September 4th, 2017 
Blog, Breakfast, Cycling, Cycling Food, Drinks (no alcohol) 
Comments Off on Love BIG Coffee! – with Picture Book Directions 
Just back from terrifically interesting, very fun HUGE Eurobike 2017 bike show in Friedrichshafen, Germany (show link has already been updated for 2018). More about this year’s show – with food – soon.
But first: don’t know about you, but I dig big coffee BIG time, but this is the biggest coffee I could get in Germany. Read more »
August 21st, 2017 Blog, Cycling Food, Fitness Food, Salads & Salad Dressings, Vegetables Comments Off on Heirloom Tomato, Basil and Feta Cheese Picture Book Recipe 
As I mentioned in my last post posted a few weeks ago (Ow!), one of my favorite summer foods is fresh tomatoes right off the field, and one of my favorite ways to have those fresh tomatoes is sliced and topped with fresh basil, mozzarella chcese, a shot of olive oil, a good shot of balsamic vinegar, and a good crunch of freshly ground black pepper (or chopped fresh jalapeños – yah!). Terrific!
Here’s a slight twist on that combination made with what you see below: heirloom tomatoes, fresh basil, feta cheese and Read more »
August 8th, 2017 Blog, Cycling Food, Salads & Salad Dressings Comments Off on Easy, Fully Flavorful Tomato, Fresh Basil and Mozzarella Cheese Salad Picture Recipe 
One of my favorite summer foods is freshly picked, richly flavorful, no-kidding vine ripened tomatoes, which I always look forward to getting get straight off the field at Berberian’s Farm in Northborough, MA.
July 11th, 2017 Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Anti-inflammatory Recipes, Blog, Cycling Food, Lunch Comments Off on Improvised Post Ride Lunch: Oats with Vegetables, Cheese and More 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 »
5 years ago our Westborough, MA, Board of Selectmen established a Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee charged with improving cycling and pedestrian access and safety and building trails in town. Over the past 5 years, we’ve worked persistently to do exactly that. We’ve installed 9 sets of Carmanah R920 solar-powered flashing crosswalk signs, like those shown below, at well used, high-priority crosswalks in Read more »
June 5th, 2017 Blog, Cycling, Cycling Food, How To & Tips, Special Recipes Comments Off on 6 Days to Cancer Ride + Almond Butter Power Fuel in Pictures 
6 days to the Central Mass. Bicycles Battling Cancer ride (please consider donating – I’m just about half way to my $300 goal). Almond butter will certainly be part of the breakfast I have to power that ride next Sunday. I had a fat tablespoon of it just now with French toast (made with killeer BirchTree Bread Co. seeded levain bread) to prep for a 30+ mile I’ll take later this morning. Here’s what you need to make almond butter on your own.
The food processor does all the work (yah, you definitely need a food processor). You just have to clean the food processor when it’s done – but that cleaning is well worth the incredibly fresh, rich flavor. Click any picture on this page for complete step-by-step picture book directions that, you bet, include how to clean a food processor (sometimes you just can’t have too much fun!).
Fuel up, ride on!
May 31st, 2017 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling, Cycling Food, Fitness Food, French Toast, One Bowl Meals Comments Off on Great Training Fuel: French Toast Taken From “Simple to Exciting” – All in Pictures 
Yesterday’s post showed how to use your favorite bread to make French toast either in the pan or microwave oven. As mentioned in that post, the I bread used to make French toast last weekend was Seeded Levain bread from the BirchTree Bread Co. in Worcester, MA. (That bread, by the way, goes great with your favorite cheese, nut butter, and much more – terrific stuff!)
What you see below is all I needed to power a fantastically invigorating 60+ mile Bicycles Battling Cancer training ride from my town, Westborough, MA, through Northborough, Boylston, Sterling, Clinton, Bolton, Harvard, Read more »
May 30th, 2017 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling, Cycling Food, Fitness Food, French Toast Comments Off on 12 Days to Cancer Ride and French Toast Training Fuel
12 days to the 100 mile Bicycles Battling Cancer ride through Central Massachusetts – you bet, I’d appreciate your support.
Regarding training, French toast, which combines sustained energy from the protein in eggs with the more immediate energy provided by complex carbohydrates in bread, is a great fuel for a good ride, run, or any activity that keeps your body in motion. I made the French toast shown above with a great local find: Seeded Levain bread from the BirchTree Bread Co. in Worcester, MA – I’ll be back for more soon! Tomorrow I’ll show how to take the French Toast I made above from “Simple to Exciting” to power a gorgeous 60+ mile training ride last weekend.
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 »
