It 'Aint Easy Being Green

OK, OK,

I know it has been a while since I've posted. I know it has been even longer since I've had a recipie to share. I'm sorry, really I am. The thing is, I've not been busy, I've not had other things to do, I've not been out living the big life. Truthfully, I've been lazy.
There have been fabulous meals, and funny stories. We've had good stuff, and bad stuff, and I've just not checked in. My bad.
So there is the apology, and here is the the funny and the eats :-)

I recently made a resolution to be GREEN. Really I made a resolution to not fill up my $75 gas tank as much, but it still counts. So Beck and I have resolved to bike to as many things as we can, but as you might guess, the first step is the hardest.
I've been looking for another new bike (I'll tell you about my first new bike in the GEAR section soon) but it seems that I'm unwilling to pay for the bike that I want at this time. The plan was to build a city bike that I could ride everywhere and be good enough to hook a trailer to, and hopefully race some 'Cross in the fall with. Well, I had te perfect bike all planned out, but it was $4K. Needless to say, that was not in the budget. This fact prompts my story.

The Sequential Vortex
I have been lusting for a Cyclocross bike since I bought my first road bike, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to add such a bike to the growing stable in the basement. As simple as it seems to procure one of these via ebay, the reality is 'not so much'. Anyway, me being me, I'm looking at townie beaters that are wayyyy out of the price range, so I decide to resurect my mountain bike that has been laying dorment for years. This seems like a good reponsible idea.
So I get the old Hoo Koo E Koo out of the rafters. I raid my parents garage to reposes my old fender rack and I make two trips to the local bike shop to get the two to meet.
I also have a reason to take a package to the post office that is about three miles away, so this is a SIGN. I pump up the tires on the old Hoo Koo, it takes me almost an hour to actually attach the rack to the bike (appatently this rack was designed for a different ride) and I'm off.
I'm GREEN baby! I'm feeling good, I even have my helmet on. I am Zen with the Earth and I'm smiling from ear to ear. Then I flat. It appears that my 15yr old tires were not up to the challange. I turn around and walk the bike about 7 blocks home. However, I am not detoured! Once home I get out the fancy bike and the shoes and begin to ride to the bike store to procure a new tube! Then I think better of it, i turn around (it is obviously not my day) and hop in the car to go to the bike shop.
Of course there are no matching tires for my 15yr old relics I need to buy two new tire and tubes. So $50 later I'm on my way home.
I'm pretty handy with the bike but, damnit, it took me 30 min to change both tires and tubes, and I still have not been to the post office!

Serves me right for having something to do with a bike out of the rafters.
The good part is that the bike got fixed and Beck and I rode to the post, (which is another story) dropped off the package, stopped by the burrito place, rode to our friends for beers. We rode home and had a great time! Gotta love the suburbs!

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Mothers Day Dinner
First course - Fume Blanc
Asian Salad
Romaine Hearts
Carrot Shreads
Orange Bell Peppers
Red Onion finely chopped
Dressing (Rice wine vineger, red wine vineger, honey, EVOO, Dried basil, S&P, Coriander)
Alaskan King Crab Claws steemed in Corona and half a lime an half a lemon

Main Course
Orzo Salad
Chilled Orzo
Cilantro
Coriander
Mix of Heirloom, yellow, red grape, and orange, tomatos.
Red wine vineger
EVOO
S&P
Pan Seared Scalops (sear them in EVOO and Butter with S&P and coriander)

Four biig claws and 12 big scallops later there were no leftovers.

MmmmMmm Good!