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Homemade Power Bars
This Protein Power Bar recipe is derived from a recipe that my cycling coach, Steve gave to me. I added some nuts and almond flour and slightly tweaked the amounts from the original recipe. It is easy to tweak with different protein powder flavors, nuts, and dried...
Itchy-O on New Year’s Eve!
For the fourth time since September, we got to see Itchy-O. This time it was for New Year's Eve at the 3 Kings Tavern on Broadway in Denver. The show was unbelievably energetic -- the combo of Itchy-O's performance with an energetic crowd. Check out all my photos and...
Black Eyed Peas
Hard to beat a nice pot of black eyed peas on a chilly day. This recipe is simple, yet packs a bit of spice with the jalapenos. Give it a try and feel free to tweak the spiciness to suit your tastes. Ingredients 1 bag dried black eyed peas 1/2 onion, chopped 2...
Chickpea & Eggplant Curry
I love the flavors of curry dishes, so I decided to try to make my own. Below, I have included a recipe that I just sorta made up this weekend. In actuality, I have only made this twice and each time was different. With the curry flavor, you can experiment with...
Baked Egg in an Avocado
Earlier this year, this recipe was spread all over my Facebook feed. I'm not sure how many of my friends actually tried the recipe, but it is very, very good (and simple). I got the original recipe from AllRecipes.com. The recipe is very basic and you can modify it in...
Colorado Krav Maga
Over this past summer, my son took an interest to learning martial arts while visiting his grandmother. Upon his return, we visited a few martial arts schools in the area. After checking out jiu jitsu, taekwondo, and karate schools, we found Colorado Krav Maga online....
Fire TV Stick vs. Chromecast
Last week, I received my [easyazon_link identifier="B00GDQ0RMG" locale="US" tag="pgandersoncom-20"]Fire TV Stick[/easyazon_link] that I bought from Amazon the day it came out. I already use a Chromecast, XBox 360, and PlayStation 3 for streaming to my various TVs. I...
What makes Google’s Inbox App Different
I've been using the new Google Inbox app on my phone and the web for several days now, and I think I'm sold on the idea. For the first couple of days, I was treating Inbox like another version of Gmail. I wanted to "mark as read" or "archive" things. But then I...
Hands on with Inbox by Gmail
I got my invite to try Google's Inbox by Gmail late last night. I immediately gave it a try to see if would solve the problem of my overflowing Gmail inbox. My first impression of Inbox is that the interface and design look really nice. It is based off Android...