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Thanksgiving’s Greatest Hits: The Sides

November 21, 2023

The sides are the answer. The question: What's missing? Here are some Ways to fill in the blanks on your plate. To add lusciousness. Or lightness. Maybe brightness or crunch. A salad, a glazed vegetable, a gratin, a pancake.

Don’t Fall Fall: Heels and Toes

November 20, 2023

A 3-minute exercise to strengthen and train the muscles you use to stay on your feet. A dynamic balance exercise. It's not as goofy or easy as it looks. A little like tightrope-walking. No rope, no net. You can do it right on the floor.

Slower Sunday: I like them up here

November 19, 2023

Just last week, there were a lot more leaves up here. And a lot fewer down there, on the ground. They went from green to yellow to copper to brown on the ground. Makes you wonder.

Thanksgiving’s Greatest Hits: Starters

November 18, 2023

How do you want to ease into your holiday dinner? Ease of preparation and serving are high on my list. Here are three easy, delicious, impressive starters you can make in advance. A sweet potato "pizza", an astonishing mushroom mousse, a simple and pure parsnip soup.

Wine Country Wilderness Walking

November 17, 2023

Proof positive you can find a great walk or hike pretty much anywhere. You may know Napa, California, USA as a place to eat and drink - or drink and eat - but you probably don't know Skyline Wilderness Park is just a few miles from the center of town.

Thanksgiving’s Greatest Hits: The Mains

November 16, 2023

We're in the final countdown. Mere days for all the decisions, shopping and preparation. So I'll suggest a few possibilities from the BCS Greatest Hits archive. Starting today with the Main Course. Deeply delicious dishes with Calorie Counts and Glycemic Loads you'll never regret.

Fry the cauliflower. Pass the ketchup.

November 15, 2023

Manchurian Cauliflower. Might be the best Fall vegetable dish of the year. Really. You could love this even if you think you don't like cauliflower. An unusually delicious dish you'll make a hundred times if you make it once.

Sweet Potato Pie. Pizza Style. Mozzarella. No marshmallows.

November 14, 2023

Warms the heart and eases the mind of the tradition-seeking guest. Gets a smile and a sigh of relief from the one who can't bear the thought of another marshmallow-covered candied yam casserole.

Don’t Fall Fall: Balance and stretch

November 13, 2023

It stretches, it strengthens, it balances. And gets you off your butt. It's the Quadriceps Balance & Stretch. Multi-tasking on one foot. Cost-Benefit Analysis: a lot of benefits for three minutes of your time.

Slower Sunday: Sittin’ on the dock

November 12, 2023

Me and the pelican, we were both watchin' the tide roll away. Wastin' time. I remember it. Clearly. Must have been a Sunday. Press Play. You have a minute to waste. C'mon, it's Sunday. Whistle along with us.