Saturday, I went crazy on the bicycle. Normally, I ride 12-14 miles or so at a fairly decent pace - some hills, but not much to speak of (sorta). LOL. Yesterday, I upped the ride to 20 miles and it turns out that extra 8 miles was all hills. What was I thinking??? To top it off, at mile 14, Gary challenged me to a race and we sprinted for 3 miles at about 35-40mph. The last 3 miles were a bit less crazy but I was totally beat and famished afterward. So, fixed a yummy meal of steamed veggies with chicken and rice and then did nothing for the rest of afternoon.
Sunday, we did a recovery ride for 50 minutes - just gentle riding to work out the kinks. For a reward, I cooked some roasted veggies with a 7 grain concoction. It turned out pretty good.
Marinade Mix
- 5 tablespoons (more or less) of olive oil
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 3 cloves mashed garlic (more or less to taste)
- 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds (or, get fennel bulbs, slice and put in veggie combo in you prefer)
- salt/pepper to taste
Veggie Combo
- 2 Zuchini - sliced lengthwise
- 2 Yellow squash - sliced lengthwise
- 3 bell peppers (I used orange, yellow, and red) - seeded and sliced in nice thick chunks
- 5 baby red potatoes (dice into 1 inch pieces and microwave for 5 minutes)
- 3 shallots - whole
- 3 tomatoes - halve and scoop out seeds
Marinate veggies in marinade for 15-30 minutes. Put all veggies EXCEPT tomatoes and yellow squash in a roaster pan (spread out). Roast for 25 minutes and flip the veggies. Add the tomatoes and yellow squash and roast 15 more minutes. Eat and enjoy. Serves 3-4. I plan to use my leftovers in a nice roasted veggie soup mix I'll be doing later this week.
