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Penne with Broccoli (Aglio e Olio)

This dish is one of my favorites and is really a variation on a theme. It’s basically a broccoli version (the one I cook most) of aglio e olio…or pasta with garlic (aglio) and oil (olio). To make this dish at home takes little time and will cost you pennies; to order this popular dishContinue reading “Penne with Broccoli (Aglio e Olio)”

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#116)

A gym bag full of wet clothes.Four pounds of dog food.Two Christmas cards.A small book.An extra long cable lock. You may not be able to tell from this photo but man was it a cold ride tonight…the first ride this season where I had to put a scarf over my mouth as not to breathContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#116)”

Repair vs. Recycle

I came across this manifesto at Open Bicycle (click it to make it larger)…It really makes you think, at least it did to me. I always feel I’m “doing my part” when I recycle (and feel guilty if I don’t). But just imagine if we didn’t recycle (or replace things)…we repaired them. The simplest exampleContinue reading “Repair vs. Recycle”

Multi-Grain Pizza and Two Loaves of Bread

If you are a regular reader of this blog you know two things about me. One is that I like to ride bikes, and the other is that I like to bake and eat homemade bread…a lot. I eat some sort of bread product at almost every meal and have not purchased a loaf inContinue reading “Multi-Grain Pizza and Two Loaves of Bread”

Clay Pot Chicken

The 30th president of our country, Herbert Hoover, once uttered these famous words of hope and positive thought for our nation as we went through tough times of another era: “A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage.” Now I of course agree with the first half of the sentence but notContinue reading “Clay Pot Chicken”

Frigid

Well the storm that swept the entire nation–from the west coast straight through to the east–finally barreled through town yesterday and the previous night…bringing with it frigid temperatures. Here’s a picture of “the mule” just before my early morning commute (thankfully I have a mere mile commute these days). And yes it was (is) asContinue reading “Frigid”

Porta Biciclette (Window Bike)

The image was found here, but the little icon says SuperEdo.it What the…? I’ll be the first to admit that it’s difficult to find places to store bikes (I have six…three are parked in my living room; one hangs from the ceiling on a bicycle pulley system). But I have to admit I’ve never seenContinue reading “Porta Biciclette (Window Bike)”

Early Morning/Cazenovia Park

This photo was sent to me by my cousin, Joe Verrastro, artist and photographer. He sent it in response to a post I wrote recently regarding my own thoughts on spirituality (click here to read it)…one way he gets in touch with the Divine is through his lens and his art…and it’s easily apparent. It’sContinue reading “Early Morning/Cazenovia Park”

Easy (and delicious) Winter Frittata

Well first of all if you are a regular reader of this blog you can see by the picture at an earlier post this week that I have not gone grocery shopping…it’s mostly the same ingredients pictured. But it’s how you use and interchange the ingredients that makes things interesting, I suppose. At any rate,Continue reading “Easy (and delicious) Winter Frittata”

It’s The Little Things

Yesterday I was out doing errands on the mule (my predominant winter bike) and stopped at a local bike shop for some advice. I needed to replace a shifter cable but I’d be darned if I couldn’t find how to remove it. I had taken the shifter off the handlebars and the cable seemed toContinue reading “It’s The Little Things”