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1379′ Above Lobster Level

The summit of Sargent Mountain in Maine's Acadia National Park was the perfect place to celebrate National Lobster Day. But that was then, and this is now. And the summit's still almost high enough to see all the Way down to Beal's Lobster Pier. Best lobster roll in town.
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80 Ways: Long, cool, sweet licks

Strawberry-Rhubarb Popsicles. Tart rhubarb. Really ripe strawberries. So sweet you won't even think about adding sugar. A deeply sweet and wonderfully refreshing Way to end a meal on a hot day. Or to start the day!
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Oh, K: Vitamin K, lettuce and your bones

You probably know you need Vitamin D to absorb and use calcium to maintain bone health. But you might not know about Vitamin K, the other vitamin that contributes mightily to bone strength and density. The one that leafy greens are full of.
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80 Ways: Portuguese Caldo Verde

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 wonderful soup. Rich but not heavy. Luscious and bright at the same time. Mellow, smoky and spicy all at once.
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Summer Stretch: Let’s Twist Again

Because flexible muscles make everything easier and less tiring. Because I want to help you find the easiest Ways to feel Better every day. Let's start on your back. For almost instant improvement for tight lower back and hip muscles.
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Slower Sunday: Fathers and sons

They teach you to throw. They teach you to catch. You learn that what goes up, comes back down. You learn there's a lot to learn. Might be a good day to go out and play catch. Never know what you might learn.
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June. I lose 5 lbs. It’s the lettuce.

Every June. I lose five pounds. I don't try to. It's all the amazingly flavorful greens we get from our CSA farm share. There's not much room left on the plate for anything else. So you eat a lot less of the high-calorie stuff. And you get inventive with lettuce.
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Mt. Crawford via the historic Davis Path

Four miles roundtrip. On the oldest mountain hiking trail in the United States. To the summit of Mt. Crawford. Just 12 miles farther to the top of Mt. Washington. Since 1819. Before the invention of switchbacks. It's short but steep. The views are 360.
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80 Ways: Juicy and tasty in Portugal

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 escabeche that makes leftover chicken as delicious as hot-out-of-the-oven.
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