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April 2020

Morning Lark

I\’ve always been a morning lark. At any rate, I seem to be one. But at times I question that. Last Friday, while I was still on vacation, I intended to go out around 6 am on the road bike; then ride the hybrid to the grocery store around 8:00. I shut off the alarm […]

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Variation Number X

I made variation number X on chicken tikka masala last week. It makes me wonder what I\’ll come up with next. And what would the authors of The Feed Zone Cookbook think? I\’ve used hot dogs for tikka masala many a time. I\’ve used black beans, and I\’ve tried it with garbanzos. The cauliflower curry

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Something Smells Fishy

Of course, something smells fishy. I just opened a can of tuna! I took it into my head to make potato-tuna salad; another new venture into \”gourmet\” cooking. Yeah, I know. \”Gourmand\” cooking is more like it! This idea came about because I bought a 5-pound bag of potatoes yesterday. One potato was significantly larger

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Out to Pasture?

Out to Pasture? Out to Pasture? This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” Where do pro cyclists go when they retire from racing? I’m not so

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Far West

Far West This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” Far West is what you might say that Guam is. This island territory is as far west

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Junk Food?

Junk Food Junk food has a dubious reputation, to say the least of it. Now and then I put a different twist on junk food by making a soup from the “junk” that’s crowding my freezer. Earlier this week, I put two cups of dried pinto beans to soak overnight. The next morning, I drained

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BBB

BBB? The Three B\’s make me think of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. How about my own personal BBB? Bicycling, Books, and … hmm. What\’s that third one? Beethoven would be just fine. The first movement of his Seventh Symphony, with those glorious French horns! King Stephen Overture! After a slow introduction, the beginning of the

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Quest Bars

Introducing Quest Bars! I just added a new product to my Shop:. the Quest Double Chocolate Chunk Bar! A friend mentioned Quest Bars to me just yesterday. When I went to pick up some refills at Walgreen\’s, I looked for them. There they were, along with protein powders and other such items. Chocoholic that I

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Old Faithful?

Old Faithful? This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” Old Faithful is a “must see” if you visit Yellowstone.  You can bring your own “old faithful”

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