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Hiking Abraham-Lincoln in Vermont

April 8, 2022

Five miles on The Long Trail in Vermont. To the summit of Mt. Abraham and the top of Lincoln Peak. And back. Burn 1,200 calories on a beautiful half-day hike. Then restore a few just up the road on the Ben & Jerry's factory tour.

Aromatic Spring Vegetable-Potato Gratin

April 7, 2022

Delicious and beautiful. 50 cents per serving. If a gratin sounds like something you shouldn't try at home by yourself, the sound's deceiving. Click. Seeing, tasting and inhaling is believing.

What We Can Learn from Ginger Ale

April 6, 2022

You can make a glass of intensely flavorful, thoroughly refreshing and, yes, kinda sweet soda with a fraction of the sugar calories you'd get in a can or bottle of Coke or another industrial soda. This is the gateway homemade soda pop.

Tropical Fish Tacos

April 5, 2022

Mango-papaya ceviche with grilled halibut. A shockingly great flavor combination. An unusual but immediately lovable meal you'll make again. And again. 100% of your daily Vitamin C requirement and a complete fruit serving.

Moving Monday: 1 minute for your butt

April 4, 2022

Time for a 1-minute exercise you can do at home or at work. One example of something you should do once every hour or two. C'mon. Stand up. Flex those glutes and quadriceps muscles. Press Play to see the Way.

Slower Sunday Snowshoe

April 3, 2022

One small step at a time. Before it melts. Press Play. You'll see.

Coconut-Chile Shooters

April 2, 2022

Coconut milk with a few drops of chile pepper. Very high Pleasure Per Calorie score. Whether you knock one back as a pre-appetizer sip with a kick. Or use it to sauce a fish, chicken or vegetable dish in a hurry.

Climbing Mt. Everett

March 31, 2022

What a difference a letter makes. I'm in the Berkshires, not the Himalayas. A fairly serious hike, but you don't have to carry oxygen tanks. Or hire Sherpas. You can even bring your dog. Click for a great late Spring-early Summer day hike.

Rice Pudding Flashback

March 30, 2022

Less than 75 cents per serving of this rich, luxurious, creamy pudding without cream. Fragrant with coconut and cinnamon. Soft but still chewable. Juicy-fruity with fat raisins. Hardly any added sugar.

Falafel. Finally!

March 29, 2022

$2 for a substantial, satisfying, earthy and herbaceous first or main course. Or an addictive snack. High-protein vegan. Super low Glycemic Load. Great and simple. I don't know why it took me years to get around to making this. It's easy. Don't wait.