Potato Salad Salsa Verde
Mellow, tart and slightly spicy at the same time. Big, rich, deep flavors to coat the season's first, fresh new potatoes. Total comfort food with a Mexican accent. Less than $5 for enough to feed four or more.
Sandwich of the Month: Edamame Baba
The Far East and the Middle East meet over a piece of really good bread. The fresh sweet pea-like flavor of the thick Edamame Puree and the smooth, smoky, garlicky Baba Ghanoush make one of the all-time great flavor combinations.
Naked Exercise #12: No-Lawn Mowing
Stripped down. No lawn. No mower. Great for lower and upper body strength and muscle tone. And a moderate intensity cardio exercise, too. Burn 100 calories in 15 minutes. Better and Free. All you need's a floor.
Slower Sunday: Let’s do a 360. Slowly.
We're cruisin' through it all like a day dream when, kinda suddenly, we stop. Because we really have to ...
Peach-Blueberry Pie. Wow
This is what summer should taste like. A light, intensely flavorful but not too sweet dessert. Pretty terrific for breakfast, too. Amazing how easily you can make this Better and Cheaper than you can buy it. 70 cents per slice.
The Walk That Ate France, Italy and Switzerland. The Tour du Mont Blanc
10 days in the French Alps, the Italian Alps and the Swiss Alps. 107 miles of calories-burning in a place where it’s pretty easy to replace those calories. Moderate your local cheese and wine consumption and see the spectacular sights while you burn way more calories than you consume.
Fig & Feta Pizza for Late Summer Brunch
Very luscious. Slightly sweet. Soft and crisp. Highly aromatic. The perfectly seasonal fruit, cheese and bread brunch. Fresh figs are at the Farmers Markets right now. You should be, too.
Sudden Summer Tomato Soup
Two minutes from thought to bowl. Suddenly, before you know it, dinner's on the table. Big, fresh tomato flavor barely enriched with yogurt and olive oil. And the fragrance of a little basil. And you have plenty of time to enjoy it.
Smoke-Free Smoked Chicken. It’s the tea.
It's all in the tea. Smoky lapsang souchong. And sweet, aromatic ginger-liquorice tea. For big, deep, smoky flavor with a little sweet spice. Like an invisible, zero-calorie barbecue sauce. Whether you grill over a fire or on the stovetop.
Slower Sunday: Holy Cow!
They're very sweet and mild-mannered. They seemed pretty happy to share the trail.