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Mock Turtle Soup: Wonder of the Week

March 1, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

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. Less than 50 cents per bowlful. Two days worth of Vitamin A and a day's worth of Vitamin C.

Slower Sunday Puzzle

February 27, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

A garden maze like they have in the gardens of those 17th century mansions in Charleston. If you don't have a maze, take a walk in the woods. Someplace you can actually get lost. Really focuses you. But relaxes you at the same time. Take a minute. Press Play. For a clue.

Bacon Cornbread

February 26, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

A persuasive case for eating less meat and enjoying it more. A little meat as the flavor kick for a mainly meatless dish. Whole-grain cornbread with a thin, crackling bacon-flavored crust around a soft, light, crumbly interior. Full of tiny, crunchy flecks of bacon.

Don’t Just Sit There. Rock.

February 21, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

Even if you exercise vigorously for an hour every day - too much sitting significantly increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity. So when you're in front of your TV or computer, do some calf rocking - or something like it - for a minute, every hour or two.

Slower Sunday: Wave Theory

February 20, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

This is where I want to be. And I am. Take a long walk to something beautiful. Like this. Take a minute. Press Play. You don't need an ocean. But it's nice to have one. Once in a while. That's my theory, anyway.

Cinnamon Pizza Puffs

February 19, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

A completely new addiction. The answer to doughnut holes, if you think of them as questionable. Light, airy, warm. Not fried. Five minutes in a very hot oven. Real easy. Real Cheap. About a penny a puff. Hard to eat them Slower. But you can always work on that.

The Walk That’s … Tough

February 18, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

I know it's tough to get motivated some days. But walking. Just walking. It's so good for you. Walking makes you feel better. All day. Improves your memory. Really. Helps to prevent all kinds of undesirable conditions. Press Play. Maybe this'll help.

Spring Watch, Part 2: Time and Space

February 16, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

Grow a vertical garden. A living wall. Woolly Pockets hang on the wall. Easily. Indoor versions and outdoor versions. I grew a salsa garden in one: cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, jalapeno peppers, coriander. String beans and nasturtiums in others.

Don’t Just Sit There. Lunge forward.

February 14, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

Even if you exercise vigorously for an hour every day - too much sitting significantly increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity. So when you're in front of your TV or computer, do this - or something like it - for a minute, every hour or two.

Slower Sunday. Deeper Color.

February 13, 2011
Dick Sandhaus

I got my mid-winter flower fix in Hawai'i last week. Bougainvillea everywhere. Whole walls of it. If you've been staring at a lot of white snow, it's probably good to remind your brain about colors. Real deep colors. Thought you might like some. It's Sunday. Take a minute. Just Press Play.