Picture Book Directions Show How to Microwave Cook Fresh Spinach 
The most important tip regarding spinach is that the less you cook it, the more you retain its flavor, texture, and terrific nutritional value – high in the oil soluble vitamins A, E and K and water soluble vitamins B2, B6 and C as well as rich iron and magnesium content. There’s just no comparison between quickly cooked fresh spinach and spinach that’s been cooked to a very distasteful mushy mass. (My favorite source for spinach’s nutrition and health benefits is The World’s Healthiest Foods: http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=43)
The second most important tip: to avoid an unpleasant crunch on the sandy soil spinach grows in, always give fresh spinach a Read more »
February 2nd, 2017 Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Blog, Breakfast, Cycling Food, Fitness Food, Fruit, Special Recipes Comments Off on Warm Apple, Kiwi and Cranberry Fruit Topping Picture Book Recipe 
Last post showed how to ripen and prepare fresh kiwifruits (kiwis). Here’s a fully flavorful way to have those kiwis warmed in a pan with fresh apples and cranberries either as is or over hot cereal, or any way you like.
January 24th, 2017 Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Blog, Breakfast, Fitness Food, Fruit Comments Off on How to Ripen and Prepare Fresh Kiwifruit (Kiwi) Picture Book Directions 
Kiwifruits, also known as kiwis, are native to Southern China but are now grown around the world with a fresh fruity flavor that’s a cross between bananas, strawberries and pineapple. Kiwifruits are rich in vitamins A, C and E, and their black seeds, when crushed or chewed, are an excellent source of beneficial Omega-3 fatty acids.
January 9th, 2017 Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Anti-inflammatory Recipes, Fitness Food, Salads & Salad Dressings Comments Off on Fresh Banana Cilantro Dressing Picture Book Recipe 
Yep, you bet! Bananas and cilantro together in a dressing – and it goes great on salads, over cooked vegetables – any way you’d use any other dressing.
The hardest part of making this dressing is peeling the skins off fresh garlic cloves – always a pain, though crushing the cloves first by pressing them under the side of a wide-bladed (chef’s) knife as shown here…
December 6th, 2016 Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Anti-inflammatory Recipes, Cycling Food, Fitness Food, Nutrition, Vegetables Comments Off on Kale Teriyaki Picture Book Recipe 
Dig kale? I didn’t until only a few years ago, but now I’m a big fan, especially when it’s made the way you see here!
Nutritionally, kale rates highest along with collard, turnip, and mustard greens, Swiss chard, and upland watercress with a score of 1000 on the Read more »
October 28th, 2016 Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Anti-inflammatory Recipes, Blog, Vegetables Comments Off on Oven Roasted Delicata Squash Picture Book Recipe 
I was first introduced to delicata squash only recently when I shot the recipe you see here with a good friend of mine. I’m now a big fan!
October 5th, 2016 Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Anti-inflammatory Recipes, Blog, Cooking Technique, Fitness Food, How To & Tips, Vegetables Comments Off on Oven Roasted Butternut Squash Picture Book Recipe 
The toughest part about roasting butternut squash, if you want it in cubed shaped pieces the way you see above, is removing the outer skin as shown in the picture below. After removing the skin (I recommend using a tougher vegetable peeler than the weak and worthless one you see here), roasting is the easiest, most flavorful way I know to prepare butternut squash.
