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Hot Buttered Pizza

May 29, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

Better than the best hot buttered toast you ever had. Soft, puffy and chewy around the edge. Thin, crisp and crackling in the center. On top: buttery, garlicky green beans, still fresh, slightly crisp and sweet. With a slightly salty edge from a little melted cheese.

Slower Sunday: Golden Anniversary

May 27, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

Big birthday today. The Golden Gate Bridge turns 75. If you're in town, take a birthday walk. If you're not, Press Play. Then imagine you are and take a walk anyway. And sing happy birthday.

Green Soda with Fish: Lemon-Basil-Mint

May 26, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

What to drink with a nice dinner when you don't want alcohol. No red wine. No white wine. No beer. Just something with a lot of good, interesting flavor. Something you sip very slowly. A great pairing with fish or shellfish. Or veal or chicken. Cheers!

Slower Sunday: Surprise

May 20, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

They're hard to see when they first pop up. But once they pop, they grow up very, very fast. From an 8-inch spear to a four-foot stalk in two days. Spring's half-gone, summer's coming. Gotta pay attention, every day, to everything else that's growing up.

Let’s Do Your Math. Advanced Class.

May 16, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

Actually, let's let a computer at the National Institutes of Health do the math for you. Plug in your age, weight, height and a few other things. Press Play. A second later, you have the answer: Slower. So what's the question?

Cheap Thrills. Gluten-Free. Pizza.

May 15, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

$1 for your half of this crisp-edged, soft-centered sweet corn polenta crust with bright, sharp-sweet spring leeks, briny olives and rich, gooey fresh mozzarella.

Push up. Stay there. In a Plank

May 14, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

Strengthen your abdominals and all your core muscles. And your back and shoulders. Legs, too. All in a minute or two a day.

Free Breakfast: Leftover of the Week

May 12, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

Two turnovers from two leftovers. Hot, flaky, luscious apple turnovers. From a little leftover pie crust dough and a few tablespoons of leftover apple-cinnamon puree. And less than five minutes of your time.

The Walk That Ate Chocolate Brussels without sprouts

May 11, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

Brussels, Belgium just might be the best place in the world to enjoy all the health benefits of chocolate. More than 500 chocolatiers make this beautiful walking city a perfect place to burn more calories than you sample in a 10-mile Walk.

Slower Sunday: Pretty Pink

May 6, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

Actually very, very pink. So pink that, for a minute, there's no room for anything else. Very refreshing. There's a lot of this pink stuff going around right now. If I were you, I'd go out and find some today. Press Play for a minute of mine. Seeing is believing.