Once you get the knack of it, rolling things in a cabbage leaf is an easy Way to a delicious, warm, satisfying meal with big doses of Vitamins C and K and powerful antioxidants.
When it gets really cold, it's time to make ribollita, a deeply delicious and satisfying potful of Tuscan kale soup, something between a rich vegetable soup and a vegetable stew. A complete and soulful meal in a bowl.
Sparkling water. Blow-your-own-bubbles for Better Cheaper seltzer and soda pop. The gift that improves health, saves money and prevents planetary wear and tear. Not bad for something that costs $84 and fits under the smallest Christmas tree.
The most amazing thing. I grew a salad in my kitchen - in 16 days. In Winter. In New York. In this AeroGarden thing. Seeing is believing. Click for the photos.
I was thinking about the Indians and the Pilgrims. Which got me thinking about my CSA farmers. And my neighbors who gather every Tuesday for the little ritual of picking up our farm shares. All of us living in the New York World, not knowing how to grow food.
Really. Crisp, buttery potatoes. Rich, melting eggplant. Luscious cheese sauce. It's practically the national dish in Greece, where they make it with ground lamb. That's what I was doing when I thought, why not make Turkey Moussaka?
Deeply delicious. Spicy and sweet. Rich and bright. Substantial but not heavy. Maybe the best-ever use of leftover turkey. So good it makes me think Better of turkey. More than enough flavor for a party.
Before you finalize your Thanksgiving meal planning, let's do a little preventive math. Add up those future calories. And subtract a future walk's worth of calorie-burning.