A Cabbage For All Reasons
This really has everything the flavor spectrum's got to offer. Excites every taste bud you have. So little effort for so much pleasure. And all your daily Vitamin C and K. With a near-zero Glycemic Load.
Beet Farrotto: Big & Bright
A light, bright, satisfying meal with big, deep, intense flavor. Four dollars for two of you, plus leftovers. Tastes like Autumn. Earthy, sweet beets. Nutty farro, the high-protein ancient grain. Don't wait for the leaves to turn. Get your color now.
Small butt. Big gut. Look out.
Visceral fat. The fat that deposits itself between and around your abdominal organs. Not the shallow, pinchable "subcutaneous" fat below your skin. The Deep Dangerous Fat. Let's make withdrawals, not deposits. More aerobic exercise time, less couch time.
Slower Sunday: That Walk In The Woods
Every color. Every shade. It's all out here right now. You should be, too. Won't last long, so move it, huh?
Eating Fall Colors
And Fall's crops. Just-picked acorn squash and just-pulled beets. With "new crop" polenta. A completely satisfying one-plate meal that looks like a successful art project. That's earthy, sweet, soft and luscious.
Chicago: All Walking & Eating, No Wind
Chicago's a great Walking city. Especially in Autumn. Before the freezing winter winds blow in off the Lake. Here's a 12.5-mile Loop, 5 or 6 hours. Either Way, you'll burn about 1,500 calories. So the big question is where to eat. I'll point out some favorites along the Way that are great values.
Acorn Squash Soup with Coconut & Curry
This is what I want to sip on the first cold-enough-for-hot-soup day of Fall. It's easy. It's mouth-and-soul-warming. It's got exotic flavors and aromas laced through a sweetly familiar, comforting squash soup.
Baked Eggs & Greens. No ham. Bacon?
A great example of Slow Food and Fast Cooking. Less than 20 minutes from start-to-table for a luscious dish that looks, smells and tastes like the definition of wholesome. Remarkably flavorful organic spinach and beautiful eggs from the Farmers Market.
Tofu, crispy and ready for prime time
Delightful and fun to eat. Easy to make. A deeply delicious and super-aromatic dish. The fragrance of coconut. A crispy, pungent herb pesto crust surrounding your firm, custard-like, high-protein tofu. A great addition to a healthy diet.
Naked Exercise #11: No-Rope Jump Rope
Stripped down. No equipment. No rope. Great for lower body strength and muscle tone. And a terrific balance and cardio exercise, too. Not just Better and Cheaper. Better and Free. All you need's a floor.