Smell the Roses, Taste the Zucchini
Take a 3, 4 or 5-mile walk through The Rose Garden and The Edible Garden at the New York Botanical Garden. Or through a botanical garden near you. Burn a few ice cream cones worth of calories.
Telluride Hiking 101. Brownies optional.
If you're still looking for your summer adventure hike, this is a great place to start. The landscape is breathtaking. So is the altitude. Here's the perfect morning-long getting-to-know-you hike. Spectacular open views of everything. An orientation tour at a glance.
Pop Stars for a hand-held 4th of July
This is what I want melting in my mouth this holiday weekend. Popsicles. Savory and sweet. A meal on a stick. They're delicious. They're fun. They make everyone smile. Pursue happiness.
Hot Dogs for the 21st Century
What's going to be on your plate this 4th of July? If it's meat, read this before you go shopping: results from a Harvard School of Public Health study and from my grill. Halve your meat and double your fun.
Your Monday #24: Knees up. 1 at a time
A simple, gentle exercise to strengthen and train the muscles you use to stay on your feet. A dynamic balance exercise you can do on a balance board or a pillow. Summer's coming: get ready for surfing. Hang five.
Slower Sunday: Dune Boogie
You're walking in the sand. You sink in a little more with each step. You know that when you get to the top of the dune, you'll have a spectacular view of ...
Fresh Tricks from the Farmers Market
This Way is about shopping as much as cooking. Shopping for whatever's phenomenally fresh right now. And adding a two-minute trick to your dinner preparation time in return for a great version of a simple dinner.
The (River)Walk That Ate San Antonio
San Antonio's a city whose biggest tourist attraction is a ... Walk. A River Walk. Miles of riverfront lined with walkways, parks and restaurants. A perfect place for a Walk That Ate. Nine miles, four or five hours, 1,500 calories burned. Have another taco.
Too hot to cook? Cool. Make gazpacho.
It was 95 F. Felt like 105 with the humidity. It's cool not to cook. It's cool to take a chilled bowl of refreshing, slightly spicy soup out of the fridge. A 15-minute job, start to finish. No sweat. Just seasonally ripe, cheap vegetables in your blender.