The Towering Walk That Ate Tuscany

Great views from the tower tops. Actually, great views from the bottom, too. Where the eating is. In Sienna. And in San Gimignano. Five miles. Three towers. 1,000 stairs. 1,500 calories. And you get to eat and burn them in Italy.
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80 Ways: Basil Pesto. Now’s the time.

80 recipes from traditional healthy cuisines around the world. Centuries ago, somewhere in Italy, probably Liguria, someone took a mortar and pestle to fresh basil and olive oil. Which evolved into one of the tastiest zero Glycemic Load sauces in the world. Make some now, freeze it, taste summer all winter.
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Happy Kale Day: tasty in soffrito

It's seasonally abundant, cheap and everywhere right now. The sweetness of the caramelized soffrito vegetables is great with the deep, dark kale flavor. A great Way to get to know this unusually flavorful green. On National Kale Day!
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