One of Jess's friends gave her this recipe. I tried one today and fell in love. Although I did just finish a bike ride, I would have eaten anything. I think I should make some for the Mt Taylor Winter Quadrathlon. http://www.mttaylorquad.org/
1 cup melted butter
2 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup peanut butter
Mix and put in a 9x13 pan.
1 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
4 tablespoons peanut butter
Microwave and spread over crust. Refrigerate until set.
You can make a half sized batch and put it in a 8x8 pan to decrease the damage.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Vanilla Waffles
Jess has a cookbook completely filled with waffle, pancake and other delicious breakfast food recipes. This is one of my favorite ones.
1 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
3 eggs separated
1 cup milk
5 tablespoons melted butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Mix the dry ingredients. Mix the egg yolks, milk, butter and vanilla, don't over beat. Beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Gently fold into the egg whites. Do not over mix, it is OK to have a small swirls of egg white.
1 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
3 eggs separated
1 cup milk
5 tablespoons melted butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Mix the dry ingredients. Mix the egg yolks, milk, butter and vanilla, don't over beat. Beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Gently fold into the egg whites. Do not over mix, it is OK to have a small swirls of egg white.
Gear head
A "gear head" is a term my family has for people obsessed with obtaining toys. I think I qualify in more ways than one. The bike I got a year ago and by the way crashed is a double. Meaning it only has two chain rings, the gears next to the pedals. This replaced the bike that I bought with Jess before we got married. That bike was a triple. (These bike were the cheapest entry level Giant road bike that the bike shop sold.) We put a lot of miles on these bikes. I did the triple bypass ride in Colorado on my Giant. 120 miles. 10,000 feet of climbing. http://www.teamevergreen.org/node/2 I also did the Albuquerque century on it.
So, back to the story. Going from a triple to a double, I lost my three lowest gears. My lowest gear on my triple was the small chain ring 30 teeth and the the biggest gear on my cassette (the gears by the wheel), 25 teeth. Gear ratio 2.3. Gear inches 31.7. Meaning for every turn of the cranks the bike goes 31.7 inches forward. My new bike had a gear ratio of 3.0 and a gear inch of 41.2 with the small chain ring (39 teeth) and the big cassette gear (similar cassette 25 teeth). To get a similar gear ratio on my triple you would have to be in the fourth from the largest gear on the cassette. So, I lost my three lowest gears.
So, my dilemma. I have been toying with the idea of doing Mt. Evans ride this summer. Mt Evan ride is a up one of the fourteen thousand foot peaks in Colorado. Colorado has more than 50 fourteeners, but this one has a paved road all the way to the top. I really think I will miss those three lowest gears. Also Jess and I signed up for the Iron Horse this year. www.ironhorsebicycleclassic.com/citizen_tour It is a ride where you race the train from Durango to Silverton. I would like those gears on this ride as there is probably 5,000 feet of climbing.
Jess was smart. When we were shopping for a bike for her, she insisted on getting a triple. My bike was a deal I found on the Internet, and I figured I could get accustomed to whatever gearing came on it.
Well they make a compact crankset, a double with smaller chainrings, for people who want to climb or are wimps or both. But the price of a new is exorbitant, like $450. I found an incredible deal on a brand new Ultegra compact crank on craigslist for $125. Now my lowest gear has a gear inch of 35.9 inches. This gives me back about one and a half gears. There is a way to get last gear and a half. A cassette with large cog of 28, that is a gear inch of 32 inches.
So, I am a gear head in multiple ways.
So, back to the story. Going from a triple to a double, I lost my three lowest gears. My lowest gear on my triple was the small chain ring 30 teeth and the the biggest gear on my cassette (the gears by the wheel), 25 teeth. Gear ratio 2.3. Gear inches 31.7. Meaning for every turn of the cranks the bike goes 31.7 inches forward. My new bike had a gear ratio of 3.0 and a gear inch of 41.2 with the small chain ring (39 teeth) and the big cassette gear (similar cassette 25 teeth). To get a similar gear ratio on my triple you would have to be in the fourth from the largest gear on the cassette. So, I lost my three lowest gears.
So, my dilemma. I have been toying with the idea of doing Mt. Evans ride this summer. Mt Evan ride is a up one of the fourteen thousand foot peaks in Colorado. Colorado has more than 50 fourteeners, but this one has a paved road all the way to the top. I really think I will miss those three lowest gears. Also Jess and I signed up for the Iron Horse this year. www.ironhorsebicycleclassic.com/citizen_tour It is a ride where you race the train from Durango to Silverton. I would like those gears on this ride as there is probably 5,000 feet of climbing.
Jess was smart. When we were shopping for a bike for her, she insisted on getting a triple. My bike was a deal I found on the Internet, and I figured I could get accustomed to whatever gearing came on it.
Well they make a compact crankset, a double with smaller chainrings, for people who want to climb or are wimps or both. But the price of a new is exorbitant, like $450. I found an incredible deal on a brand new Ultegra compact crank on craigslist for $125. Now my lowest gear has a gear inch of 35.9 inches. This gives me back about one and a half gears. There is a way to get last gear and a half. A cassette with large cog of 28, that is a gear inch of 32 inches.
So, I am a gear head in multiple ways.
Monday, January 18, 2010
German Pancakes
I have no idea if this is an authentic German recipe.
When Jess was young, her and her brothers and sisters would watch through the oven door window with great anticipation to see these pancakes rise.
6 eggs
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cube butter
I mix it in a blender. Beat the eggs. Mix in everything else except the butter. Melt the butter and tilt it around the pan to coat the bottom. Pour in the batter. Bake at 425 for approximately 20 min. My family always eats this with lemon juice and powdered sugar. Jess's family put it in a bowl and puts milk and granulated sugar on it.
When Jess was young, her and her brothers and sisters would watch through the oven door window with great anticipation to see these pancakes rise.
6 eggs
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cube butter
I mix it in a blender. Beat the eggs. Mix in everything else except the butter. Melt the butter and tilt it around the pan to coat the bottom. Pour in the batter. Bake at 425 for approximately 20 min. My family always eats this with lemon juice and powdered sugar. Jess's family put it in a bowl and puts milk and granulated sugar on it.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Health Insurance
I am so glad that I have good health insurance. I just got a bill for the two weeks at University of New Mexico Hospital, $123k. The rehab hospital was about $10k. For the last several months I have been several bills a week, so I don't have a guess of the total. The bill from UNM is completely covered. If we did not have insurance, I don't know how one could pay a bill like that.
When I had ACL reconstruction, I had 80/20 health insurance. So, I paid 20% of my MRI, ortho clinic visits, and ACL reconstruction surgery. It was doable. I was happy to get a replaced ACL, I had enough to pay the orthopod. I don't have enough to pay 20% of $130+ thousand.
When I had ACL reconstruction, I had 80/20 health insurance. So, I paid 20% of my MRI, ortho clinic visits, and ACL reconstruction surgery. It was doable. I was happy to get a replaced ACL, I had enough to pay the orthopod. I don't have enough to pay 20% of $130+ thousand.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Lemon Squares
This is my older sister Sandra's recipe.
Every time she would come to visit, she would bake something delectable.
Crust:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 cubes of butter
2 cups of flour
bake in a 9x13 pan at 350 for 20 min, cool.
Filling
4 eggs, beaten
1 tsp baking powder
2 cup sugar
4 tbsp flour
2/3 cup lemon juice
Bake at 400 for 25 min. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Every time she would come to visit, she would bake something delectable.
Crust:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 cubes of butter
2 cups of flour
bake in a 9x13 pan at 350 for 20 min, cool.
Filling
4 eggs, beaten
1 tsp baking powder
2 cup sugar
4 tbsp flour
2/3 cup lemon juice
Bake at 400 for 25 min. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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