Pretty Pizza
The squash is Summer sweet. Still a little crisp. The crust is crunchy and chewy. The thyme is intensely aromatic. The mozzarella is gooey and rich; the parmiggiano is nutty and slightly salty. A beautiful Summer meal for $2.
Dance It Off: the Summer Playlist
No exercise balls. No balance boards. Just crank up the tunes. If you have trouble getting motivated to exercise, put on some music that you can't not dance to. Fast. Aerobic. Get your heart rate up and sweat. For one hour. Burn about 350 calories.
Slower Sunday: Time Machine Revisited
My White Pine Time Machine's growing like crazy again. Press Play and give it a try. Gets you to be here. Now. No other place. No other time. The White Pine Time Machine. Transports you to ... now.
Rhubarb Upside Down Cake
Rhubarb's everywhere right now. Ripe and Cheap. The season for a tart but luscious Upside Down Cake. Takes about 10 minutes and $4 to prepare. Makes 10 -12 happy people.
I Walk The Line. The Walk That Ate The High Line
Five miles that remind you Manhattan's an island. Unless you're on the shoreline, you always feel like you're smack in the middle of the city. Unless you're on The High Line, you're on the sidewalk. Here's a refreshing new point of view. With great food.
From Farm to Pizza Stone
A big salad posing as a pizza. A huge mound of exceptionally fresh flash-baked greens on a hot, fresh pizza crust. Delicious. Another example of pizza crust as the perfect platform for almost everything fresh and tasty. Dinner for two - for less than $2.
Garden Watch: First Day of Summer
On the first day of summer, my corn stalks sprouted tassels. Tiny green tomatoes are hanging everywhere. The beanstalk's outgrown its trellis, so beans aren't far away. For those who prefer to just watch, the day lilies are popping.
On The Ball: Forward. Flex.
Stretch and strengthen your core, back and leg muscles while you bend and flex. Strengthen your shoulder and chest muscles by squeezing this really big $12 exercise ball between your hands. You use many, many muscles. Very time-efficient. And burns calories faster.
Salt. Cabbage. Massage. Sauerkraut.
Massage cabbage with salt for a few minutes. Get the best sauerkraut you ever had. Come Fourth of July, your hot dog's gonna be thrilled to be covered with this. You'll be even happier. Even if you think you don't like sauerkraut, good chance you'll like this.