Stuffed Two Ways
When my CSA farm share came with a bunch of truly beautiful looking poblano peppers, the ones grown to become chili rellenos - I knew what the leftover polenta, acorn squash and salsa verde were meant for.
The Trek That Ate (Organic in) Nepal
I don't know about you, but my jaw doesn't actually drop all that often. When I got up to the ridge line, my jaw dropped. Every peak in sight is higher than 20,000 feet - a lot higher. You're miles away from these mountains - but your neck's craned up at a sharp angle so you can see the summits.
Look, ma – no cavities.
During the 1930s Weston Price, a dentist, traveled the world looking for the key to dental health. Looking for people with good teeth. He found them here, there and everywhere. Well, there and everywhere - but not here. Not anywhere that people ate highly refined and processed "modern" foods.
Pancakes for dinner: Acorn Squash
I was contemplating a beautiful Acorn Squash yesterday. I can't honestly say this dark green and bright orange thing spoke to me, but I had a feeling it might make a great savory pancake. It did. It's a hard squash, but there's an easy way to soften it up and make a seasonally tasty, beautiful and cheap meal with it.
Chip off the old squash
I really enjoy looking at them, but it's time to start eating them. Frequently. winter squash are ripe, seasonal and cheap everywhere. Can't just keep roasting and baking them, so I just made some squash chips.
Slower Sunday: One step at a time
A couple of days of walking and eating your way through Beijing - the constant noise and perpetual motion really get to you. So you drive three hours to the Great Wall, the "Wild Wall" part at Simatai, and what gets you is . . . tranquility. Press Play. Have a tranquil Sunday.
Pizza 102: Toss It
Welcome, graduates of Pizza 101. You've made your own dough, you've rolled out your crusts with a rolling pin and ... you're beginning to feel, like, one with your dough. It's time to put away the pin and learn to spin.
Pear Tarte Tatin
Delicious in the extreme. Less than $3 for a spectacular dessert from your own oven. A half hour preparation. Bakes while you're eating dinner. Makes your entire home smell edible. Exercise enough self control to have leftovers, you get a killer breakfast the next morning, too.
Better Cheaper Stronger: Lateral Raises
We've been exercising your arm, shoulder and chest muscles. Now we'll strengthen your back with some Lateral Raises. No fancy weight machines. Just a resistance tube or a couple of small hand weights. I can tell you feel stronger just thinking about it.
Slower Sunday: The Slow Boat
I took The Walk That Ate Venice. Six hours, twelve miles, saw it all. Took the streets, the piazzas, up and down the ancient stairs. Really cool stairs. But now it's Sunday. Take the Slow boat. A two-minute vacation in a different time and place. Just Press Play.