Free Lunch. Free, fresh asparagus soup.
The exception that proves the rule. Free, fresh asparagus soup for lunch. Great hot. Even Better chilled. Better than Cheap: free. Here's how and why.
Condiment Alert: Make this Sauerkraut
Massage cabbage with salt for a few minutes. Get the best sauerkraut you ever had. 4th of July, your hot dog's gonna be thrilled to be in a bun with this. You'll be even happier. Even if you think you don't like sauerkraut, good chance you'll like this.
Long, cool licks for long, hot days:
Strawberry-Rhubarb Popsicles
Strawberry-Rhubarb Popsicles. Tart rhubarb. Really ripe strawberries. So sweet you won't even think about adding sugar. A deeply sweet and wonderfully refreshing Way to end a meal on a hot day. Welcome to summer.
National Strawberry Shortcake Day
Nothing better than a handful of fresh strawberries except, maybe, Strawberry Shortcake. You can make the shortcake biscuit dough in five minutes flat. Seven to ten minutes in the oven and you've got a killer dessert for $1. Let's celebrate.
A Spanish Tortilla: The Cool Frittata
This is terrific chilled or at room temperature - just the way it's served in tapas bars throughout Spain. A light but substantial high-protein snack or meal that you can prepare in advance. In 15 minutes. Flavorful and satisfying. Make it after breakfast. Come home to it for dinner.
A Whiff of Spring. Inhale. Lose Weight.
With a pizza, not a breathing exercise. Turns out great aroma - and lots of it - causes you to eat less. Here's a short summary of three studies that add up to ... less. And a killer recipe for Highly Aromatic Spring Pizza.
Green Seasonal Sandwich, Part 2: Spinach
A spinach-feta omelet on challah toast dressed with romesco sauce. Completely delicious. A meal-in-a-sandwich for ten minutes in the kitchen and less than two dollars. Not many calories. Not much Glycemic Load.
Snacking on National Trails Day
Two all-day hike's worth of fruit leather for two serious hikers who care about what they eat on the trail. 12 cents per serving. A half-apple and its Vitamin C per serving. A snack that tastes exactly like the fruit, but more intense. Tastes just as good at home.
Eggs Florentine. Pizza, no muffin.
An Italian twist on the American brunch. A strikingly healthy brunch pizza for four. Super-low calorie, zero Glycemic Load spinach and eggs on a very thin, crisp pizza crust. Looks too good to eat. And tastes Way too good not to. Happy National Egg Day!
Warm Brioche. Strawberry-Rhubarb Stew
You break the brioche open while it's still warm and you want to bury your nose in it. Then you coat it with the Strawberry Rhubarb Stew. When that's gone, you lick off your plate. Less than a buck for an irresistible little breakfast.