skip to Main Content

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.
Read more

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.
Read more

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.
Read more

Balance: Standing on two feet

Seriously. You could slip, trip or otherwise sprain an ankle or end up on your butt later today. And off your feet for six to eight weeks. So take a minute to consider three minutes a day of Balance Training. Just Press Play.
Read more

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.
Read more

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.
Read more

The Walk That Ate Beijing

Could be an all-day 18-mile hike. Could be a 4-mile spin around the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. Could walk a mile inside the Farmers Market or through 4,000 cypress trees to get to Heaven. Whichever way you turn, this is a delicious way to see the sights while you burn way more calories than you consume.
Read more

A Week’s Worth

Some things just bring out the best in so many other things. Take soffrito. Or salsa verde. I did. Every day for a week. These sauces give you huge flavors and time-saving meal planning. Or let you eat really well with no planning at all. Make a batch - use it all week.n
Read more

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.
Read more

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.
Read more
Back To Top
Search