Dinner with mtbchick :: Seared Duck Breast
Gourmet dinners are best made at home. They cost a fraction of a 5 star restaurant bill, and it’s fun to prepare good food with loved ones. We’re on a kick here in the mtbchick test kitchen, and together with Alex Boone, we’ve created an amazing duck dish.
Dinner with mtbchick :: Best Bison Burger with Haricots Verts and Roasted Potatoes
One of the joys of being a cyclist is the amount of food one can eat. And the privilege of consuming a burger is one of pure bliss. As challenging as it may be to convince a vegetarian to partake in meat eating, the resulting happiness is worth the effort.
Lunch with mtbchick :: Roasted Tomato and Orange Bell Pepper Soup with Mushroom Panini
After a cold ride in the mountains, nothing warms the heart and soul like a bowl of hot soup and a sandwich. And here at mtbchick.com kitchen, we’ve turned into a bit of a soup kitchen– where we feed hungry mountain bikers. The latest soup on the menu is the Roasted Tomato and Orange Bell [...]
No Holiday Weight Gain! :: Sign the Page and Make Your Pledge!
Each year as the sun edges further and further to the South, we cuddle up in blankets with hot chocolate and eat rich foods, something our Paleolithic ancestors would have done in order to gain fat for warmth and fuel stores. With the proliferation of food in general, and more notably our sedentary lifestyles, we [...]
Tuna in Thyme :: Lunch with mtbchick
Of all the interesting herbs growing in our garden, Thyme has been the most surprising. I have never, at least in recent memory, used fresh Thyme before now. Thyme is usually delivered to my cooking vessels via a glass bottle with a plastic shaker lid– dried and less flavorful than fresh, perhaps even stale and [...]
How to Lose Weight :: Part 1
You are the magic bullet in this weight loss project. Not a pill, potion, shake, or a diet. No “Fat free” no “gluten free” (unless you actually have celiac disease), no high protein, no carb-free no fads, just real advice to a healthier and happier you. There are many reasons our country has monumental percentages [...]
The Grubby Gourmet :: Tantalizing Tuna
It’s lunch time, and you haven’t any time. Rather than grabbing junk food to go, spend 5 minutes preparing a delicious an infinitely healthier meal. Most likely, there is a can of tuna in your pantry. You likely also look at that can often, moving on to look at something more tempting. Canned tuna will [...]
In the Kitchen with mtbchick :: fish tacos and more
While pizza is still a mtbchick mainstay, I have been experimenting in the kitchen quite a bit of late. As the weather warms, it almost makes sense to have tomatoes. The incredible flavors of heirloom tomatoes come to us from local farmer’s markets as well as Trader Joe’s. Tomatoes are actually more valuable to us [...]
In the Kitchen with mtbchick
Here is a look at what’s been happening in the mtbchick kitchen for the past week or so. Indulge! Underneath the crepe-paper shell of the tomatillo is a sticky green tomato. Rinse in hot water to remove the sticky film and slice or quarter for sauteeing. The bitter and tart tomatillo transforms into a sweet [...]
How (not) to cook with IPA :: Beer in the Kitchen
I am fairly adventurous in the kitchen. But I typically know how to avert the ultimate disaster which happens to be inedible food. Most of my mistakes in the kitchen revolve around things like garlic: too much garlic is a good example. I must say, however much garlic goes in to a dish, it is [...]
