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Fish to fry

Cornmeal-Crusted Cod. Easy, foolproof. Turns out perfectly on the first try. A light cornmeal crust that's too thin to be crunchy, but it's crackling crisp. And it keeps the fish tender and juicy. Almost any fish: bass, trout or catfish will work just as well.
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Carrots: in the chips

'Tis the season for chips. Just-picked kale makes addictive kale chips. Just-dug potatoes make potato chips that make the bagged ones embarrassed. Last night my CSA farm share's beautiful, just-pulled carrots made these sweet, aromatic, crunchy, chewy carrot chips.
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Don’t Fall Fall: Heels and Toes

A 3-minute exercise to strengthen and train the muscles you use to stay on your feet. A dynamic balance exercise. It's not as goofy or easy as it looks. A little like tightrope-walking. No rope, no net. You can do it right on the floor.
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Apple-A-Day: Sip slush, not juice

If you really rather drink your apple than bite it, make this Apple Slushy. Because when the juice manufacturers make "100%" juice, they remove a lot of the most important stuff. So you pay more for less. Don't do that. Do this.
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Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho Potatoes

I've had potatoes on my mind since I used the season's first fresh ones for that killer potato salad. Which recalled a killer hike in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains, a 10-mile roundtrip trail that goes up 2,000 feet and burns about 2,000 calories. About 15 big potatoes.
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Veal Milanese: Quarter-pounder & salad

Three things to know about this classic Italian dish. It's incredibly easy to make. A little goes a long way. It's a perfect example of eat-more-vegetables-and-less meat. A Wow of a meal for less than $10 and less than 10 minutes of preparation.
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Crunchy Fall Farro Salad

This Fall's perfect all-in-one whole grain and seasonal vegetable salad. Loads of Vitamins A and C. Protein, too. Light, bright mustard-lemon dressing is great with the sweet beets and sharp radish. And it rubs off very well on the rich, nutty farro.
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Don’t Fall Fall: Up on your own one foot

A 3-minute exercise to strengthen the muscles you use to stay on your feet. To train them to react fast. So when you step onto an uneven, slippery or unstable surface that makes you begin to lose your balance - you'll immediately regain it. An exercise for all seasons.
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