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Gnocchi: feel your potatoes

February 3, 2024
Dick Sandhaus

The might be the ultimate Better Cheaper Slower food. Two really Cheap ingredients: flour and potato. Better than any pasta or potato dish I've ever had. When you get the feel, when you get it right, you'll be so amazed by every bite. And you'll eat very Slowly.

The Skate That Ate Ottawa

February 2, 2024
Dick Sandhaus

Skate right into town on the Rideau Canal. Hot chocolate and snacks all along the Way. Then put on your shoes: 100 miles of foot and bike paths line the rivers and canals. With dozens of restaurants along the Way. Either Way, burn more calories than you consume on your Winterlude Way.

Heat the Beet: Olympian Borscht

February 1, 2024
Dick Sandhaus

Hot color. Warming mouthful. Deep flavor. Earthy from the beets. Sweet from red onion. Good time for a hot soup made from a winter vegetable. You'll get the picture. When you click.

Carrot-Cumin Yogurt: so satisfying

January 31, 2024
Dick Sandhaus

Savory and sweet. Satisfying and light at the same time. Lunchtime. Aromatic and creamy. Yup, yogurt's not just for fruit and breakfast anymore. This is savory yogurt with few calories and a near-zero Glycemic Load.

High protein, Zero GL, Seasonal: Hummus

January 30, 2024
Dick Sandhaus

Not to mention rich, delicious, high-fiber and low-calorie. And Better and Cheaper. $2.50 and 90 seconds in a food processor gets you a bowlful. A great first or side course. And enough to dip many dozens of chips.

Your Monday #4: Keep it up

January 29, 2024
Chad Cipiti

Your strength. Good news: all you need is frequent exercise to maintain muscle strength and mass. At any age. Like all fourth-Mondays-of-the-month this year, today comes with a simple, three-minute Way to increase your strength.

Slower Sunday: Steamy

January 28, 2024
Chad Cipiti

It's nice to do this with somebody, but unless you have a really big pot, you have to take turns.

Meet your farmer

January 27, 2024
Chad Cipiti

Not your inner farmer. A real farmer. Who grows dozens of great crops so you - yeah, you - can eat Better and Cheaper. Now's the time to find a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) group near you. The best deal in the universe of Eating.

Cool or Chill in Quebec City

January 26, 2024
Dick Sandhaus

If it's Way too hot where you are, come here to cool down. And if your winters aren't cold enough for you, Quebec City'll give you a good chill during Winter Carnival. All year, it's a beautiful and beyond-charming old town, like a small French city that landed in North America.

Buckwheat Cakes float above the griddle

January 25, 2024
Chad Cipiti

The lightest, airiest pancakes I've ever had. 75 cents for a stack of deeply delicious, whole grain buckwheat pancakes. Or a basket of blini. Depends if you're serving maple syrup or caviar.