July 19th, 2014 
Blog, Breakfast, Cycling Food, French Toast, One Bowl Meals, Special Recipes 
Comments Off on Powering Up with Microwave Cooked Power French Toast – All in Pictures
Whoa, the men of the Tour de France had a tough day yesterday from St. Etienne to Chamrousse with a numbing 3000 foot climb for the last 8 or so miles. Ouch! And, still, Vincenzo Nibali leads the way.
And, today – almost all uphill climbing from Grenoble to Risoul. Ow!
The men will need power. Here’s a great power meal – with a good shot of French: Microwave Cooked Power French Toast.
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 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 
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.
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 
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 4th, 2014 Blog, Cycling Food, One Bowl Meals Comments Off on Microwave Cooked Pasta with Instant Tuna Parmesan – All in Pictures
I mentioned in the last post I had another microwave cooked pasta one-bowl meal recipe ready to go. Here it is: Microwave Cooked Pasta with Instant Tuna Parmesan, which is just an easy variation on the Microwave Cooked Pasta with Instant Chicken Parmesan I posted about a week ago.
Briefly, all you need to do is add the ingredients you see below in a microwave oven safe bowl, heat for about 2 minutes in the microwave oven, and you’re done. Easy – and darn flavorful!
As always, click any picture on this page for a complete, easy to follow step-by-step picture book recipe.
May 24th, 2014 Blog, Cycling Food, One Bowl Meals, Pasta Comments Off on Microwave Cooked Pasta with Instant Chicken Parmesan – All in Pictures
This is a great way to use leftover pasta to put together a fast, flavorful meal. Just use that pasta, chicken (or any) cold cuts, your favorite pasta sauce, some cheese, then cook it for about 1 1/2 minutes in the microwave oven, and you’re done. Easy!
Here’s what you need to put together microwave cooked pasta with instant chicken Parmesan.
Click any picture on this page for a complete, easy-to-follow step-by-step picture book recipe.
What’s not to be charged about? Spring weather’s finally really here. Everyday I’m on the bike I see more green sprouting, more wildlife in fields and in the air, and even some wild things like the Grafton Upton Train cutting across Old Upton Road in Grafton. Cool!
December 16th, 2013 Blog, Breakfast, Cycling Comments Off on Cycling: Chocolate Pumped “Star Wars” Ride Fuel 
I don’t know how you feel when there’s a big snow storm expected, but for me, my mind flips a switch, my heart rate goes up in eager anticipation, and one of my favorite things to do is to get out on the bike and try to time it just right headed for home just as the snowflakes start flying. I call it a “Star Wars” ride because the flakes I see through my cycling glasses look like stars shooting past by Luke Skywalker’s x-wing fighter cockpit window. No-kidding, as soon as that happens, I can hear John Williams and his whole orchestra in my mind belt out the main title Stars Wars symphony. Talk about a big smile! Read more »
