Two Ways to fill that bowl with tons of flavor. But very light on the calories. The snack of choice when you expect to spend a few hours on the couch watching TV. Two versions: grated parmigiano and gremolata.

Skiing's all about balance, flexibility, strength and stamina. Just like life. This is the Way to remain upright whether or not you're on skis. A 7-minute daily routine to improve it all - right where it counts.

What a difference a flight makes. A few days ago, my walk in the park looked like this. Winter time. Today, it looks like rain forest time. In Costa Rica.

What it costs to eat Better and Cheaper on a moment's notice. For a month. About $100 per person. Ladies and gentlemen, stock your pantries.

A great day-hike. 18 miles. 6 to 8 hours with three river crossings, two canal crossings and one waterfall crossing. Burn almost 2,500 calories. More than you'll consume trying to sample all the cuisines in the Byward Market district.

A perfect meal in a pan. A great Way to use the always seasonal, local and same-day fresh eggs from the Farmers Market. A few minutes of chopping and stirring. Five minutes of tending. One suspenseful second of flipping.

A wonderful winter soup you make in a few minutes. Rich but light. Nourishing and deeply flavorful. Less than $1 for two servings. Your Chinese New Year resolution.

It's not authentic anything, but it tastes great. A soy-sesame cabbage slaw with ham and spicy mustard on a pizza crust. $1.50 for the whole thing. Happy New Year.

And heavy doesn't have to mean unhealthy. Improving your CardioRespiratory Fitness through exercise may be the most important health intervention available. Even if that exercise doesn't result in big weight loss.

Take a 90-second vacation. Sounds like a faster vacation, not a Slower one. But it's a nice, slow minute and a half. A good Sunday pace. Listen with me. Just Press Play.

An outside-in dessert pizza that's an instant legend. A huge cookie to share. Light and crisp. Only as sweet as you choose to make it. Makes 8 people extremely happy for $2.

But first you have to stroll across Ke'e Beach. And then you have to hike the Kalalau Trail, hanging 200' above the brilliant blue Pacific. It's tough hiking here on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i.

Put this on your Top Ten list of winter dinners. Warms your mouth, your stomach and your heart. Luscious, hearty and satisfying. Thoroughly pleasing to eat. Slowly. Less than $1 per serving.

There are dozens of regional versions of potato pizza in Italy. So it's strange that you never see it here in the U.S. Especially when potatoes are one of the few "seasonal" vegetables available. Not just a great $2 pizza. A great pizza, period.

Time for your inner farmer. Time to decide what you're planting and growing this Spring. And time to make the big mid-Winter decision. Start from seed? Or wait for a jump-started little plant from the local nursery or Farmers Market?

Even if you exercise vigorously for an hour every day - too much sitting significantly increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity. So when you're in front of your TV or computer, do this - or something like it - for a minute, every hour or two.

I know I shouldn't get too close to the edge up here. But that's where the view is. You don't really get to see down the canyon unless you go over to the edge. Press Play. Have a slowly exciting Sunday.

Could be winter's solution to the corn and tomato problem. When you can't get the sweet, fresh stuff, use the sweet preserved stuff. Great versions of cornmeal and canned tomatoes.

Kauai's Waimea Canyon is one of the reasons you want to be a good walker. It's worth getting in shape for. There's only one Way in and out of here. And it's on your feet. It's a part of that spectacular world that's for hikers only. Join the club.

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.

An outside-in pizza. A pizza sandwich. Use your hands or a fork and knife. A great prosciutto-mozzarella-parmigiano pizza for $2. Delicious. Easy to make. Easy to handle. Perfect for a party. Way to be.

Luscious, creamy rice with two wonderful seasonal vegetables. Parsnips and kale. Roasting in the oven while you're stirring on the stovetop. Sweet roasted parsnips and smoky flash-roasted kale. Elegant and hearty.

Stripped down. No equipment. No exercise balls, no balance boards, no weights. Not just Better and Cheaper. Better and Free. Strengthen your shoulders, triceps, quadriceps and back and abdominal muscles. Press Play.

No cell phone service out here. No internet. No email or Facebook. Imagine. The big disconnect. You're off the hook. Can't send a cell phone picture of this. Not right now. Not even a tweet. So just be here. Now. Press Play.

The scent of bread baking in your oven. The sense of something great happening right in your own kitchen. Like this wildly fragrant and puffy Indian bread, naan. Soft, chewy, buttery. Twenty cents to make one that serves two.

If it's not cold enough where you live, give Quebec City a try. Right now or next month during Winter Carnival. 4 hours and 10 miles to burn more than 1,000 calories. More than you'll consume in a half-day tour of the monuments, bistros and bakeries.

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.

This classic flavor combination on a pizza crust is a perfect example of Better being Cheaper. Not just a great $2 pizza. A great pizza, period.

In South Carolina, USA, they eat a lot of Hoppin' John this week. Rice and black-eyed peas. Brings good luck for the New Year. In this version, American Southern cooking meets Italian cuisine. I feel lucky already.

Stripped down. No equipment. No exercise balls, no balance boards, no weights. Not just Better and Cheaper. Better and Free. Strengthen your shoulders. Your lower back. Your abdominal muscles. Press Play.

Slower resolutions. Think about years. Think about a year ago. If you started then, you'd be there now. Wherever your there is. So take this year to do something you'd really like to do. No rush.