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Balancing Volcanoes and Curry in Bali

When the leading edge of the sun slides above the top of Mt. Agung, it's clear why we started hiking up Mt. Batur at three in the morning with a guide and a flashlight. Staggering beauty up here. Great banana curry waiting for us down below.
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Sunny Side Up: Vitamin D, Sun and Food

This isn't about the egg. It's about you. And the egg's Vitamin D. One of the few things you can't get enough of from a healthy diet. But it's something your skin synthesizes when it's exposed to sunlight. Ten minutes a day during Spring and Summer may do the trick for the whole year.
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Sardinian Grilled Cheese Sandwich

$1 for a great, great sandwich. Sheep's milk cheese and toasted pasta "pearls" from Sardinia. And a few slices of orange that could have been grown there. All melted between two slices of crusty bread. I really don't know if they make grilled cheese sandwiches in Sardinia. But if they do, this should be the Way.
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Shrimp on a tomato-fennel sofa

A big, satisfying and intensely flavorful meal for less than $2.50. Just 150 calories in a luscious dish with a near-zero glycemic load. A perfect example of "eat more vegetables, olive oil and fish". Walk off the whole meal in 30 minutes.
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Happiness. Phone it in.

Now here's a research report you really should see. Conclusion: we're happier when we're more active. No, smartphones didn't produce happiness or activity, they just collected data. Put away your phone, click to read, get happy.
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Lasagna Bolognese: The Ecstatic Mouthful

Your tongue is dazzled. Your whole mouth is thrilled. So many flavors and textures. So deeply delicious and so completely satisfying. It's a project. The focus of a weekend afternoon that ends with the big bang of a spectacular dinner.
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The Walk That Ate Charleston. Again.

The town where you can eat bacon three meals a day if you're not careful. Fortunately, they have really great bacon. Even Better, they have one beautiful walking street after another. 12 miles, 4 or 5 hours, 1,600 calories burned.
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Stock Up: Compost-Poached Shrimp

You can't really compost in a New York apartment. But there's a great alternative use for throw-away vegetable trimmings. Instead of a compost can, put them in the freezer. Then convert them to fragrant, flavorful vegetable stock. Compost Stock. Maybe you want to call it something else.
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