The Irreverent Manifold

July Weightloss Update

Mike — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:01:32 +0000

2010 Weight Tracker

Mike — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:32:47 +0000

I got injured; I got lazy; I got fat. Time to get thin.

Goal: drop 30 pounds by Christmas.

Fettuccine With Lobster and Green Curry Sauce

Mike — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:31:36 +0000

Marie and I made this meal and a salad back in February. The meal took a few hours to prepare, but turned out incredible. The salad was a spinach and blue cheese salad with sliced apples and spiced caramelized pecans. The main dish and the salad combined to be one of the best meals I’ve ever eaten.

Grilled Ahi Tuna Nicoise Salad

Mike — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:23:16 +0000

I made this meal for dinner for Marie and myself last week. It takes a couple of hours to prepare and the ingredients include:

haricots verts, fresh thyme, onion, roasted red/yellow peppers, fingerling potatoes, red/yellow pear tomatoes, garlic, kalamata olives, anchovies, spinach leaves, and seared Ahi tuna filets.

New Bike

Mike — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:47:57 +0000

Got a new road bike. Adding a new dimension to marathon training.

2010 New Year's Resolutions

Mike — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:01:15 +0000

Here are my resolutions for the year of 2010.

Resolution 1: Make homemade potstickers.
Comments: I can’t find good potstickers here. I found a recipe by a real Chinese man online instead.

Resolution 2: Food Goals.
Comment 1: Can only eat pizza if I make it from scratch
Comment 2: No fast food except one Arby’s visit in April
Comment 3: I’ll largely be following the Cretan nutrition style (Link)

Resolution 3: Develop my first iPhone application.
Comments: This application will likely be related to the hockey site that my brother and I run.

Resolution 4: Learn at least 1 song on the guitar.
Comments: The learning process has been slow going so far.

Resolution 5: Exercise Goals.
Comment 1: 1,000,000 seconds of exercise
Comment 2: Run two marathons

An iPhone Test

Mike — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:21:13 +0000

A post from my iPhone.

White Bean Soup

Mike — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:33:27 +0000

I made a white bean soup last week from scratch. I had been saving chicken bones and used them to create a chicken stock the night before preparing the soup. The stock was made up of pretty standard ingredients: chicken bones, carrots, onions, celery, leeks, thyme, parsley, bay leaf, and white peppercorns. Here is a picture:

I soaked the beans overnight. To get the soup started, I cooked some smoked bacon in my olive oil for a few minutes – just long enough to transfer the flavor. I then added the following to the olive oil (sans bacon): onions, carrots, celery, garlic, tomato paste, chopped tomato, and the beans. I threw in some fresh basil, parsley, thyme, and rosemary. Finally, some sherry wine vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper.

Between the preparation of the stock, the soaking of the beans, and the cooking of the soup, the process is a long one – but totally worth it. The soup was incredible and I had meals for several days. I definitely recommend making your own chicken stock from scratch.

Weekly Mileage Update

Mike — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:21:09 +0000

Weekly Mileage Update

Mike — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:09:51 +0000