I biked with MapMyRide!
Distance: 12.94mi
time: 01:15:46
pace: 5:51min/mi
speed: 10.25mi/h.
http://mapmyride.com/workout/1869276683
It was supposed to be a Supermoon ride but by the time we rode the moon was already high in the sky. We rode to The Other Door for their delicious tacos which are some of my favorite ever. Totally worth it even if the super moon was just average 🙂
I biked with MapMyRide!
Distance: 5.57mi
time: 32:29
pace: 5:50min/mi
speed: 10.29mi/h.
http://mapmyride.com/workout/1460538987
The Other and I went on a ride today, it was chilly (see what I did there with the title?) – about 56* – but once we started riding it was ok. Still blocked in on both sides by the high water but we made the most of it.
For dinner we had Bertolli Classic Meals for 2 which are complete frozen meals with 2 servings which heat up in about 15 minutes. They are pretty good – better than most of the other frozen dinners on the market. The food tastes high quality and the meat isn’t rubber. On a busy work night or when you just don’t want to cook these save a meal of fast food so there are really nice. I get mine from Peapod but you can probably find them in your grocery freezer case and I totally recommend you try them out.
First outdoor ride of the season and although most of the paths around me are still flooded I was able to do almost 7 miles! My legs were pretty good – not too tired thanks I assume to my indoor bicycle trainer. However being out in the pollen was hell on my lungs! I’m sure after a short adjustment period I will be back on track.
I biked with MapMyRide!
Distance: 6.64mi
time: 43:57
pace: 6:37min/mi
speed: 9.06mi/h.
http://mapmyride.com/workout/1457083847
For dinner I made the Blue Apron “Creamy Lemon Pasta” which turned out great. I love lemon in pasta – its my new favorite thing. I don’t think the spinach added anything but maybe I just chopped it too fine. The garlic breadcrumbs were amazing though and very easy to make. I recommend you try this recipe.
I have been doing some slow cooking lately and have been using this hand me down crock pot which I think was actually from my Nana and Boppa. It works but now that I have been doing this more, I can tell there are some things its missing. For one, its small. For two (and biggest) the interior is not removeable so you always have to wash it by hand. Boo!
The The Other told me that new crock pots are only $30 on amazon AND they have a removable dishwasher safe interior. Yay!! Plus its larger! Double Yay! So I ordered one and it arrived yesterday.
For the first meal in my new crockpot I decided to make Mississippi Roast – simple and delicious. Simply delicious. Seriously, if you own a slow cooker, you need to make this recipe. Plus I think with only 3 ingredients, its counts as “Clean Eats” 🙂 Here is the recipe if you want to try it yourself, which you totally should.
The start of the meal:
4.5 hours later (on high)
I decided to serve it over egg noodles so here is the finished product.
So now that I have eaten all that deliciousness I decided to go for a bike ride. I’m lying – I rode my bike before I ate – after I ate I just laid on the couch 😛 But seriously I did ride my bike today, although indoors, but tried a different strategy which I think worked out great. Instead of planning to ride 5 miles, I set a timer for 30 minutes then played a video of mountain bikers on the screen and listened to my audio book. Since I wasn’t focuses on how many miles I had left to be finished the ride actually felt much shorter and I actually rode farther than 5 miles!
I am pretty proud of my steady pace as well. Only one dip in the center there which is when the cats started fighting. Because of course they can’t let me exercise in peace.
The Other and I made a Blue Apron tonight. I am not usually a huge fan of pork chops but I am a sucker for mashed potatoes, peas, and goat cheese. In certain situations kale is alright too.
We decided not to put the spice mix on the pork chops, not because it was too spicy but because it had a licorice flavor (Ground Fennel), which I dislike. Overall turned out better than I expected, and the pork chops had a nice flavor.
Tonight made two Blue Aprons, kinda by accident. I started with Sumac-Roasted Sweet Potato & Farro Salad and realized The Other would not like it. Between the raw kale and ancient grains I knew this wasn’t a dish for him.
Conversely, we had a Hominy & Poblano Pepper Pozole recipe that I knew I probably wouldn’t like. Although I love soup, I’m not a big fan of Pozole, especially since it’s usually done spicy.
Both dishes came together pretty fast, and making the soup second probably helped the salad taste better since the ingredients had time to meld.
The Other said the soup was great – good flavors and not too spicy – and I really enjoyed the salad. I liked the sumac sweet potatoes since that spice is a little sweet and added great flavor without being overpowering like brown sugar usually is. Overall two great meals that I would recommend.
The Other was having a bad day so I bought him a smiley face chocolate pop to cheer him up. I am not sure how well it worked!
I ate at Meatheads the other day which is a gourmet burger joint. They really do have delicious burgers however I was reviewing my cup and noticed something disturbing.
Maybe its on a secret menu?
For Christmas, The Other, got me the most coveted item on my wishlist. A Triumph Daytona 675R. It finally came in last week and we went today to pick it up!
It was a balmy 42 degrees F today but sunny so honestly not too bad. Would I want to do this regularly? probably not, but it wasn’t the shiver-fest I was expecting. Scott met me at the Harley shop (which also happens to be a Triumph dealer) to ride home. It made what probably would have been a rush to get home into a pretty great ride. We did stop for coffee once to warm up and rest but otherwise we rode straight through. Regardless it was fantastic and I can’t wait for spring so I can ride regularly. I was even thinking of taking it out tomorrow to fill it up with gas..
This bike is completely different from the Spyder (which is still a great bike, don’t get me wrong). Everything on the bike is made for performance so its not exactly make for cold weather and heavy boots and gloves. It has features like a lap time and shift alert based on RPMs. The sales guy said they do some track days (including track training) and invited me out so maybe I will try that and really see what this bike can do!! It definitely likes to go fast – about 50 mph the bike really smoothes out. So much fun!!
For dinner The Other and I made a Blue Apron recipe “Chicken and Sage Biscuit Pot Pie” which was perfect after a cold day of riding. It was easy to put together and super delicious – I would make this recipe again. I really liked that to make the biscuits you simple dropped the dough on the top of the filling mixture and then cooked in the oven for 12 minutes. I also liked that the vegetables were large and roughly chopped. Again, this was a fast quick saving tip that made everything come together faster. The only thing we changed in this recipe was to make the Roux (flour/oil mix) in a separate pan before adding it to the pot of vegetables – I think any other way would have resulted in a mess and a watery sauce.
Been trying to eat healthier but simpler. Last night we had pork stir-fried with rice.
I have had pork in the past but it’s not my favorite. It’s either bacon or a super dry pork chop. Both are kinda underwhelming. (Except jowl bacon which is amazing!) Why would I eat pork when I could have perfectly deliciously beef?
Anyway, The Other said that pork is delicious and I should give it another shot so I did.
The Other cooked it up with some hosin sauce and white rice and it was pretty great. Better than beef? No. But definitely my choice over chicken. I look forward to trying it in other dishes.
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