Recipes

Two Quick Chicken Marinades

Comments Off 16 January 2010

Chicken is boring. Don’t kid yourself. It is. It’s really f-ing boring. But it can be fun and sexy just like all the other meats -it just needs to dress better and make an effort, ya know? When I’m feeling bummed out about Chicken’s girl-next-door ho-hum-ness, I invoke a good marinade. Marinades are simple, easy, [...]

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Recipes

Chicken Larb (Don’t call it a meat salad)

6 Comments 12 January 2010

Chicken Larb! Larb is one of my favorite dishes in the wide world. It’s a type of Lao “meat salad” that I first encountered in Thai restaurants. The taste is fresh, bright and explosive – and the nutritional profile is a number one stunner. When made with boneless, skinless chicken breast it contains almost no [...]

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Food

Food Bonanza in Progress

4 Comments 10 January 2010

It’s Sunday and today marks our first full week in Arizona. I’m tired, calm, focused, and satisfied. There were a lot of unknowns coming into this experiment and things are working out.  That’s exciting. In seven days I’ve gotten back to three things that make me energized and balanced: riding, writing, and cooking. There’s still [...]

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Nutrition

Kitchen Sink Smoothie (Or “How to Build a Kick-Ass Smoothie”)

5 Comments 07 January 2010

[Scroll down for recipe.] General Guidelines for Building a Kick-Ass Smoothie or Shake I love a good smoothie. I have a long history with protein shakes (like the Double Chocolate Pecan Protein Shake, which you should try immediately if you have not already). I enjoy the challenge of making something that sounds so terrible (“protein [...]

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Nutrition, Nutrition Products, Reviews, Wellness

Ch-ch-ch-chia! It’s for breakfast.

9 Comments 23 December 2009

You heard me right. I’m eating Chia. Out of a bowl. With almond milk. Voluntarily. Chia Goodness contacted me a little over a month ago to ask if I would like to sample their new cereal and I happily agreed, remembering the hairy Chia plant characters of my youth with a fond sigh. They sent [...]

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Fitness, Nutrition, Weight Loss

Trust me, exercise won’t make you fat.

7 Comments 14 August 2009

I almost titled this post “If you’re reading Time Magazine, you already have a problem.” That’s how much I despise that rag. Last week they released a story about how exercising makes you fatter. Or something like that. By the time I finally felt compelled to see what the hell was going on, I was [...]

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