velochicken: Fun with Food and Friends (and a little bit of training, too)

After suffering thru sickness most of last week, I finally made it back on the bike. Jen decided to make me really suffer for taking time off by coming over and having a roller party on Friday. Well, she and Sonja were on trainers. I was on my rollers. She led us thru 1:30 hours of hell. I was so exhausted near the end of the workout that I rode off the rollers twice. Jen decided that I had not suffered enough so the three of us met up again Saturday for a ride up to Great Falls. Several hill repeats later and I am toast. My reward for all this was dinner. Turns out that Jen is a great cook and offered to whip up something special for a Saturday evening get-together.

Jen in the kitchen. She's as good of a cook as she is a bike racer, and that's pretty darn good.

Jen invited some friends over to the party. It was a pleasure meeting Tom and Eric, and getting to spend time with Anne. I'd met her at a race earlier, but didn't get to spend any time with her. She is a hoot and had me laughing all night long. Oh my gosh, some of the stories she and Marni were telling.

Tom, Eric, and Anne.

Azucar was on her best behavior. She only took one piece of bread off Anne's plate during dinner.

Marni and Jen with a hungry Azu looking on.

Jen prepared a pasta dish with chicken and chorizo.... so very yummy. The full dinner menu consisted of hummus and bread as an appetizer, pumpkin/squash soup, a nice salad, the pasta, then ice cream and cake with fruit for dessert.