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Monument Mountain. Above Devil’s Pulpit.

September 3, 2021

All around the Northern Hemisphere, this is a wonderful, colorful time for hiking and walking. You should do some. Like Monument Mountain. A moderate 3-mile walk in the woods to views across tens of miles of western Massachusetts hills and valleys turning more than fifty shades of red, orange and yellow.

Salsa Verde CSA

September 2, 2021

A deeply delicious salsa that elevates fish, chicken, vegetable and egg dishes to almost authentic Mexican masterpieces. About $3 and 20 minutes for 20 ounces of greatness.

Bread dressed up for a holiday: Challah

September 1, 2021

A huge, beautiful braided loaf of bread that's light but rich. Moist and slightly chewy. Golden and glossy. At least 30 big, thick slices. For $2.50.

Your Monday #34: Separated at Girth

August 30, 2021

The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Mondays of each month bring you new Ways to shake your thang, increase your flexibility, balance and strength, respectively. So what happens when the month has a 5th Monday? We find compelling reasons to keep exercising. Like the good twin. No excuses now.

Slower Sunday: Dreamt I was dreaming

August 29, 2021

A cool dream. Beyond cool. A cold dream. I dreamt I was dreaming of white.

Watermelon, Mint & Lime: Soda for adults

August 28, 2021

Have a drink. Not a soft drink. Not a hard drink. A just right drink. For a summer afternoon when you don't want alcohol and shouldn't give in to a sugar- or chemical-laced can of soda.

Sonoma Mountain: Cost-Benefit Analysis

August 27, 2021

Through dense forests of redwoods, live oaks, big-leaf maples, Douglas firs and madrones. You're in cool, green shade all the Way to the top. Then you're in golden grasses and California sun with magnificent views up and down the Valley.

Flash-Bake Those Leaves: Radicchio Pizza

August 26, 2021

A big salad posing as a pizza. A huge mound of exceptionally fresh, dark red, flash-baked radicchio on a hot, fresh pizza crust. Delicious. Another example of pizza crust as the perfect platform for everything fresh and tasty. Dinner for two for $2.

Luscious Corn-Tomato Summer Risotto

August 25, 2021

For a summer day that's warm, not hot. For your corn and tomatoes when they, and you, want a little more than olive oil, salt and butter. Here's the dish that tastes exactly like summer. And feels like luxury in your mouth.

Watermelon-Peach Ceviche. So refreshing

August 24, 2021

Why is this "ceviche" and not grandma's fruit salad? It's the lime juice, ginger, herbs and, maybe, a little fresh jalapeño. Totally refreshing. Sweet and tart. Fragrant and sharp. Herbaceous and juicy. Be cool.