Spicy Cool: Cucumber-Yogurt-Mint Soup
A very aromatic, very summery, very light but yogurt-rich soup. Five minutes of preparation. A great Way to use the summer cucumbers now filling the Farmers Markets. Or the two-pounder I just grew.
Seven Layer Salad, Asian style
A salad you make a day or two in advance, store in the fridge, then serve crisp and cool when you're ready. More than 7 flavors and hundreds of phytonutrients. A Glycemic Load of zero with a very, very low calorie count.
Zucchini Carpaccio
Big fresh flavor. Light and refreshing. Impressively beautiful. A very cool dish for a very hot day. No cooking. Five minutes of slicing and dicing. In advance. Then just chill.
Naked Exercise #2: Flying
Stripped down. No equipment. No exercise balls, no balance boards, no weights. Not just Better and Cheaper. Better and Free. Look like Superman. Without the cape. Strengthen your lower back. Press Play.
Slower Sunday: Playing the slots
So why didn't it just go straight? You'd think that would have been easier. More natural, even. Just not as much fun, I guess.
Does Weight Gain Make You Hungry?
Sound backwards? Maybe not. Maybe gaining weight and storing fat really does make you hungry. Makes you eat more. And store more fat. Here's how and why it might be true. And why weight loss can be difficult to accomplish.
Walking, Eating & Climbing Mexico City
Time to continue our former Olympic Host City Tour with a big Walk in one of the world's great eating cities, Mexico City. And a shorter, steeper stair-climb on the Pyramid of the Sun, thirty miles away in the ancient capital of the Americas, Teotihuacan.
80 Ways: Horchata. A Vegan Milk Shake.
Looks and feels like milk. It's lactose-free and gluten-free. Tastes like a glass of thick, frothy milk with a peanut butter cookie built in. In South America, it's a traditional, refreshing and delicious beverage. You should know about this.
80 Ways: Farro becomes Tabbouleh
Nutty, slightly chewy farro glossed with a bright, tart and pungent lemon-garlic dressing. Enough fresh parsley to make this a real green salad. Cool mint and cucumber. Sweet, bright tomatoes. A serious mouthful.
80 Ways: Caesar Salad: rub, whisk, toss
Summer's easiest classic. Crisp and cool. Rich and creamy, but creamless. Bright and fragrant. Zero Glycemic Load. Make it in 3 minutes flat. Less than $2 for a main course salad. It's hot out there. Be cool.