Stronger Monday: Pumpkin Iron
Good news: all you need is frequent exercise to maintain muscle strength and mass. At any age. Today comes with a simple, seasonal, one-minute Way to increase your biceps strength.
Slower Sunday: All Soul
You look into its eyes. Bright eyes. It's not alive. But it's not really what you'd call dead. Today's the day to carve your pumpkin. Slowly and carefully. Press Play. Watch.
Apple-a-Day: Cider Two Ways
One day freezing. Next day balmy. Today: hot mulled cider. Tomorrow: spicy apple soda. It's terrific. Make your own soda. Dramatically improve your health. Save money. Save planetary wear and tear with something sweet, spicy and mellow.
Walk to the Sun, the Moon and the Stairs
In Mexico. Back in the 5th century, this was quite the place to live. And eat. And climb pyramids. Next week, I'll make some great dishes that come from this time and place. The culture that gave us one of the original and tastiest low Glycemic Load diets.
Trick and Treat: Chickpeas Refried
An instantly addictive snack. The beans are crisp and crunchy outside, creamy inside. And flavored with your favorite flavors. No sugar. No strange chemicals. No fat. Lots of protein.
Mushroom Tart. Always fresh and local.
Less than $2 per serving for a rich but light lunch, brunch or dinner. Earthy and herbaceous. Aromatic and delicious. A great reward for 15 minutes of preparation. Impress yourself and anybody you share with.
Just potatoes and apples. Savory & sweet
Earthy potato pancake, crunchy on the outside, creamy and melting on the inside. Sweet, smooth, fragrant applesauce. Tart, creamy yogurt. So simple, so basic, so luscious and satisfying. I could have this every day for a week. Dinner, lunch or breakfast.
Slower Sunday: So much fuss
When you stop to think about the whole olive experience, it's really not bad being the olive. Even though you get eaten. Press Play. Then decide if you wouldn't rather be hanging out right here, right now.
Apple Graham Tart: 24/7 deliciousness
I thought it was dessert, but it was even Better for breakfast. A perfect Fall breakfast. Fresh, sweet apples baked "rare": firm, barely on the soft side of crisp. On a nutty, light and crisp whole grain pie crust that's one big Graham cracker. Exactly what you want in your diet for a lot of reasons.
Walking and Eating the Dolomites:
Tre Cime di Lavaredo
I've had potatoes on my mind since I used the season's first fresh ones for that killer potato salad. Which recalled a killer hike in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains, a 10-mile roundtrip trail that goes up 2,000 feet and burns about 2,000 calories. About 15 big potatoes.