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Homemade Banana Bread

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Freshly Baked Banana Bread!

Here is another of my favorite receipts that my Grandma would recognize as food (see my comments about food for fueling), and that I use for food on the run. I will share a few secrets for this banana bread receipt, but not all. The receipt that I proved below is only a guide for you to make your own delicious banana bread. Feel free to add any extra ingredients that you like to your batter. My friend Neeraj likes to add Chia

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Hawaiian Shirt Ray’s Homemade Granola Recipe

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Homemade Granola is a great alternative to buying store bought granola. When purchasing store bought granola you need to be careful about what you are buying. Many store bought granolas are prepared with coconut oil or other oils that are high in saturated fat. Using my recipe you can avoid the bad fats and use heart healthier oils.

When I make my homemade granola I double the recipe below and store it in airtight containers.

Ingredients

5 cups rolled oats

½ cup brown sugar

½ cup molasses

½ cup honey

¼ cup

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Homemade “real” Ginger Ale

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A nice cool glass of real ginger ale

Ingredients

1 cup peeled, finely cubed ginger root

3 cups water

1 cup sugar

2 cups club soda

1 teaspoon lime juice

Preparation Peel ginger root and finely cube. In a covered sauce pan, bring the water to a boil. Add the ginger pieces and sugar and cover, reducing the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep for 20 to 30 minutes. Drain the ginger pieces from the sugar water. If you are going to

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Crystallized Ginger

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Crystallized Ginger

Ingredients

1 cup peeled, finely cubed ginger root

3 cups water

1 cup sugar

Additional sugar by weight of cooked ginger root

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Gingerbread Cookies

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Gingerbread Man with real Crystallized Ginger

Ingredients

2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

½ tsp soda

1 tsp ginger (you can add more ginger if you want)

½ tsp cinnamon

½ tsp salt

½ cup shortening (I use real butter)

¼ cup brown sugar, firmly packed

¾ cup molasses

1 egg beaten

½ to ¾ cup crystallized ginger (optional)

½ tsp grated lemon rind

1 tsp hot water

1 tsp vinegar

Preparation Sift the flour with the soda, spices and salt. Cream the shortening and add the sugar, creaming until mixture

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Tips to help with Upset or Sour Stomach

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Running an Ultra Trail Event

Last Friday I was at a Boulder Trail Runner’s BBQ and the subject came up about having to drop out of races because of upset or sour stomach issues. It is frustrating on race day when the mind and legs are willing, but the stomach has its own plans. It always seems like the odds are against us having mind, body, and stomach all cooperating together on race day. After searching the web for

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