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Stretch of the Week: Ankle Lifts

August 9, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

You've loosened up your lower back with Knees-To-Chest and Spinal Twist. You've given your hamstrings, quadriceps and calves a good long stretch. Now let's take a couple of minutes to strengthen and flex your ankles to improve your balance.

Slower Sunday: 150 Seconds in Kauai

August 8, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

A two and a half-minute vacation. 150 seconds in slow motion. A good Sunday pace. Look at a breathtakingly beautiful place. And do nothing else. It's just a couple of minutes. And it's Sunday. Just press Play.

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

August 7, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

This was all set to be a totally seasonal, local peach upside down cake until yesterday's virtual hike on the Nu'Alolo trail put me in a Hawaii state of mind. Here's an incredibly delicious dessert, brunch or breakfast that works just as well with the season's peaches, nectarines, plums and berries.

Walk To The Very Edge:The Nu’alolo Trail

August 6, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

A beautiful, free 7.5-mile walk. Three hours outdoors; three hours outside the routines of your mostly indoor life. Let this be an example of three or four hours well spent and a thousand or so calories burned.

Farro and Purslane: Super Grain & Super Weed Meet In Salad

August 5, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

Super Grain meets Super Weed in a bowl. I made a salad with a nutritional profile that reads like a piece of salmon. It doesn't taste like one, but it's delicious and satisfying; really easy to make; and way cheaper than salmon.

Pizza: Caramelized Farm Squash & Onions

August 4, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

This caramelized squash & onion pizza is a perfect example of Better being Cheaper. It's not just that it's a great under-$2 pizza. It's a great pizza, period. A summer squash, an onion, some grated cheese, and 34 cents worth of crust.

Garden Watch #5: Corngasm

August 3, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

OK, it's not better than sex. But it's great for corn. If you missed the prequel, Corn Sex In The City, I have to tell you that I never really thought I could grow corn in a container. So picking my first ear of home-grown was a pretty exciting moment.

Stretch of the Week: Calf Muscles

August 2, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

You've loosened up your lower back; you've given your hamstrings and quadriceps a good long stretch. Now stretch your calf muscles, Achilles tendons and the muscle fascia that surround your heels.

Slower Sunday: Smell This

August 1, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

The heat wave broke. Everything looks better and, here in town, smells better. Really fresh air. Like June, when the gardenia was in blossom and walking near it was like instant aromatherapy. It's Sunday. Take a break. Press Play. Breathe. Slower.

Is that gazpacho in your ice cream cone? Gazpacho Three Ways

July 31, 2010
Dick Sandhaus

Sure, the classic presentation in a soup bowl is just fine. But this seasonal vegetable puree makes a great sparkling drink - and a very cool ice cream cone, with a cherry (tomato) on top.