The Second Pull Blog

Mofongo is a signature Puerto Rican dish that incorporates local ingredients and traditional cooking techniques. Served in a plethora of forms, mofongo at it’s simplest is cooked mashed plantains mixed with pork (usually bacon or pork rinds) and garlic, then served with a broth of some sort. Meant to be hearty and savory, this is my very loose interpretation of this beloved dish. This heavily deconstructed version of mofongo removes a lot of the deep frying involved and some undesirable ingredients. Sausage Ingredients: 3 lbs. of ground pork 1tbsp sea salt 1 tbsp crushed black pepper 1 tbsp cayenne pepper...

Your jump rope comes with plenty of cable which allows the shortest or tallest athletes to use our jump ropes. You can easily adjust the length with a screwdriver and a scissor or wire cutter. The proper way to measure your jump rope is by the following:   -Take the jump rope in either hand and step on the center of the rope with both feet together.   -Pull the jump rope handles up and towards your arm pits.   -The edge of the jump rope should come up to the base of your arm pits. If the handles don't...

For as long as I can remember bread pudding has always been one of my favorite sweet indulgences. It must be the perfect blend of moistness, fluffiness, and sweetness, or the fact that they're so many different ways it can me made with just left overs and a few simple ingredients. Cake, doughnuts, Portuguese sweet bread, waffles, fruit cake, chocolate chips, nuts, spices, and the list goes on and on.  When I decided to follow the paleo diet a couple years ago I realized I had to say goodbye to this delicious dessert as well as many of my other favorites. I...

  If you saw any pictures and videos of the CrossFit Games or Regionals last year or you happened to be lucky enough to be a spectator at these events, one thing I’m sure you noticed was the intricately placed bright and patterned tape that seemed to cover every possible body part of many of the competitors. This wasn’t some new CrossFit fashion statement, it was in actuality Kinesiology tape. Kinesiology tape is nothing new and there are a growing number of companies (i.e. ROCKTAPE, KT Tape, and ProTec Tape to name a few) who now manufacture it. It’s been...