March 12th, 2015 
Beans, Blog, Cycling Food, Fitness Food, How To & Tips 
Comments Off on How to Cook Dried Garbanzo Beans (Chickpeas) – All in Pictures 
If you’re not familiar with garbanzo beans or chickpeas, they are nut-like in flavor, versatile, richly nutritious (especially regarding protein an fiber), and extraordinarily appetite-satisfying. Below is a summary of nutrition facts (164 grams is 1 cup of cooked garbanzo beans), which you can click for a full garbanzo bean nutrition graphic posted by Condé Nast that was derived from USDA information.
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 »
September 5th, 2014 Blog, Cycling, Cycling Food Comments Off on Grafton-Mendon Ride and Post-Ride Lunch 
The pre-ride breakfast I posted here yesterday (below) kept me going no problem for a big smile 48.7 mile ride with good biking bud, Ken, out through Grafton and Mendon.
September 4th, 2014 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling, Cycling Food Comments Off on Pre-Rip Up the Road Balanced Breakfast July 27th, 2014 Bar Drinks, Blog, Cycling Food, Drinks Comments Off on Tour Toast to Vincenzo Nibali – Sparkling Wine and Rum Punch Blast
By holding the overall leader’s yellow jersey virtually end-to-end, Italian cycling champ Vincenzo Nibali has more than proven his hard-earned magical dominant status this Tour de France 2014. En français: Incroyable (incredible)! In italiano: Congratulazioni, Vincenzo!
As a toast to Vincenzo’s victory, which he’ll nail down during the Tour’s final stage ride into Paris today, here’s a really cool drink that combines the crisp, bubbly flavor of dry Prosecco (Italian sparkling wine) with the tropical flavors of rum and citrus juice: Sparkling Wine and Rum Punch Blast.
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 24th, 2014 Blog, Cycling Food, Fitness/Health, Special Recipes, Video & Picture Ebooks Comments Off on High Protein Power Tuna Salad – All in Pictures & Video 
Had to launch early yesterday morning and reluctantly missed the four grueling stage 17 Tour de France climbs in the Pyrenees. Gotta’ a good feeling some of the riders wish they could say the same – and still live to ride another day to tell about it.
In the end, it’s all about what you use to burn in your tank when you’re pushed to the limit. Here’s a great recipe to power you when you need it – with full-on flavor: Power Tuna Salad.
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!
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 to biking – and absolutely loves it! Terrific!
