Rim to Rim to Rim: Anticipation to Euphoria to Del...

How do you begin to write up a continuous 18-hour adventure (not counting the long build-up that preceded), one full of the most indescribable highs and lows, the likes of which insist on playing out in your head well after the stimulus to the emotion has gone? It’s been three full days since we completed our mammoth journey, and I’m still reliving the experience. My mind has created a cycle of sub-par highs and...

Wholesome easy granola bars (very kid friendly to ...

I was going to post something non-baking related this week, but then Bobbi Jo asked for healthy granola bar recipes. For the record, Bobbi Jo’s son Trey, now in second grade, has got to be one of the most charming, naturally charismatic little fellows I’ve ever met. He has this endearing, sweet and easygoing sense of humor that is just magic. I’m sure Bobbi Jo hardly expected her no-pressure, casually...

This Run Gets to be “Epic”: Pawnee Buc...

Not a recipe post this time, folks, but somewhat food related, and very fitness relevant! Sometimes, experimenting with reductions and alternatives to granulated sugar in cooking and baking, I play this little mental game with myself. I pretend I’m at an impasse with a logical hard-liner who relentlessly quips, “sugar is sugar”. Attempting to not become frazzled, I try to muster knowledge of facts and...

Quick Post to my Boulder Stroke-and-Strider friend...

When it comes to training and racing, who says sports fuel can’t be focused and fun? Now, more than ever, sports nutritional options abound, from malt balls to jelly beans, for preparation, fuel, and replenishment. We think it’s high time the classic cupcake took a turn in the spotlight. As timeless as birthday parties, cupcakes today are truly vogue, taking the cake (literally) in weddings and other...

Naturally Homemade Energy Bars 4: Chocolatey Quino...

I’ve been starting to feel caught in a looping time warp, or at the very least  like a broken record, given post after post of oat-brimming energy/breakfast bars. When our friend Brendan challenged me with a nut, soy, dairy, oat and wheat free energy bar, however, I couldn’t resist. Plus, the fact that I could not include my staple oats presented an opportunity to break free from the redundancy I was creating,...

All Natural Energy/Breakfast Bars Round 3: Super C...

This bar is dedicated to Jessica, who patiently listens to me rant about the likes of Monsanto’s monopoly over increasingly tainted soybeans, and any other topic that gets me all riled up enough to drastically lessen the perceived duration of the slog up Left Hand Canyon to Ward, even before I take the time to get my facts straight.  What’s more, she reassures me that she loves how much I talk when we’re...