Slower Sunday: Wallowing
You just lie here and it goes right by. Slowly. And slowly but surely, it takes your body heat right along with it.
Farmer’s Parmigiana
Anything goes. Any fresh, flavorful vegetable. The more the merrier. Whatever comes in your CSA farm share. Whatever you find at the Farmers Market. This is a fantastic summer meal. The light, luscious, aromatic vegetarian dish of the month. Totally satisfying warm or cool.
Moving Pictures: Kilimanjaro Video Diary
So many of you sent such kind and complimentary e-mails about Higher Than Ever, my Kilimanjaro diary Way, it got me thinking. If a picture's worth a thousand words, these 6 short video clips must deliver about 3 million words in less than 2 minutes. One clip from each day of the climb.
Tomato-Polenta Dome
A whole-grain cornmeal layer cake with ultra-fresh and juicy tomatoes and onions between the layers. When you want a little more than olive oil, a few flakes of salt and a leaf or two of basil with your summer tomatoes.
Breaking News on the Cole Slaw Front
Aioli Cabbage Salad. Don't call it cole slaw. 20 cents and 83 calories for a big serving of a lightly dressed salad that happens to use a very rich, luscious dressing. Fresh, crunchy, creamy, pungent. Way Better than any cole slaw you can buy.
Apricot-Sugar Plum Tart. The Easy Way.
Concentrated sweetness from very ripe, barely cooked fruit. Flaky, buttery luxury-in-your-mouth from your leftover homemade pie crust. Your home smells like a very good bakery. Your tart costs 75 cents.
All beach, no summit in Big Surreal
The beach where the world record for relaxation was set. A mindblowingly beautiful public beach that's so hard to get to it's ... private. Yours for the walking if you time it right. You're out in the big wide open and you're completely alone. It's surreal.
Slower Sunday: Matter Over Mind
August 2, 2015. I really tried that mind-over-matter-thing, but in the end, it took the mountain to slow me down. Nothing like matter-over-mind to teach you a lesson.
Sesame Noodles. No noodles. Squash.
Cold zucchini strips slicked with sesame-peanut sauce. Thick and rich. Creamy but creamless. A luscious, mellow aspect to it. And a light, bright one. A little sweet. A little spicy. So refreshing, flavorful and satisfying you'll think about going vegetarian.
Beet the Heat: Chilled Borscht
Hot color. Cool mouthful. Deep flavor. Earthy from the beets. Sweet from red onion. A spoonful of sour cream or yogurt for those of us who do dairy. A sprinkle of fresh herbs. You get the picture. When you click.