Category Archives: Recipes

belated birthday post

zoku

Saturday was my birthday! If you’ve been reading for a while, you might know that last year was my Golden Birthday. I turned 28 on the 28th. I celebrated by doing 28 things. Compared to last year, this year wasn’t quite as exciting. My main plans were to go for a bike ride, but after…

how to make cannolis

Cannolis recipe

It’s that time of year. The weather gets warm. I spend hours in the beautiful weather riding my bike. I ride further and faster as I train for upcoming summer races. And I get hungry. REALLY hungry. Did you know that you can burn anywhere from 300 – 1,000 calories an hour when cycling? No…

4 spring and summer desserts to satisfy your sweet tooth

blueberry tart

Has anyone ever asked you if you prefer salty or sweet foods? I typically answer both. I love sweets. I love salty snacks. And which one I want at any given moment depends on my mood. Today’s post is a guest post from Sierra. She describes 4 spring and summer desserts that the sweet tooth…

smoothie recipe

Smoothie Recipe

I’m on a big smoothie kick right now. Smoothies for breakfast. Smoothies for lunch. Smoothies for snacks. It’s an easy and fast way to get healthy calories and I’ve been burning a lot since I started my road bike training this spring. I accidentally biked 72 miles on Saturday. The weather was perfect and I…

meyer lemon coffee cake

Meyer Lemon Coffee Cake

I’ve always had a thing for citrus. According to my Mom, my first sentence was, “More orange juice please.” It really isn’t a sentence (where’s the verb?), but don’t tell her that. I still love my 100% juice, lots of pulp orange juice. It’s a staple item that I buy every week. In fact, as…