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Almost Autumn: Cider-Braised Cabbage

A two-ingredient, ten-minute vegetable preparation that's mysteriously great. In a blind-tasting you probably wouldn't guess what it is. It's such a perfect flavor combination you'd think it was just one thing.
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Tomato Roast. Party optional.

When there's not enough solar power to ripen late summer tomatoes, turn on the oven. A little extra heat to bring out the sweet. Make as much as you can refrigerate and freeze. To get you through a tomato-less fall and winter.
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Moving Monday: Just how fast is “brisk”?

This a big, important, mostly unanswered question for everyone who walks for exercise. So I thought you'd want to know about a recent study that provides a very specific definition of "brisk". Because "brisk" is Way Better for your health than Slower.
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Slower Sunday: Gone Wishin’

I don't fish. But if I did, this would be my favorite place. Hard to imagine a more spectacular place for it. Or a more secluded place. Press Play for a completely relaxing one-minute vacation. You'll wish you were here.
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An-Apple-A-Day: Sweet, Savory, Stuffed

A Cheddar-Stuffed Baked Apple. Deep, satisfying sweetness from the apple. Earthy, slightly salty richness from the cheese. An amazingly healthy, total-satisfaction, zero-deprivation breakfast. Two minutes to prepare for baking. Fifteen minutes to jog it off.
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Beautiful, easy, available. Like this.

The Burbank Trail. Along the Yokun Ridge of Lenox Mountain in Massachusetts' Berkshire Mountains. A perfect example of a green-peace-of-mind hike in a park you never heard of. 60 - 90 minutes that makes your whole day. A little more than three miles with a very gradual 500' elevation gain and 500-calorie burn.
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Spinach, Ricotta & Vitamin-Filled Pepper

A compact flavor and vitamin bomb. Takes less than 5 minutes to turn 4 ingredients into a deliciously fresh, aromatic vegetable dish that's wonderful on the side or at center stage. Rich and smooth. Fresh and bright. Luscious.
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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.
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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.
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Stronger Monday: No-Lawn Mowing

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.
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