2 large eggs fried in butter with 2 slices of tj's flourless sprouted wheat bread a bit of cheddar cheese and brigg's liquid aminos
medium apple
oat/rice cereal with blueberry kefir
~5" sourdough baguette with 2 slices of swiss cheese (100 cal each) and a bit of salsa and garlic chili sauce
4 small corn tortillas with 2 handfuls of spinach a slice of swiss cheese and garlic chili sauce
15.5 oz can of black beans with a bunch of salsa and blue corn flax chips
6 or so thin mint cookies
3 rice cakes with pb and nutella
2 slices of generic whole wheat bread with pb and nutella
maibock
2 more rice cakes with nutella
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
What I ate today
I've been meaning to keep a food journal for a couple of weeks at a time. I am known for eating constantly. I ate quite a bit today... hopefully I can remember it all.
Barbara's shredded oats cereal with a small banana and whole milk
medium apple
small handful of yogurt covered raisins
archer farms something oat/rice cereal with a large handful of strawberries and blueberry kefir
half of a chicken with barbeque sauce
spinach salad with green goddess dressing
5" sourdough baguette with a slice of swiss cheese and mustard
another small handful of yogurt covered raisins
small chocolate chip cookie
bowl of rice pudding with raisins
5" sourdough baguette with garlic, olive oil, salt
6" sourdough baguette with peanut butter, honey
about to drink a maibock...
late addition: a few handfuls of tortilla chips right before bed
Come back tomorrow when I open the giant jar of nutella I bought today!
Barbara's shredded oats cereal with a small banana and whole milk
medium apple
small handful of yogurt covered raisins
archer farms something oat/rice cereal with a large handful of strawberries and blueberry kefir
half of a chicken with barbeque sauce
spinach salad with green goddess dressing
5" sourdough baguette with a slice of swiss cheese and mustard
another small handful of yogurt covered raisins
small chocolate chip cookie
bowl of rice pudding with raisins
5" sourdough baguette with garlic, olive oil, salt
6" sourdough baguette with peanut butter, honey
about to drink a maibock...
late addition: a few handfuls of tortilla chips right before bed
Come back tomorrow when I open the giant jar of nutella I bought today!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
beer bread
bombazine writes:
"also for all yall talking about making bread, you should try beer bread. it's easy as and takes 1hr 5mins from the time you decide to make it:
"also for all yall talking about making bread, you should try beer bread. it's easy as and takes 1hr 5mins from the time you decide to make it:
3 c all purpose flour
3 t baking powder
1 12oz can beer
2.5 T sugar
1 t salt
(+rosemary/garlic/cheese/cinnamon/sugar/raisins/whatever)
mix it up, pour in a bread pan, bake at 350 for an hour, eat.
for things i have learned that have paid off much more than the time invested in learning it, beer bread is pretty godamn high on the list."
will try soon, thanks!
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Close call
Today I almost got hit by a car (edit: I suppose it was more like run over by a car). I'm actually pretty surprised I still haven't actually collided with a car considering all the time I spend in traffic and all the stupid moves I pull on a daily basis. *Knocks Wood* Get this - I was standing still at the time!
I was on my road bike with a trailer on my way to pick up a couple boxes for work - I'm a bike courier, so I guess it is more like as work. There were two cars waiting at a red light, and I pulled up next to the one on the right - a little too close b/c she was turning left onto a one way and I would have gone around on the right if there was room. Both of the cars were turning left and it was actually a single lane two way street - so the driver in the wrong lane was clearly an idiot.
Nevermind... I just checked google maps and it was a one way there, but for some reason there were cars parked on the far left facing against traffic so I thought it was a two way street at the time. So the lady in front of me in the right lane obviously decided she wanted to get in the left lane - where she should have been to turn left. She started backing up without ever looking back - right into me! Luckily I yelled and started slapping the trunk all while managing to jump back a couple of feet. She quickly hit the brakes and pulled back forward. The trailer had jackknifed behind so I wouldn't have been able to roll back any further had she kept going in reverse.
She put it in park and got out of the car, looking worried and asking me if I was alright a couple of times, saying "I looked left and didn't see anything." She was nice enough and generally shaken by almost running me over that I totally forgot about being pissed and found myself on the verge of apologizing for slapping her trunk and telling her that I didn't do any damage! Hah! I also felt it was unnecessary to tell her to look behind her next time because I am pretty sure she almost had a heart attack. All I said was "Yeah, I'm fine" in response to her questions. I was speechless. When the light turned green I waited a good long time for her to finally make her turn before I crossed through the yellow. Oh, and the bike was fine too.
I was on my road bike with a trailer on my way to pick up a couple boxes for work - I'm a bike courier, so I guess it is more like as work. There were two cars waiting at a red light, and I pulled up next to the one on the right - a little too close b/c she was turning left onto a one way and I would have gone around on the right if there was room. Both of the cars were turning left and it was actually a single lane two way street - so the driver in the wrong lane was clearly an idiot.
Nevermind... I just checked google maps and it was a one way there, but for some reason there were cars parked on the far left facing against traffic so I thought it was a two way street at the time. So the lady in front of me in the right lane obviously decided she wanted to get in the left lane - where she should have been to turn left. She started backing up without ever looking back - right into me! Luckily I yelled and started slapping the trunk all while managing to jump back a couple of feet. She quickly hit the brakes and pulled back forward. The trailer had jackknifed behind so I wouldn't have been able to roll back any further had she kept going in reverse.
She put it in park and got out of the car, looking worried and asking me if I was alright a couple of times, saying "I looked left and didn't see anything." She was nice enough and generally shaken by almost running me over that I totally forgot about being pissed and found myself on the verge of apologizing for slapping her trunk and telling her that I didn't do any damage! Hah! I also felt it was unnecessary to tell her to look behind her next time because I am pretty sure she almost had a heart attack. All I said was "Yeah, I'm fine" in response to her questions. I was speechless. When the light turned green I waited a good long time for her to finally make her turn before I crossed through the yellow. Oh, and the bike was fine too.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
H8TR 100
At least I am finally writing this, but it has already been a week and a half so details might be a bit hazy. I finished putting my bike together late the night before and there were a few new variables such as a new to me crank, new brakes, levers, and bars. I was also using a bmx freewheel that I beat to hell last fall during 'cross that made funny noises for a while (I assume until the sand was ground to a powder in there)and the walls of my rims had a dangerous amount of brake wear that formed a deep concave along what was once the machined braking surface. So I was a bit nervous about this, but I left with plenty of time and checked things out while I was still close to home. I was riding my crossscheck with 42-16 gearing and 28c conti four seasons.
The race was well organized (thanks Kittenfactory! and volunteers) and it was great to see so many friends there. I guess there were about 70 people at the start. I didn't have a good position during the neutral rollout, as I was busy chatting with friends, but I did briefly think about how I could easily pull a dick move and get right up to the front easily. Instead I held my position as I was expecting the same of everyone else - I just wished I wasn't sitting 40+ wheels back.
Once the race started in earnest I had a lot of work to do. It didn't help I was way undergeared on my single speed. I found myself spinning like crazy followed by getting into an aero tuck and drafting behind someone to rest a bit, then repeating for the duration of pavement. As soon as we hit dirt I was maybe 30 wheels back. I knew the trail well and was wondering if everyone would get single file for the narrow section next to the ravine. Nope, someone wasn't watching and went into the big hole, others scrambled for the narrow line and someone fell there too - holding everyone up. I acted quick, dismounted, jumped into the hole and ran up the other side - I probably passed 10 people here and the hold up left a gap in both directions.
I put my head down and worked hard to close the gap in front of myself and catch the leaders that were already out of view. I think I passed a few people before Lacy Rd and a few more after crossing Seminole. There was a 10 person or so chase group along seminole forming a paceline. I didn't think they were moving fast enough to catch the leaders, as I knew Jesse, Lyle, Nine and company were ahead and pulling away still. I rode along side them and saw we were getting close to the downed tree. I rode hard towards it so I could be the first over, hopped it like a 'cross barrier, remounted and was off as quickly as possible, leaving a gap behind. This section was grassy and the slowest part, but it was perfect for my gear at the time.
At this point I was all alone between the 5 leaders and the other chasers behind me, although I didn't know it yet. I put my head down and followed closely the line I had decided to be fastest the week before. Eventually I caught up to the group where Lyle was currently at the back. He glanced back quickly, not recognizing me at first. Then he took a longer look and I gave him a big smile knowing I had caught the lead group on my own, on a singlespeed no less. He said something along the lines of "you son of a bitch."
As soon as we hit the finished portion of trail I realized I had made a grave mistake in my gearing choice (my recon ride was on a ss 29er). I had to spin like crazy to keep up with any accelerations at the speed we were traveling. I asked if we could not speed up because I was running out of gear, but I think I was laughed at.
At this point it was pretty smooth sailing for quite a while. Nine chastised me into taking a few pulls, which I did, but I probably reached cadences in the 120 range in the process. It was hard enough just hanging on the back but I was hoping to make friends so they wouldn't drop me for a while. I was second to last into the tunnel and I got caught on the wrong side of some tape that I wasn't expecting. At this point I dismounted and went over it, holding Jesse up a bit behind me. He passed me and I chased after the reflective accents on everyone's clothing, as my light was worthless and I had forgotten to take my sunglasses off.
After the tunnel there was another barrier in the form of downed trees. A couple guys bunny hopped it but noone was tempted by the jump made out of rocks and dirt despite some strong encouragement from Jesse's brothers. Before crossing tunnel road Nine swung to the side of the trail grabbing his mussette bag hand-off while weaving dangerously in the process. I thought, "Wow - Nine must be serious - I just have 2 water bottles and a bit of food in my pocket..." After he emptied his mussette I noticed him holding it out in preparation for the toss. Having seen enough footage of mussette bags getting tangled in spokes, I gave him plenty of room. This was a good thing, because he just sorta held out his arm and let it fly loose behind him. Wtf, Nine? Don't you know that pros bunch it up and toss it to the side?
Shortly after the turnaround I saw that the chase was hot, despite being out of view from behind. The first group we passed was the paceline I had caught at Seminole - I remember Magnus being well represented, as well as some other strong riders.
Next up was the KOM section on Tunnel Road. It felt good to be on pavement and it's probably good we didn't have to ride through the tunnel again with other racers still likely going the opposite direction (it took me a while to realize we weren't passing through the tunnel again..). It took me a long time to notice, but the Polska rider from our group disappeared somewhere around here I think, so there was now 5 of us in the lead.
Jesse road hard up to and over the summit getting a bit of a gap. I was surprised to find myself climbing well and I lead the chase over the summit receiving encouragement from one of his brothers who had just handed off a bottle. Down the other side Jesse sat up and we were back together for a while. The second time through Belleville I fumbled with a food wrapper, finally trying to eat something solid. Jesse attacked once I had taken a large bite and I briefly thought of spitting the food out. I decided against it as there was already a gap and I couldn't close it being taken off guard, and undergeared into the wind as it was. I enjoyed my food and tried a couple more brief attempts to catch back on before deciding it was futile. Later I heard that they shared some pulls to make the attack stick, even though I was barely hanging on, and there was no way I would have been able to keep up on the pavement without gears... bastards! j/k.
Not wanting to wait around to get caught, I kept my head down and mashed into the wind in solitude.. all the way to Seminole. At this point I could see a few chasers behind me. In my oxygen deprived delusional brain I made a mistake and took Seminole a bit longer than I should have. My legs were dying and I could barely turn over my gear in the slow grass so it was oh so welcome. Certain the chasers had seen me and feeling no honor in making the top 5 after my error, I sat up and let the chasers catch me. There were only three of them and BJ was leading the charge looking surprisingly strong, so I was still looking at an 8th place finish, but my hopes of being the first singlespeed were dashed. I came clean about my mistake and told them to go ahead - jumping on the back at BJ's suggestion.
It was smooth sailing onto the pavement and over the beltline with BJ pulling the whole way. Maciej, the Polska rider who was dropped from the lead group earlier, and the only one with gears out of the group attacked before Midvale but then sat up, punching his thigh. I was thinking that there was traffic and now he had to wait, but apparently he was hurting and his leg cramped up. I took a bit of a pull and then pulled off, letting the others go ahead and following them into the finish (sorry I don't remember how the others in that group finished, but I was 8th).
The race was well organized (thanks Kittenfactory! and volunteers) and it was great to see so many friends there. I guess there were about 70 people at the start. I didn't have a good position during the neutral rollout, as I was busy chatting with friends, but I did briefly think about how I could easily pull a dick move and get right up to the front easily. Instead I held my position as I was expecting the same of everyone else - I just wished I wasn't sitting 40+ wheels back.
Once the race started in earnest I had a lot of work to do. It didn't help I was way undergeared on my single speed. I found myself spinning like crazy followed by getting into an aero tuck and drafting behind someone to rest a bit, then repeating for the duration of pavement. As soon as we hit dirt I was maybe 30 wheels back. I knew the trail well and was wondering if everyone would get single file for the narrow section next to the ravine. Nope, someone wasn't watching and went into the big hole, others scrambled for the narrow line and someone fell there too - holding everyone up. I acted quick, dismounted, jumped into the hole and ran up the other side - I probably passed 10 people here and the hold up left a gap in both directions.
I put my head down and worked hard to close the gap in front of myself and catch the leaders that were already out of view. I think I passed a few people before Lacy Rd and a few more after crossing Seminole. There was a 10 person or so chase group along seminole forming a paceline. I didn't think they were moving fast enough to catch the leaders, as I knew Jesse, Lyle, Nine and company were ahead and pulling away still. I rode along side them and saw we were getting close to the downed tree. I rode hard towards it so I could be the first over, hopped it like a 'cross barrier, remounted and was off as quickly as possible, leaving a gap behind. This section was grassy and the slowest part, but it was perfect for my gear at the time.
At this point I was all alone between the 5 leaders and the other chasers behind me, although I didn't know it yet. I put my head down and followed closely the line I had decided to be fastest the week before. Eventually I caught up to the group where Lyle was currently at the back. He glanced back quickly, not recognizing me at first. Then he took a longer look and I gave him a big smile knowing I had caught the lead group on my own, on a singlespeed no less. He said something along the lines of "you son of a bitch."
As soon as we hit the finished portion of trail I realized I had made a grave mistake in my gearing choice (my recon ride was on a ss 29er). I had to spin like crazy to keep up with any accelerations at the speed we were traveling. I asked if we could not speed up because I was running out of gear, but I think I was laughed at.
At this point it was pretty smooth sailing for quite a while. Nine chastised me into taking a few pulls, which I did, but I probably reached cadences in the 120 range in the process. It was hard enough just hanging on the back but I was hoping to make friends so they wouldn't drop me for a while. I was second to last into the tunnel and I got caught on the wrong side of some tape that I wasn't expecting. At this point I dismounted and went over it, holding Jesse up a bit behind me. He passed me and I chased after the reflective accents on everyone's clothing, as my light was worthless and I had forgotten to take my sunglasses off.
After the tunnel there was another barrier in the form of downed trees. A couple guys bunny hopped it but noone was tempted by the jump made out of rocks and dirt despite some strong encouragement from Jesse's brothers. Before crossing tunnel road Nine swung to the side of the trail grabbing his mussette bag hand-off while weaving dangerously in the process. I thought, "Wow - Nine must be serious - I just have 2 water bottles and a bit of food in my pocket..." After he emptied his mussette I noticed him holding it out in preparation for the toss. Having seen enough footage of mussette bags getting tangled in spokes, I gave him plenty of room. This was a good thing, because he just sorta held out his arm and let it fly loose behind him. Wtf, Nine? Don't you know that pros bunch it up and toss it to the side?
Shortly after the turnaround I saw that the chase was hot, despite being out of view from behind. The first group we passed was the paceline I had caught at Seminole - I remember Magnus being well represented, as well as some other strong riders.
Next up was the KOM section on Tunnel Road. It felt good to be on pavement and it's probably good we didn't have to ride through the tunnel again with other racers still likely going the opposite direction (it took me a while to realize we weren't passing through the tunnel again..). It took me a long time to notice, but the Polska rider from our group disappeared somewhere around here I think, so there was now 5 of us in the lead.
Jesse road hard up to and over the summit getting a bit of a gap. I was surprised to find myself climbing well and I lead the chase over the summit receiving encouragement from one of his brothers who had just handed off a bottle. Down the other side Jesse sat up and we were back together for a while. The second time through Belleville I fumbled with a food wrapper, finally trying to eat something solid. Jesse attacked once I had taken a large bite and I briefly thought of spitting the food out. I decided against it as there was already a gap and I couldn't close it being taken off guard, and undergeared into the wind as it was. I enjoyed my food and tried a couple more brief attempts to catch back on before deciding it was futile. Later I heard that they shared some pulls to make the attack stick, even though I was barely hanging on, and there was no way I would have been able to keep up on the pavement without gears... bastards! j/k.
Not wanting to wait around to get caught, I kept my head down and mashed into the wind in solitude.. all the way to Seminole. At this point I could see a few chasers behind me. In my oxygen deprived delusional brain I made a mistake and took Seminole a bit longer than I should have. My legs were dying and I could barely turn over my gear in the slow grass so it was oh so welcome. Certain the chasers had seen me and feeling no honor in making the top 5 after my error, I sat up and let the chasers catch me. There were only three of them and BJ was leading the charge looking surprisingly strong, so I was still looking at an 8th place finish, but my hopes of being the first singlespeed were dashed. I came clean about my mistake and told them to go ahead - jumping on the back at BJ's suggestion.
It was smooth sailing onto the pavement and over the beltline with BJ pulling the whole way. Maciej, the Polska rider who was dropped from the lead group earlier, and the only one with gears out of the group attacked before Midvale but then sat up, punching his thigh. I was thinking that there was traffic and now he had to wait, but apparently he was hurting and his leg cramped up. I took a bit of a pull and then pulled off, letting the others go ahead and following them into the finish (sorry I don't remember how the others in that group finished, but I was 8th).
Monday, March 30, 2009
Allen Lim's Rice Cakes
I've been eating these things quite a bit since I heard Magnus Backstedt talking about them while watching the ToC coverage. I picked up some Sargento parmesan straight from the cheese factory and it is awesome (award winning parmesan no less). Hmm... apparently the blocks I buy aren't on their website, and I only found an old news story regarding awards.
Anyway, here's the link to an instructional video.
Here's how I've been making them:
1 very large cup of rice (more like 1.5cups)
2 eggs
Enough Brigg's Liquid Aminos and Balsamic to make the rice mostly light brown in color.
A bit of salt and olive oil.
Grated parmesan cheese (I don't think they taste as good if you use too much).
Here's a more complete version if you dine on swine:
Anyway, here's the link to an instructional video.
Here's how I've been making them:
1 very large cup of rice (more like 1.5cups)
2 eggs
Enough Brigg's Liquid Aminos and Balsamic to make the rice mostly light brown in color.
A bit of salt and olive oil.
Grated parmesan cheese (I don't think they taste as good if you use too much).
Here's a more complete version if you dine on swine:
1 cup sushi rice
2 cups water
salt to taste
2 eggs
olive oil for scrambling
cooked bacon bits (optional)
ham diced small (optional)
balsamic vinegar or soy sauce (optional)
ground black pepper
grated parmesan cheese
Or Nutella,
Peanut butter,
Honey
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