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The Year on the Trail: 2014

December 30, 2014
Dick Sandhaus

A great year in wonderful places with wildly different end-of-the-trail destinations. Only one Way to get there. Put your best feet forward until you arrive at the jaw-dropping spot. Make the resolution: be in shape for more trails in 2015. Press Play for Persuasion.

Slower Sunday: Sticky Fingers

December 28, 2014
Dick Sandhaus

I've always been a hands-on kinda guy, though this isn't always what I want all over my hands. But I do think this is what long weekends are for. What Slower Sundays are for.

Roll Your Own: The Tortilla Gift Kit

November 4, 2014
Dick Sandhaus

If you like corn and rustic bread, there's nothing better than a fresh, just-made corn tortilla. If you eat gluten-free, the BCS Tortilla Kit is the best culinary gift you can receive. I made fresh ones 3 Ways. Click for the results - and the stuff you need to do it yourself.

Slower Sunday: Couldn’t make this up

October 26, 2014
Dick Sandhaus

Walk right into the middle of it and then ... don't move. Don't even blink. Just keep your eyes wide open as long as you can. Press Play. Borrow my eyes for a minutes. Happy Sunday.

Slower Sunday: Like Jelly

October 19, 2014
Dick Sandhaus

I just spent a few weeks training for a 10K run. I could've been training for this. Floating. Undulating. I don't think I've ever even tried to undulate. I wonder where you do this. If you're not a jellyfish.

Slower Sunday: In the oven

October 5, 2014
Dick Sandhaus

C'mon, the day's young. Make one. All you need is flour and water. OK, a little yeast and salt, too. But that's it. Press Play. Inhale deeply. Happy Sunday.

Slower Sunday: Harvest Time

September 28, 2014
Dick Sandhaus

Must be billions of them. Maybe trillions. How do they pick them all?

Baked Collard Green and Bacon Chips

September 16, 2014
Dick Sandhaus

The gateway preparation to get the incredibly cheap and healthful collard green into your diet. Paper-thin, absolutely crisp, lighter-than-air Collard Green Chips. Enriched and smoky from the bacon that becomes a perfectly crisped chip, too.

That Low-Carb vs. Low-Fat Diet Study

September 10, 2014
Dick Sandhaus

You probably saw the news coverage even if you didn't see the report. The low-carb diet was more effective for weight loss and cardiovascular risk factor reduction. That diet sounds a whole lot like our low glycemic load Better Cheaper Slimmer diet.

White Pine Lake. Are we there yet?

August 29, 2014
Dick Sandhaus

5 miles out and 2,400' up the trail. It's beautiful. It's serene. Your mouth hangs wide open for a full 30 seconds. Transparent pale blue water with a red rock background. You burned 1,000 calories. Now find a big rock. Sit. Contemplate.