Slower Sunday: Tomato Watching
They are good looking. And getting to look at them is another perfectly good reason to grow them. A perfectly good thing to do on a Sunday. Press Play. Maybe you'll think about growing some next year.
Pink Soda: A No-Alcohol Rose Substitute
What to drink with a summer dinner when you don't want alcohol. No red, pink or white wine. No beer. Just something cold and refreshing with a lot of good, interesting flavor. Something you sip slowly. A great pairing with fish or shellfish. Or veal or chicken. Even hot dogs. Cheers!
The Walk That Ate Barcelona
Eat, drink and sightsee your Way to a calorie deficit in this great walking city. Burn at least 2,000 calories, way more than you'll consume in a few of its best markets and restaurants.
Summer Eggplant to Baba Ghanoush
This stuff is addictive. And Cheap. Rich and luscious. Deep eggplant and sesame flavors. A little brightness and tang from the lemon and garlic. With pita bread or a warm, soft fresh corn tortilla. Or straight from a spoon.
Summer Eggplant Caponata
Totally tasty. A great Summer vegetable dish to have with anything hot off the grill. So flavorful you can build a meal around it. It's sweet, it's spicy. A little salty. Just about the richest vegan dish you can imagine.
Zucchini Milanese
Less than $2 for a very big and elegant vegetable serving that could be a complete, light summer meal. Or an impressive vegetable partner for a small portion of grilled fish or chicken. Light but completely satisfying and flavorful.
Balanced Monday: Still Standing
After my annual ski trip. Six great days. Just two small falls. All the credit goes to this 7-minute daily routine. It'll improve your balance, flexibility and strength - right where it counts.
Slower Sunday: Thinner, cooler
The air. The higher you get, the thinner it gets. The lower the air pressure. And the cooler the temperature. What a difference a few thousand feet makes. Press Play for the cooling difference.
Bastille Day Breakfast: French Toast
What's more French than French toast? This light, bright zero-sugar-but-nice-and-sweet strawberry-rhubarb glaze and puree is fantastic with the luxurious souffle-like toast. Less than a buck for a great little breakfast.
Lake Peak. What a difference 50′ makes.
The difference between a gentle hike to Nambe Lake's shore. Or a pretty steep one to Lake Peak, with great views down to the lake from 1,200' above it. Either Way, you get a terrific 6-mile hike that begins 20 miles from the old plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico.