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Winter Greens Gratin

February 16, 2022

Winter's answer to salad. Smoking hot, right out of the oven. Chard, kale, onion. Brown on top, bubbling throughout. A very green and rich-but-not-heavy gratin casserole. You'll be so happy you made it. And amazed you made it so easily.

Chicken Pot Pie. Redeemed.

February 15, 2022

Nothing like the frozen stuff you remember from your childhood. This is everything Chicken Pot Pie always wanted to be. The perfect steaming hot dish on a still-cold late winter night. Shockingly delicious. Call it something else if that makes you feel better.

Moving Monday: 1 minute for your neck

February 14, 2022

The Perfect Valentine's Day exercise. C'mon, get necking. Because even if you exercise vigorously for an hour daily, too much sitting the rest of the day significantly increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity. So when you're in front of your TV or computer, do this for a minute, every hour or two.

Slower Sunday: Big, hot and steamy

February 13, 2022

I'm not talking about Mary J. Blige in the half time show. I'm talking about Poas. The old volcano everyone knows by its first name. At the center of Costa Rica. So big you could put five stadiums in its crater. A real force of nature.

Super Bowl Math: The Snack Odds

February 12, 2022

What are the odds you'll gain - or lose - weight during the big game? You burn about 100 calories per hour by sitting upright, chewing and talking between bites. What you're chewing makes all the difference.

Walking On Lava

February 11, 2022

This is a magical place. Until I saw lava flow into the ocean and form land, I didn't really understand time or space. Give this walk a chance and it'll change you.

Rainforest Snacks: Patacones Lite

February 10, 2022

About 10 cents for a very flavorful and satisfying bite-size snack. With lots of Vitamins A and C from your fresh, homemade plantain chips topped with sour cream and pineapple or chorizo. Could be the Super Bowl snack of choice here in Costa Rica.

Party Flavors

February 9, 2022

No fumbles. If you're eating while you're watching The Game, you need a handheld strategy. Snacks that stay on your little plate, in your hand or in your mouth. Even while you're jumping up and down. May the best snacks be eaten.

Kale, mushroom, garlic: Winter Pizza

February 8, 2022

Pizza spends a few minutes in a really hot oven. So do kale chips and portobello mushrooms. A match made in the oven. A perfect winter flavor combo with a crisp pizza crust and gooey cheese.

Living Room Olympics: No-Ice Skating

February 7, 2022

Your event's coming up this week. So let's practice. No skates. No ice. No mittens. No striped tights. But almost all the exercise benefits of real skating. Balance and strength.