Another week has passed and it's still very cold, although the snow has held off. We did our second group ride on Sunday with much fewer riders showing up which I can only attribute to the very cold temps. Zach took us on a different route down the Lake Front Path to Calumet Park. Good ride although sections of the road had some really nasty potholes that would have been a problem with a larger group. Once again Zach and Mike blew my legs off by constantly taking off the front. Don't worry Zach, MTB season roles around your going to be hurting! All in all it was a good ride and I needed a good beat down like that.
After the ride I took Leyla over to her Mom's and then dropped by Ben's so he could set the lower race on my SID WC fork with his fancy new race press. I then made my way out to Ukrainian Village to a my co-worker John Bower's place. Bowers has no formal culinary education and has never worked on the line but he is easily one of the most talented people I know for being self educated. John decided to "clean out the fridge" and do a Szechuan hot pot. Basically this is just a bubbling cauldron of red death in which you place random vegetables and meats till they are done. In the beginning it is not all that spicy but over time the broth reduces and becomes more concentrated! With the addition of Szechuan peppercorns (a mild anaesthetic) this
becomes a face numbing/mouth burning experience. The beauty of the meal is that its not all wolfed down at once, you do it in stages with little breaks for beers and xbox games. Communal eating has always been my choice for meals. It allows for more human interaction instead of stuffing your face and mumbling in between bits. I guess that why we drive down to Chinatown so often where all the dishes are served family style.On a side note our team kits should be in very soon!! I can't wait to get out off the mish-mosh of gear that I'm now wearing and get looking PRO again.
BTW, sorry for the crappy pics but I never have a camera with me so I use the iphone.
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Hi! Good job on your blog' I enjoyed reading it. I also like the song by the Aggrolites- will have to look into more of their songs. I don't remember the last time I purchased a new song.
I have a recipe for you, it is simply tasteful. Sea Bass with some lemon juice and dill. Cover with slices of seedless cucumber (like scales) sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake in the oven uncovered. Yummy!!
I threw a recipe together tonight and came out really good. Chicken breast with a marinade of olive oil, sherry cooking wine, apple jelly, basil, salt/pepper and minced garlic. keeping it in the marinade, cooke uncovered in 375 oven for 30-40 mins. I also sauteed some onions with butter and topped chiks when they were done.
Your sis is not too shabby!!
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Yeah, it seems the way things are going, I'm going to hit my peak in the middle of February, which doesn't do me much good. By May, you'll be coming right around and likely humble me every time we go out.
Oh, that hot pot looks fantastic – maybe someday we can get a posse and some beers together and have a night spent eating, drinking, and talking about dudes with huge thighs and shaved legs.
Hot pot is a great idea in this weather. I'm partial to shabu-shabu myself. Though, my favourite for communcal dining these days is either Korean BBQ or Ethiopian. I say a group ride ending at San Soo Gab San for Korean BBQ would be awesome.
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