December 8th, 2015 
Blog, Breakfast, Cycling Food, Pancakes 
Comments Off on Banana Flax Pancakes – Fully Flavorful, Easy to Make & All in Pictures 
The hardest part of making these full-on flavorful banana flax pancakes – and it’s not that hard to do at all – is flipping them in the pan because there is no fat or oil added to the batter. I, therefore, recommend using a sturdy spatula like the metal-bladed spatula shown here as well as…
June 20th, 2015 Blog, Breakfast, Fruit, Kid-Friendly Recipes Comments Off on Kid-Safe To Make Father’s Day Fresh Berries, Yogurt, Jam & Whipped Cream – All In Pictures 
Here’s a fully flavorful, completely kid-safe to make recipe kids can put together quickly and easily for Father’s Day – or anytime at all.
All you need are the following ingredients – that don’t require any cutting with a knife – and…
June 14th, 2015 Blog, Breakfast, Fruit, Kid-Friendly Recipes Comments Off on Kid-Friendly Grapes and Banana with Yogurt and Jam – All in Pictures 
Last post was about why bananas are GREAT food. This post shows how to put bananas to use with a quick & easy grapes & banana with yogurt and jam recipe that’s fresh, fully flavorful, and kid-safe to make.
The key to kid-safety is that this recipe doesn’t require the use of knife. The grapes can be eaten whole, and the banana can be broken into smaller pieces and sections by hand as shown in the two side-by-side pictures below.
February 25th, 2015 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling Food Comments Off on Microwave Cooked Oatmeal – Flavor, Nutrition & All in Pictures 
Last post showed how to make flavorful, energy-sustaining microwave cooked power cereal to give you a warm, full-powered start to these exceptionally cold days we’ve been experiencing. Considering those temperatures aren’t expected to change much in the foreseeable future, here’s something else to look forward to as you climb out of bed in the morning and hit that cold floor running that’s flavorful, richly nutritious, and easy to make – microwave cooked oatmeal.
Here’s what you’ll need to put together a simple version of microwave cooked oatmeal. Next post, I’ll show how to take what you see here from simple to exciting!
February 16th, 2015 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling Food, Eggs, One Bowl Meals Comments Off on Microwave Cooked Power Cereal – Warm, Flavorful, and All in Pictures 
You bet it’s cold outside, but there is a bright side. It’s mid-February, the days are getting longer, and everyday forward brings us closer to spring.
Still, all we ever have to deal with is the here and now. So, to make that here and now more comfortable, flavorful, easy to deal with…and nutritionally sound, here’s Microwave Power Cereal. Microwave Power Cereal has a lot going for it. First, it tastes great and requires only commonly found ingredients. Secondly, it gives you just what you need for a sustained energy burn by combining complex carbohydrates with protein. And finally, you use the same bowl to mix, cook, and eat the cereal from, which greatly minimizes cleanup. All good stuff! Read more »
October 26th, 2014 Blog, Breakfast, French Toast Comments Off on Microwave Oven Cooked French Toast – All in Pictures 
The only downside to making French toast in the microwave oven is that you can’t get the slightly crisp crust on the surface of the bread the way you can when your cook French toast in the frying pan. But the positives way outnumber that one slight negative. For me, the coolest thing about making French toast in the microwave oven – aside from it’s fantastic flavor – is using the same plate to soak, cook, and eat the French toast from, which greatly cuts down on cleanup afterwards.
September 14th, 2014 Blog, Breakfast, Kid-Friendly Recipes, Snacks Comments Off on Kid-Friendly Power Cinnamon Toast – All in Pictures This plain or power cinnamon toast step-by-step picture book is a great, very easy way to help empower kids in the kitchen and keep them powered up for a good sustained energy burn.
Here’s all it takes to put it together – and, as always, there are just suggested ingredients. Let your – and your kids’s – imaginations run.
September 4th, 2014 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling, Cycling Food Comments Off on Pre-Rip Up the Road Balanced Breakfast July 26th, 2014 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling Food, Eggs, Fitness/Health, Special Recipes Comments Off on Power Finish to Tour & Fully Flavorful Microwave Omelet S2E – In Pictures Wet & nasty stage 19 of the Tour de France yesterday. Powerful 30-plus time trial today. On to the Paris tomorrow. Wow, it’s been a rip of a tour!
Here’s something that no matter the weather or need for power will give you a bright breakfast smile: Microwave Cooked Omelet – From Simple to Exciting. Aside from the flavor, the really cool thing about making this omelet is that you can mix, cook, and eat the omelet from the same plate. I dig that – a lot!
July 22nd, 2014 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling Food, Special Recipes Comments Off on Pre or Post Ride Nut Butter and Trail Mix on Toast – All in Pictures 
Rest day over. The men of the Tour crank it into the Pyrenees for 237 kilometer (147 miles) of serious climbing. Here’s what the profile looks like. Ouch!
