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Warm Winter Hiking. Cactus included.

I knew the Coronado National Forest was full of them. I just didn't know they looked like cartoons. Here they are. Thousands of them. For miles. Walk this whole 16-mile trail outside Tucson, Arizona. 5 or 6 great hours. More than 2,000 calories burned. The temperature: in the high 60s F. About the same as Phoenix, 100 miles away. A little too warm for football. Ya think?
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Bananas Gone Wild

Banana Ceviche. Really. Delicious. Sweet and soft. Bright and spicy. A great Super Bowl snack. Super tasty and satisfying. Way Better than junk snacks. And Cheaper. Bananas. They're not just for Cheerios any more.
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Rice & Beans in Nepal

Daal bhaat tarkari: lentils, rice, curried vegetables. The staple meal of Nepal and much of India. Fragrant curry and Better Cheaper protein. An easy and delicious way into the flavor and health benefits of beans and grains.
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Pulled Pork with Second-Hand Smoke

You have to try this. It's amazingly delicious and ridiculously easy. Tastes and smells like great barbecue. Melts in your mouth. Kathy says it's "awesome" - and she doesn't usually eat stuff like this or use words like that. You won't believe how I made this.
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Great Balls of Exercise: Front Raises

Strengthen your shoulder, arm and chest muscles by squeezing this really big exercise ball between your hands. And raising it above your head. Use your core, back and leg muscles, to balance while you're top-heavy. Strengthen many muscles at once. Very time-efficient.
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Naan Sense

The scent of bread baking in your oven. The sense of something great happening right in your own kitchen. Like this wildly fragrant and puffy Indian bread, naan. Soft, chewy, buttery. Twenty cents to make one that serves two.
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4 Muddy Boots on a 4-Wheel Drive Trail

8 miles in 5 or 6 hours in the rainforest. 3,000' of elevation gain. 3,000 calories burned. Want more? Take the waterfall detour. Right up the middle of the shallow but rocky stream. Check my big 3D Google Map for the turnoff. If you're already here,the extra cost for all this nature and exercise = zero.
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Double Egg White Fried Fish. So light.

Lightly breaded, pan-fried cod. Easy, foolproof. Turns out perfectly on the first try. The lightest bread and egg white crust that's paper-thin and 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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