Slower Sunday: In Awe
When it comes to good health benefits, research shows that the feeling of awe is more powerful than joy, pride, contentment and other positive emotions. Try some. Press Play.
A Walk Through Time
I was working on a "little things in the shadows of big things" Walk. But I got lost in the fourth dimension. Time. The subway stairs were the entrance to a huge archaeological dig. That led to the last bit of old growth forest in New York City. What a trip.
The Walk That Ate Salt Lake City
Mountain hiking, city walking and city eating. All in a day. An 8-hour day, not counting restaurant and food truck stops. Burn Way more calories than you consume while you sightsee it all.
Arancini. Great balls of rice.
Always make too much risotto. Roll up the leftovers and fry them. Ten minutes later you have a great treat. Serve them with a salad or a spicy tomato sauce. Or make them small enough to just pop in your mouth.
Cassoulet Shortcut: Not pork & beans
Onion, garlic and herb-scented. Tomato-sweetened. Earthy, creamy beans. Smoky bacon. Rich, plump sausage. And a whole flavor experience much greater than the sum of its great parts. A classic in 45 minutes.
Almost Spring Risotto
You can't make the spring asparagus and morels grow faster. But you can make an equally luscious risotto with green beans and shiitake mushrooms. Right now. Pretty easy to make a great risotto in 30 minutes. Just stir.
Flexible Monday: Hug your knees
Let's start the week loose. Comfortable. Flexible. Because flexible muscles make everything easier and less tiring. Today's Way'll relax and stretch your lower back and hips. Make them feel and function better.
Irish Soda. No Bread. Pop.
Green soda. Way Better than green beer. Delicious. Five minutes to make a batch that'll keep in the fridge for five days. Just squirt in some sparkling water whenever you want a glass of soda. Make your own. Improve your health. Save money and planetary wear and tear.
Poas: Through the clouds to the steam
An easy hike through an eerie environment. A nice walk in a place that has a slightly off-planet feel. Costa Rica's Poas Volcano. Way up in the Cloud Forest at 8,800'. Still active and steaming.