Not Enough Veg.? Keep Asking!

I had to laugh to myself.  Last week in Amsterdam at one of the most premium hotels, I ordered a large side of garlicky sautéed spinach with my breakfast of two runny eggs and salmon. I told the server I liked a lot of veggies so please ask the chef to prepare a nice, hefty […]

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Unnecessary Additions

Why is it assumed that one would automatically want certain things with their meal when dining out? A basked of bread with butter is easy enough to turn away before the server actually even places it on the table but what about sides that come with a meal that weren’t on the menu? This evening, […]

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Finishing Strong…With Chocolate Milk?

Oh, geez….here we go again.  One of the interesting parts of receiving subscriptions to several triathlon and running periodicals is all the curious promotions from random products ranging from compression socks to running water bottles to ‘EPO Boost’ pills to, of course, ‘sports nutrition’. I feel the need to use quotes as many of the […]

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How Do You Say “Lara Bar” in Dutch?

I’m not quite sure, but I don’t need to learn, now that I’ve found two good ‘in a pinch’ options for travel!   I spent my first afternoon in Amsterdam wandering around all the shops along the canals,  throughout the museum district near our hotel and into Old Town, too. I popped into a juice […]

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