and then I was like “vroom vroom vroom”

Jan 31, 2016 | Food, Hobbies, Holidays | 1 comment

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.