11 June 2010 | Gardening
House and Garden
This year, I’ve been able to spend a lot more time on my gardens (flower and vegetable) and things are slowly coming together. As you can see, my potatoes are going nuts! I… | READ »
3 June 2010 | Race Reports
US Pro XCT #3 Race Report
As I anticipated, race day was HOT. I decided to forgo my usual warm-up on the trainer and headed out for an easy lap of the course instead. Unfortunately, I took a wrong… | READ »
3 June 2010 | Recipes
More Tarts, Wendy!
Admittedly, all this food looked much better in real life… Blueberry tart with lemon curd and a goat cheese crust Ginger-cilantro farro Roasted beet and lentil salad with fresh basil Grilled veggies with… | READ »
28 May 2010 | Misc
Texas is Hot
Ok, it’s hot. I’m in Austin for the third round of the Pro XCT. I rode a couple laps of the course today (in the absolute hottest part of the day, of course)… | READ »
26 May 2010 | Recipes
For Wendy
Here is the tart recipe. It comes together very quickly- making and blind-baking the tart crust takes the most time. Not sure if you can buy a pre-baked shell, but that would save… | READ »
26 May 2010 | Race Reports
World Cup #3: Offenburg, Germany
Before getting into the race report I need to write a little bit about the hotel we stayed in in Ortenburg (about 10k from the venue). It was called Edy’s Hotel-Restaurant im Glattfelder (KinzigtalstraBe… | READ »
13 May 2010 | Race Reports
World Cups #1 and #2
Once again, I am falling behind in my race reporting. So now, since I really want to write about the delicious Thai food I cooked last night, I am forcing myself to catch… | READ »
Thai Food
Most of the time I’m cooking for 2, but there is only so much food that 2 people can eat, so I rarely get the opportunity to plan and create a real feast. … | READ »
5 May 2010 | Race Reports
Sea Otter Smells like Maple Syrup
Seriously, something on the course smells like maple syrup. It must be some kind of plant because there isn’t an IHOP for miles…. I always like racing at Sea Otter- despite all the craziness. The… | READ »
5 May 2010 | Race Reports
World Cup #1: Sprint Eliminator
After Katerina and I got picked up from the Manchester airport, we had a 2 hour drive to Dalby Forest- the location of the first World Cup of the season. We arrived, met up… | READ »
28 April 2010 | Misc
South Africa- Pre-race
Before I started this trip, it seemed like we were going to have so much time here- arriving on Tuesday for a Saturday race. And now it’s the day before the race and… | READ »
8 April 2010 | Gardening
Turnips
This year, I started my garden a little earlier (hopefully the 1/2 inch of snow we got the other day didn’t do any damage…). Last year, a lot of my vegetables were kind… | READ »
31 March 2010 | Race Reports
Fontana Short Track Race Report
I’m trying to be diligent about the race reports, but now that it’s been 3 days, I’m not sure I can remember what happened in the race… After a short warm-up, I rolled… | READ »
27 March 2010 | Race Reports
Fontana XC Race Report
For those that don’t feel like wasting their time reading this whole post, here is the synopsis: “a good shock to the system.” This is the first year I’ve taken so much time… | READ »
20 March 2010 | Misc
And again with the snow!
So after I got out for one ride on my mountain bike, it was back to this. We got about 4 inches of snow yesterday, and while it appears to be melting I… | READ »