MM, drinking a cold one in the shower is from my days in a boxing program at a once grand athletic club. Remember that heatwave this summer in Britain? it's like that half the year here, and this fun tatty gym had NO air conditioning! Except in the bar, where one wasn't allowed 'till one was clean and changed. Except to get a beer for the locker room. Good times. Boxing will teach you to kick butt fearlessly in other sports.
A lot of the food here is Creole, meaning French, Italian, and African fusion. So I was just thinking that it might not translate too well, even into other parts of the States. The whole economy of New Orleans has become based on people coming here to eat, and if we weren't different they'd stay home.

And pedalfaster, post more recipes! That sounds wonderful- I just don't like to play with fire after a hard ride, I get kinda stupid. But for the night before that's just a perfect dish!

Another fun carb, and this sits in the fridge well- potato salad with a sour cream and dill dressing. There's a lot of really icky ways to make potao salad, but this is good and easy. Boil a bunch of red new potatos, let them cool. In a salad bowl put a little mayonaise, use the real stuff like Helmanns, add sour cream, or sour cream and low fat yoghurt, and use real sour cream. The lowfat kind will be gross. Dump in a lot of finely chopped dill, fresh is best but dried will work fine, and whisk it together. Skooch of salt and pepper. Chop up those potatos and add them about a third at a time and toss. A little dressing goes a long way, so the mayo and cream is not a big hit to the hips but the dill is wonderful on potatos, and it's a change from pasta. Same medium chain carbohydrates, and great in the summer. I'd have it with some nice tilapia cooked quick in a skillet, but I like a nice wallop of protein, I do a lot of weight work still.

Lizzy