I’ve acquired a bit of a reputation amongst my friends as a food connoisseur, and while I’m not completely certain that I possess the implied expertise, I’ll admit that I do love food, and love trying new and unusual dishes and stretching my boundaries when it comes to cooking and baking.  I’ve also come to   Read More …

(cross posted from my workout pages since it touches on more than just the workout of the day) Transition Workouts are short, but that also makes them an opportunity to test out improvements in pace without exceeding assigned heart rate zones. I had to do my ride in driving winds and (at least in parts)   Read More …

Well, the up side of me being horribly negligent in updating the blog is that when I do post, I’ll actually have some interesting things to say. So, first off, the last week has been a leap up in volume, calories burned, and intensity, and was fun as hell. I’m actually less fatigued than I   Read More …

I have always adored Indian food in general, and Lamb Vindaloo in particular. When I made a cookerful last week, I learned just how simple it is to make.  Lamb is not as lean as some other meats, but it’s still definitely a fairly nutritious and healthy mix of protein, fats, and vegetables when you’re   Read More …

For New Years Eve, I made two dishes at a big collaborative dinner with friends– a vegan-friendly falafel and tzatziki (which came out pretty well, it was my first time making falafel) and my old standby, a feta stuffed chicken breast. The chicken breast is great because it’s fairly quick to make a half-dozen pre-prepared   Read More …

Here’s an extremely quick but healthy snack that I turn to sometimes when I’m craving salty or savory food.  It almost isn’t worth posting, it’s so simple, but what the heck. Ingredients: 2-3 medium/large fresh tomatoes A bundle of green onions or one white onion Peppers to taste (I usually use 2 jalapenos and one   Read More …

So I got a couple of requests to post the recipes that are working for me, and I got tired of the last few days of turkey burgers and found the energy to make something a little bit more elaborate. Don’t get the wrong idea, though, this recipe is about as easy as it gets.   Read More …

So as I’ve alluded to earlier, I am not, to put it kindly, “genetically svelte.”  Losing weight and maintaining that loss is very hard for me and my proclivity for putting it back on is superhuman.  So that’s fun.  Every so often I manage to find the discipline to start and keep a program going,   Read More …