Ways Archive - Page 170 of 175 - Better.Cheaper.Slower.

To the Summit of Sargent Mountain. C’mon. My dog did it.

August 27, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

It goes up - quickly and steeply - to 1379 feet. The elevation's not much compared with mountains out West - but the hiking can be as challenging. Check out these views. I bet you want to go here. Or someplace a lot like here. Take a nice long walk.

Soda Pop: Watermelon-Lime-Mint

August 26, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

Mix up these thoroughly healthy and flavorful ingredients; squirt in some of the bubbly water you just made. You get a better, cheaper soda that's great with chips and anything off the grill. Today I'm mixing watermelon, lime and mint to make a soda inspired by a fruit ceviche. Chili pepper optional.

Pizza: Farm Eggplant & Leek

August 25, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

This caramelized eggplant & leek pizza is a perfect example of Better being Cheaper. It's not just a great $2 pizza. It's a great pizza, period. Inexpensive, seasonal vegetables and 34 cents worth of pizza crust. Or polenta for a beautiful wheat-free version.

Garden Watch #8: Grow Your Own Salsa

August 24, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

A salsa garden is amazingly space efficient. You can grow tomatoes, peppers, cilantro and parsley in a single pot. Sure, it's a little crowded - but the stuff actually grows well with six to eight hours a day of summer sun.

StretchOfTheWeek: calling this a stretch But ab crunches are good for your back

August 23, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

We loosened up your back with Knees-To-Chest and Spinal Twist. We gave your hamstrings, quadriceps and calves a good long stretch. We flexed and strengthened your ankles. We began to strengthen your core and back with Shoulder Bridge. Let's continue with your Abs.

Slower Sunday: Look at that

August 22, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

I thought about the totally weird and beautiful skyline of New Mexico's Tent Rocks National Monument while I walked down the suddenly and strangely magical Park Avenue last Saturday when it was a 3-mile pedestrian mall.

Ice cream or cheese for dessert?

August 21, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

Here's one solution to the old dessert dilemna, sweet or savory. Ice cream and fruit. Cheese and fruit. If you have a cheese grater and an ice cream machine, you can have it all in one scoop of Parmigiano Gelato.

Strange Skylines: Three Magical Miles

August 20, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

Take a long walk this weekend. With or without the magic. I was thinking about the totally weird and beautiful skyline of New Mexico's Tent Rocks while I walked down the suddenly magical Park Avenue on one of three summer Saturdays when it's a 2.8-mile pedestrian mall. If you were a Cochiti Indian who'd never left home, this would be one strange hike.

Chard again? Now what? Pickled Chard Stems

August 19, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

Swiss Chard. It's everywhere again. Might be in your CSA farm share, it's at the Farmers Markets. When I told you about my addictive (all leaves, no stems) flash-roasted Chard Chips, I promised a delectable use for the colorful, nutritious stems. Pickled Chard Stems!

Ripe Now: Plums. Pudding? Uh, no. Pizza!

August 18, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

Lots of plums this week. All sizes, shapes and colors. So I'm making a 4-Plum Pizza for brunch. If you have kids or a significant other with bad eating habits, pizza crust is a great platform for healthy ingredients. I mean, who doesn't want pizza?