The Walk That Ate Washington
A great Way to burn more calories than you swallow in a full day of sightseeing. More than 2,000 calories burned. In 8 hours or less. About 17 miles. And 3 great meals.
Sweet Potato Gratin
Delicious and beautiful. 50 cents per serving. If a gratin sounds like something you shouldn't try to do at home by yourself, the sound's deceiving. Click. Tasting is believing.
Roasted Garlic & Kale Bread Pudding
For dinner. Shockingly delicious. The roasted garlic is a big part of it. But it's the combination with the dark, herbaceous kale that really surprised me. I don't know why this isn't a national dish somewhere. $3. Serves 6.
Double-Smoked Bacon Bread. Wow.
This is profoundly great bread. Without kneading dough. Really. No kneading. Just 30 seconds of stirring.
Slower Sunday: Happy Trails
You're on foot, but you feel like you should be on your trusty old horse. Sagebrush is blowin' in the wind. Everything slows down. Press Play. Just take a minute. For a magic trail.
Bread & Breakfast: Savory & Sweet
Apple-Cheddar-Bacon Bread Pudding. The perfect breakfast for a Slower Fall Saturday or Sunday. Smells as great as it tastes. Turns you whole home into an aromatherapy clinic while it's in the oven. $4. Serves 8 - 12.
The Walk That Ate Malibu
Backbone Trail up to Castro Peak. Back down to the Malibu beaches. Walk 15 miles. Burn 1,800 calories - Way more than you (should) eat at Coogie's and Duke's.
What we learn from chicken soup
There's a lesson here. The best homemade soup you can imagine. Best, not just Better. Seems like it's free. Cheaper than cheap. Five minutes to "make" it. Plenty of time to eat Slower tonight.
Autumn Farro Salad
The light and lemony dressing is great with the nutty and kinda rich, high-protein whole grain. And that's all terrific with the roasted greens: kale and Brussels sprouts. And all that's made even Better by the slightly salty and deeply flavorful cheese.
Slower Sunday: Soulful
You look into its eyes. Bright eyes. It's not alive. But it's not really what you'd call dead. Today's the day to carve your pumpkin. Very carefully. Press Play. Watch.