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Beautiful, easy, available. Like this.

August 26, 2022

The Burbank Trail. Along the Yokun Ridge of Lenox Mountain in Massachusetts' Berkshire Mountains. A perfect example of a green-peace-of-mind hike in a park you never heard of. 60 - 90 minutes that makes your whole day. A little more than three miles with a very gradual 500' elevation gain and 500-calorie burn.

Spinach, Ricotta & Vitamin-Filled Pepper

August 25, 2022

A compact flavor and vitamin bomb. Takes less than 5 minutes to turn 4 ingredients into a deliciously fresh, aromatic vegetable dish that's wonderful on the side or at center stage. Rich and smooth. Fresh and bright. Luscious.

Potato Salad Salsa Verde

August 24, 2022

Mellow, tart and slightly spicy at the same time. Big, rich, deep flavors to coat the season's first, fresh new potatoes. Total comfort food with a Mexican accent. Less than $5 for enough to feed four or more.

Sandwich of the Month: Edamame Baba

August 23, 2022

The Far East and the Middle East meet over a piece of really good bread. The fresh sweet pea-like flavor of the thick Edamame Puree and the smooth, smoky, garlicky Baba Ghanoush make one of the all-time great flavor combinations.

Naked Exercise #12: No-Lawn Mowing

August 22, 2022

Stripped down. No lawn. No mower. Great for lower and upper body strength and muscle tone. And a moderate intensity cardio exercise, too. Burn 100 calories in 15 minutes. Better and Free. All you need's a floor.

Slower Sunday: Let’s do a 360. Slowly.

August 21, 2022

We're cruisin' through it all like a day dream when, kinda suddenly, we stop. Because we really have to ...

Peach-Blueberry Pie. Wow

August 20, 2022

This is what summer should taste like. A light, intensely flavorful but not too sweet dessert. Pretty terrific for breakfast, too. Amazing how easily you can make this Better and Cheaper than you can buy it. 70 cents per slice.

The Walk That Ate France, Italy and Switzerland. The Tour du Mont Blanc

August 19, 2022

10 days in the French Alps, the Italian Alps and the Swiss Alps. 107 miles of calories-burning in a place where it’s pretty easy to replace those calories. Moderate your local cheese and wine consumption and see the spectacular sights while you burn way more calories than you consume.

Fig & Feta Pizza for Late Summer Brunch

August 18, 2022

Very luscious. Slightly sweet. Soft and crisp. Highly aromatic. The perfectly seasonal fruit, cheese and bread brunch. Fresh figs are at the Farmers Markets right now. You should be, too.

Sudden Summer Tomato Soup

August 17, 2022

Two minutes from thought to bowl. Suddenly, before you know it, dinner's on the table. Big, fresh tomato flavor barely enriched with yogurt and olive oil. And the fragrance of a little basil. And you have plenty of time to enjoy it.