Summer Squash Lasagna
Not spaghetti squash. Lasagna squash. Because Summer squash is everywhere. Totally ripe, totally fresh. Really cheap. Quick and easy to make in advance or just in time. A meal in a single pan. Tastes great hot or cold.
Ready, Ripe, Ratatouille
When you can get eggplant, peppers, squash, fennel, scallions and tomatoes in one week's CSA farm share or trip to the Farmers Market, it's time to make ratatouille again. Make a huge pot to refrigerate and enjoy cold for the rest of the week.
Moving Monday: 1 minute for your calves
Even if you exercise vigorously for 1 hour every day, too much sitting the rest of the day significantly increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity. So when you're in front of your TV or computer, stand up and do this for a minute.
Slower Peach Sundae
We got so many in our farm share I'm gonna make a pie with some. But I thought you'd like to see them like this, before I start to slice them up. Press Play. It'll make you go the Farmers Market and buy a basket. Great thing to do on a Sunday.
One Little Piggy Went To Market
That was me. Could be you. That's what happens to us at a Farmers Market in mid-summer. Much too much to choose from. Gotta get a little bit of everything. Here are the Top Ten Ways to enjoy it all.
The Walk That Ate Minneapolis
The city with parks and greenways everywhere. A recent winner of the ParkScore Index. For doing the best job of meeting its citizens' needs for parks as measured by how many people are within 10-minutes of one. So how many restaurants are within 10 minutes of a great walk? Plenty.
Greek Goddess Dressing
Creamy without cream. Intense and distinctively Greek flavors. Yogurt infused with lemon, oregano and mint. A little olive oil. Toss some spinach in this for an instant upgrade of the Greek salad. Olives and feta cheese optional.
Ripe Now: Tomatoes & Corn
This looks, smells and tastes more like Summer than anything I can think of. For a few weeks, this is the world's best reason to spend less time in the kitchen and more time in the garden. Or the Farmers Market.
Stronger Monday: C’mon. Over your head.
It's good to be a little stronger. So it's easier to climb a steep stairway. Or a mountain. Easier to pick up packages. And put them up on a shelf - above your head. As you get older, you inevitably lose some muscle mass. But you don't have to lose muscle strength. Here's another Way to increase and maintain it.
Slower Sunday: Look. Up in the sky.
It's Sunday. Take a minute. Press Play. You don't want to do this all day, but it's real nice for a while. Everything in moderation.