4/19 rides

[Bad JuJu]

Sigh . . . well here are a few pictures of me making pizzelles on this not so fine spring day!

Pizzelles! Yum! When I was in the navy, my Italian friend's mom used to send her pizzelles--and she was so good about sharing. You could do worse things on a day that didn't lend itself to riding.

[Zen]

Pizelles
I knew they must be bad for you.
I dare not taste a one,cookies are my Kryptonite

[solorider]

I still have my fingers crossed that we're finally done with the snow here in Michigan- we had loads of it this year and I'm really ready for spring to stay! sorry to hear that some of you are still getting dumped on...

I finally was able to get in a longer ride today - I'm hoping to do a 75 mile ride 2 weeks from today- but have only managed to fit in commutes so far this year.

Today was a nice cool comfortable 45 F, and foggy, and a great ride- I fit in 25 miles before my in laws got into town- and it felt so good to be on the bike for longer than my 20 minute commute, and seeing some different scenery. I found a new route that I hadn't tried before that thankfully was a road with very few potholes.

the pizzelles sound great- I haven't had any made fresh in many many years.

[Susan126]

OH Cookies are my kryptonite too! I usually make them to give away. I'm sending some to my son this week plus I'm taking some in to a friend at work who helped me with a project. A nice way to say thank you. Oh I do eat a few for myself but they are nice quick and easy cookie for me to make for people. And my friends just LOVE them.

You can shape them into a tube too. When they first come off the iron they are still soft. You have to work fast because they "harden" up FAST! Sometimes I will roll them around a thick wooden dile. After a few seconds I remove them and I have a "tube" shape which I can fill with my cream cheese frosting using my pastry bag and tip. And I even add frest summer berries along with the frosting too! Now these are no doubt a lot worse for you but they are also very delicious too! I usually make these in the summer as an after dinner or after bbq dessert. For company usually. Great with coffee, iced or hot!

Oh well I just bike an extra 20 miles after eating one of those!

Forgot to add . . . Joe and I went to the gym today. We did 50 minutes on the eliptical machine, 10 minutes on the stairs, and then did some weights. Tomorrow after work I hope to get a bike ride in! Depending on weather!