Blueberry Banana Bread
One of our favorites is Blueberry Banana bread. Whether mid-summer with fresh picked berries (like today) or thawed berries from the freezer, it is delicious. Today we tried a new variation substituting apple sauce instead of the shortening. The result was even more flavorful AND the blueberries were evenly distributed, rather than weighted towards the […]
Smoked Chicken Legs and Thighs
We have become turned to chicken legs and thighs as our meat of choice lately. We have become dissatisfied with chicken breasts and Teal thinks the thigh meat also makes better chicken salad for her sandwiches. The more flavorful and juicy meat responds well to low and slow cooking. I was then looking for a […]
Wheel tensioning and truing
The wheels were laced up and the spokes initially tightened. The Atomic Zombie tutorial videos were great. Plus Sheldon Brown’s wheelbuilding page yield more detail. The primary means of keep everything straight is simple turns counting. 4 turns initially, 2 , and then checking against a stationary reference. I did this on the desk by […]
Recumbent trike component fabrication
The plans called for using a lot of salvaged components from other bikes. I don’t have any frames to cut apart and wanted to use modern components for the most part. The first pieces built up were the wheels. This was my first experience building bike wheels. These are built from BMX components and I […]
Recumbent trike axles
The front axles of the trike are some of the highest stress load components. I am using 20 mm BMX hubs but now need axles to match. The AZ (Atomic Zombie) plans call for taking bolts, welding on some material and then grinding to “fit”. I wanted to to do better. The axles start out […]
