Slower Sunday: Easter Parade
Parade with your friends. Parade by yourself. Did you know that a half-hour of brisk parading burns all the calories in an ounce of chocolate? That's a whole chocolate bunny ear. Solid, not hollow. The large size.
Live longer. For peanuts.
With peanuts. Turns out those crunchy, tasty little legumes benefit heart health and extend life. Straight from the latest research: "Consumption of nuts, particularly peanuts ... may be considered a cost-effective measure to improve cardiovascular health."
Walk & Eat on the Beach: Santa Monica
Time to head to the beach. Eat your way through Santa Monica and burn more calories than you consume. Here's an all-day culinary tour that leaves you with a serious calorie deficit. And a big Vitamin D boost.
Very Early Spring Farrotto Salad
Like risotto, but made with farro. The first cultivated grain. We humans have been growing this stuff for more than 10,000 years. Incredibly high in protein. Great nutty flavor. A light, bright, satisfying meal with a lot of fresh flavors and textures.
Celebrate National Paella Day
Today's the big day. Early Spring, the weather should be fine to make a big party's worth of paella on the grill. But the party goes on even if it's rainy, windy, chilly. The lesson: this is a perfect time for National Spanish Paella Day. Because it's just as great when you make it in the kitchen. Here are three great Ways.
Sweet Tomato-Fennel Risotto
Sweet Tomato-Fennel Risotto. Luscious, elegant and hearty. Deep, richly flavored rice with the bright, sweet flavors of spring and summer. Easy to make it great in 30 minutes. Required kitchen skill: stirring. And not too much of that.
Your Monday #12: Your hamstrings
Good news: all you need is frequent exercise to maintain muscle strength and mass. At any age. Like all fourth-Mondays-of-the-month this year, today comes with a simple, three-minute Way to increase your strength. This month: your hamstrings.
Slower Sunday: Thanks for the memories
Yellow's not my favorite color, but when this happens each year I really get why the happy face symbol is always colored yellow. Makes me happy. The forsythia, not the emoji.
Mock Turtle Soup. Did you ever wonder?
A beef broth with root vegetables like turnips and carrots. A rich beef stock spiked with sherry vinegar and allspice. Very light and very satisfying. Two days worth of Vitamin A and a day's worth of Vitamin C. So what's the turtle story?
Hanakoa Falls. Wetter. Farther. Slower.
And Better. 13 miles of mud. Slippery, shiny, exhilarating mud. Whenever you want to make any walk or run more challenging, do it in mud. You can pretty much count on mud when you hike the legendary Kalalau Trail. Hike now. Wash your feet later.