Monday, July 20, 2009

Recent "goods"

Last week we stopped by Henry's and noticed while the salmon didn't look that great, the shark filet's did! Score.



Add to that a decent salad (zucchini, bell pepper, red onion, sweet butter lettuce blend, tomatoes, and the last drop of Annie's Naturals roasted pepper? dressing and balsamic vinegar) and Trader Joe's brown rice medley? Delish!

We didn't even over-eat.

Yesterday we were invited coast-side for some BBQ's and beers. Anything barbequed is good, and when you mix it with Alaskan Smoked Porters that have been "brewing" for a year or three? Uhm...YUM!

Mushrooms and squash in butter, garlic, and spices grilled in foil, BBQ chicken with a sweet marinade, and Kashi Rice Pilaf.









Nice somewhat healthy a.m. snack

Friday, July 17, 2009

Downieville food!

Sorry, we didn't sample much of the local eats, but we did cook a lot of food in camp!

Not healthy, but I'm a sucker for sour gummy worms on road trips.



Dinner #1!



Veggies, veggies, and more veggies







Breakfast on the stove

Monday, July 6, 2009

4th of July Eats!

Here's a sampling of some food throughout the weekend:





So good you can almost reach out and eat it



First course of 4th of July BBQ

Thursday, July 2, 2009

How to make dinner, in just a few easy steps...

It's been awhile, but the foodage hasn't been changed up much. A few nights ago I had a stellar dinner. Here's how it went:

1. Get out the spices 'n stuff



2. Apply to a TON of veggies in a Ziploc(tm) (or is it (R)?) and mix. Lay out your ton of veggies on baking sheets.



3. Get quinoa in a pot ready to boil



4. Get out your killer looking steaks



5. Apply some of those spices to your steaks



6. Cook dinner.

Here's the most important ingredient - a loving spouse to do it all while you ride the trainer!! Key thing there. I got off the trainer and dinner was almost ready to go. Yum-sauce.

The baked veggies (yes, we actually have some LEFT OVER):



Steak and quinoa, ready for veggie application:



Aws yah.



I'm ready for my close-up



Perfection



Happy eats.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Travel food

Without my steel cut oats this was breakfast!



Pre-race snack



Post-race meal at Wahoo's. Not as good as I was expecting.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Food pics

Dinners have basically been status quo, but here's some food over the last few days:

Camp breakfast! FTW



Quick Cook Steel Cut Oats made with JetBoil, agave nectar, sliced almonds, Craisins... Not a light-weight backpacker setup, but it works for car camping.

SIMBREE!



I realize it probably looks gross, but it's been chilling in my Camelbak since early May. That means its gone through a vast array of temperature differentials. Taste was awesome, just took some pulling apart of the "bites".

Birthday (not mine) dinner! In the produce bags were a head of broccoli and asparagus. Mixed up the two with olive oil, spices, and balsamic vinegar. Mixed up some zucchini squash, bell peppers, and red onion with olive oil and spices separately. Roasted it all and had that on a bed of quinoa. The steaks were grass-fed filet. OMG. So good.



(Not my) birthday dessert.



Who needs restaurants when you eat this well? That was one HEAVY cookie. Not taste-wise, just weight-wise. The ice cream was delish. I'll be honest, my first bowl did not include a cookie, but it did include a dash of Whaler's Vanilla Rum and a bit of chocolate syrup. I need to work out more so I can eat like this every night.

I've seen other cyclists gnoshing on Stoneyfield with fruit, and was ever so jealous. Individual 6oz containers are about as pricey as it gets for regular yogurt. But wait! Henry's now carries Stoneyfield Organic yogurt in 32oz containers, and it is only marginally more than the Brown Cow ($.048/container). So, I picked some up to try.



I'll be honest, I was expecting more. It's good, but my taste buds have acclimated to Brown Cow vanilla. Will report back later after I've had it a few times.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Better late than never...

Memorial Weekend special: