Rice Pudding Flashback
Less than 75 cents per serving of this rich, luxurious, creamy pudding without cream. Fragrant with coconut and cinnamon. Soft but still chewable. Juicy-fruity with fat raisins. Hardly any added sugar.
Falafel. Finally!
$2 for a substantial, satisfying, earthy and herbaceous first or main course. Or an addictive snack. High-protein vegan. Super low Glycemic Load. Great and simple. I don't know why it took me years to get around to making this. It's easy. Don't wait.
No Deprivation This Morning
I told you about the surprising metabolic and weight-loss benefits of a satisfying 300-calorie dessert after breakfast. So here's an after-breakfast dessert that really takes the cake. Without cake. Press Play and lick your lips.
Your Fifth Monday of the Month
The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Mondays of each month bring you new Ways to shake your thang, increase your flexibility, balance and strength, respectively. So what happens when the month has a 5th Monday? We invent a sport.
The Walk That Ate Boulder
You see more walking, biking, jogging and hiking here than in any other town in the States. Trails right up into the foothills of the Rockies and back down to the other thing they do well here: eating. Perfect place to burn more calories than you consume during a day of sightseeing.
Chocolate. Because it’s good for you.
That's not why I eat chocolate. But I sure am glad to see all the studies that make chocolate sound like the new miracle health food. Read all about it. Then dip some fruit into some molten dark chocolate.
Dessert, Deprivation and Diet
This is Sweet Tooth Week. Yeah, let's talk about desserts. I make them and write about them because making traditionally craved and satisfying desserts with minimal sugar is really important. And because, well, I like them. Don't you?
Stronger Monday: Your Inner Thighs
No equipment. No weights. Just you and your thighs against gravity. The easy Way to strengthen your adductor muscles. If you're not sure what or where they are, well, they're the ones you'll be feeling.
Slower Sunday: In Awe
When it comes to good health benefits, research shows that the feeling of awe is more powerful than joy, pride, contentment and other positive emotions. Try some. Press Play.
A Walk Through Time
I was working on a "little things in the shadows of big things" Walk. But I got lost in the fourth dimension. Time. The subway stairs were the entrance to a huge archaeological dig. That led to the last bit of old growth forest in New York City. What a trip.