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The Cyclist’s Kitchen: Yummy Gifts from the Kitchen

Just in time for the Holidays, sports nutritionist Nancy Clark has delicious ideas for healthy homemade food gifts from your kitchen! Who doesn’t like a yummy gift of homemade food! Whether you give a certificate for breakfast in bed or fill a tin with trail mix, food gifts are welcome treats for hungry athletes. These [...]

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Fava & Garbanzo Bean Spread

Are you headed to a holiday party and need to take a little something along?  Or maybe you are in for the evening and you just need a snack to get you through.  Ellen has come up with the perfect lower calorie alternative to the “high calorie” treats of the Season.  She likes to put this [...]

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Spiced Comfort Drink for a Cold Day

Ah, those beautiful fall days! It’s the absolute best riding weather of the year! Sometimes the weather is a little unpredictable or we stay out longer than we intended and before you know it, the weather has turned on us and it is a cold ride home. After some rides my friends and I get so cold, [...]

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Roasted Vegetable Couscous

After a long day of riding the mountain trails, you can build up a good appetite.  This dish from Ellen Comeaux is great to serve in the fall for a dinner with friends. Ellen prefers to serve it with gamier meats, but says it can be served with any protein.  Her preference is lamb, followed by duck.  and her husband loves [...]

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Pan Asian Ahi Sushi Towers

Pan Asian Ahi Sushi Towers

The Pan Asian Ahi Sushi Towers can be served over mixed greens to turn into a yummy salad course or serve alone as a first course.  This is a great summer time dish as it requires very little cooking and is served chilled.  This also goes great with a nice glass of Pinot Gris or [...]

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Summer Fruit Smoothie – Just for YOU!!

After spending a week in the Caribbean, I defiantly have fresh fruit smoothies on the mind.  I took those sweet fresh fruit drinks right from my beach vacation to my after workout treat.  I hit the trail with my husband in Park City on Saturday morning and by the late afternoon we were both enjoying [...]

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