You Are What You’re Near
If you spend a good amount of time in or near green environments, you're probably healthier than someone who doesn't. If you spend time near water, you're probably happier than someone who doesn't. Here's why.
Slower Sunday: Lost or found?
June 4, 2017. You know that old saying, you can't see the forest for the trees? Well I've been in the trees for an hour now and I have no idea how I got here.
80 Ways: Walk and Eat the 5th Century
In Mexico. Back in the 5th century, this was quite the place to live. And eat. And climb pyramids. I've been making some great dishes that come from this time and place. The culture that gave us one of the original and tastiest low Glycemic Load diets. Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Slower Sunday: Seeing red
Eyes wide open. Press Play. Get some practice. Next thing you know, you'll need your sunglasses. Happy Sunday.
80 Ways: Morocco in your mouth. Yum.
80 recipes based on traditional healthy cuisines around the globe. They all have two things in common: no highly processed foods and very low daily glycemic loads. Like this Moroccan chicken pie that delivers everything your mouth wants.
Mashed Potatoes
You could eat these every day. Not just because they're luscious. Because they provide complete nutrition. A lot of Vitamins B and C. Many minerals. Protein. Carbohydrates. Add a little milk for your vitamin A and a little dietary fat. You're good to go.
Great bread. Daily. Got 5 minutes?
Doesn't take a miracle to pop a just-baked loaf of bread out of your oven and onto your table every day. Just takes 5 minutes of preparation and 30 minutes of patience before you slice this great looking, great smelling, great tasting bread.
The Year on the Sidwewalk: 2016
When I looked down between my feet, I realized I was stepping on stones that humans have been stepping on for about a thousand years. Because this year I found myself in medieval towns in Italy, Spain and Portugal. Mine was another pair of feet adding its tiny amount of wear and tear. But these stones should be good for at least another thousand New Years.
Boxing Day. Take the gloves off.
The good news: no more shopping, choosing and wrapping. So let's box - without gloves. Without a ring. No opponent. But with a lot of the exercise benefits of the real deal. C'mon, you could use this after yesterday's bout of eating.
Yogurt Helper: Concord Grape Edition
About 3 cents to transform 6 ounces of plain yogurt to fragrant, flavorful Concord Grape Yogurt. A perfect balance of sweet and tart. No added sugar. Low glycemic load. The flashback familiarity of 1950s grape jelly. The Way you want to start your day.