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 peach and mango. 
Not too long ago, I posted a fresh almond butter step-by-step picture book recipe, which you can get by clicking this link. But, hey, the Tour’s on. It’s all about France, great cycling, incredible scenery, and terrific food and flavor. So, here’s how to make Almond Butter with Dried Cranberries, Flaxseed and Toasted Coconut. 
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Archive for the ‘Cycling Food’ Category
July 18th, 2014 
Blog, Breakfast, Cycling Food 
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July 17th, 2014 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling Food, Fruit Pancakes, Pancakes, Special Recipes Comments Off on Cherry Pancake with Nut Butter and Fruit – All in Pictures 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 the way it is. It has fruit, protein and complex carbohydrates all fantastically flavorfully packaged together. What you see here is just an example of an easy way to take that cherry pancake from simple to exciting by adding a shot of nut butter, laying down some fresh fruit, and topping it all off with a spoon of yogurt and, of course, fresh whipped cream.
July 15th, 2014 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling, Cycling Food, Fruit Pancakes, Pancakes Comments Off on Cherry Pancake on Top of a Tour Rest Day – All in Pictures 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 rude understatement to say the men of the Tour deserve a day’s rest. Here’s a cherry pancake to make that rest sweeter – or to add fantastically flavorful variety to your breakfast.
July 11th, 2014 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling, Cycling Food, French Toast Comments Off on Wake Up to the Tour with Pan Cooked French Toast and a Choice of Toppings – All in Pictures Wake Up to the Tour with Pan Cooked French Toast and a Choice of Toppings – All in Pictures
The Tour on TV and the smell of butter, eggs, bread, and a good shot of ground cinnamon cooking in the frying pan! Click either the picture above or directly below for a complete, easy to follow step-by-step picture book recipe.
As for toppings, sure, you can use traditional maple syrup.
But just click any of the pictures below for picture book recipes that show how to put together very easy and terrifically flavorful alternative toppings. As always, what you see in those recipes works fine but is just intended to fire up your imagination. Try something different and make it all yours!
July 10th, 2014 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling Food, Special Recipes Comments Off on Cobble Destroyed Tour de France Day & Crepes Made Easy – All in Pictures Cobble Destroyed Tour de France Day & Crepes Made Easy – All in Pictures
What an incredibly tough and destructive day on the cobblestones in the dreaded stage 5 of the Tour de France yesterday between Ypres and Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, still in Northern France. Congratulations to Dutchman Lars Boom (great name!) for destroying a field of tough, tough men and winning today’s stage!
Just one word about the whole event today – and I’m 3000 miles away: “OUCH!” Another few words: cobblestones are part of classic road pavement history – and should be permanent history as far as pro cycle racing is concerned. Too many of the world’s best athletes got smoked today, including last year’s Tour winner Chris Froome, on history’s pavement relics.
July 9th, 2014 Blog, Cycling Food, Special Recipes Comments Off on Baguette Full-On – All French and All Fun! Baguette Full-On – All French and All Fun!
Another stunning win by Marcel Kittel – hey, the guy’s won three of the first four stages of the Tour – with incredible strength and speed. And this was the first stage (section) of this year’s Tour in France from Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to Lille Metropole. Terrific!
All right! The Tour’s now in France. So how ’bout something, well, simply French?
July 8th, 2014 Bar Drinks, Blog, Breakfast, Cycling Food, Drinks, Special Recipes Comments Off on Tour de France Yorkshire Pudding Ideas – In Pictures Tour de France Yorkshire Pudding Ideas – In Pictures
Right now, here in this post, we’re pausing – just briefly – with a refreshingly crisp Tom Collins toast to a terrific 3-day Tour de France start in England with a crunching win – again – by Marcel Kittel in London yesterday. And now, on to Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to Lille Metropole in France and Belgium
On the food side of life, it’s been a real thrill finding ways to use both the traditional savory version of Yorkshire pudding and an improvised breakfast version – that I’ve enjoyed everyday since this past Friday. Read more »
June 30th, 2014 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling Food, Eggs Comments Off on Scrambled Eggs with Sausage, Bell Pepper and Cheese – All in Pictures Scrambled Eggs with Sausage, Bell Pepper and Cheese – All in Pictures
This full-on flavor recipe combines the protein power of eggs and sausage, fresh zest of red bell pepper and shallots and richness of Parmesan cheese – all in one pan.
As mentioned in other scrambled egg recipes here, adding just a small amount of salt to the eggs before cooking them not only enhances scrambled egg flavor, it also ensures the eggs will turn out soft and tender. Eggs cooked without salt tend to be tough and rubbery as shown in the comparison pictures below.
June 15th, 2014 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling Food, Drinks, One Bowl Meals, Pancakes, Special Recipes Comments Off on Blue Sky Pre-Ride Breakfast of Champions – All in Pictures Blue Sky Pre-Ride Breakfast of Champions – All in Pictures
First, Happy Father’s Day!
Second, this breakfast works great any day, but especially on a day like we’re having today in the Northeast with clear blue skies, cool temps, dry air and a pretty good breeze. Just great to get out and rip it up on the bike, which I’m gonna’ do right now with a good friend who hasn’t been out on a bike for quite some time. Gonna’ be fun! Read more »
June 11th, 2014 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling Food, One Bowl Meals, Pancakes Comments Off on Microwave Cooked Coconut Bowl Pancake – All in Pictures Microwave Cooked Coconut Bowl Pancake – All in Pictures
Yeah, there really is a microwave cooked coconut bowl pancake under all that terrifically fresh and flavorful topping. The segmented picture below outlines how it goes together.
Here’s what you need to make this pancake, which is a very easy to make variation on the microwave cooked bowl pancake that substitutes packaged pancake flour and cereal with high-protein coconut flour, shredded coconut and ground flaxseed for outstanding flavor and long-lasting energy.
Click any picture on this page for a complete, colorful and easy to use step-by-step picture book recipe. Next post: I’ll show an easy and, you bet, flavorful variation on this pancake.
