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Fitness
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No Butts
A funny thing happened while I was off my feet for eight weeks: I completely and totally lost my butt. It turns out that sitting on your butt doesn’t do a thing for it. Needless to say, I’ve been trying to work on that. I found this Self.com blog post which features three very good […] Read More
What’s in Season? January
Happy new year! As you awake from your post-revelry stupor, those resolutions loom large. Here’s what you can expect to see at the farmer’s market this month (you did resolve to eat healthier, didn’t you?) Vegetables Beans Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbages Carrots Cauliflower Chard Kale Leeks Mushrooms Potatoes Fruits Apples Grapefruit Kiwi Lemons Oranges Tangelos […] Read More
Hearty Veggie Soup
The holidays are coming to a close. You’ve eaten more than you can possibly imagine, and the last thing you want to do is cook. This is the perfect meal. Simmer all day, eat all weekend. This recipe came about when I used the random ingredients in my pantry and fridge to come up with […] Read More
The Hidden Calories
Congratulations! You’ve made it through most of December, which means that the bulk of the eating and drinking is now behind you. You sat at Christmas dinner — pants already too tight from Thanksgiving, a dozen holiday parties and countless cookies consumed over the course of 30 days — and you swore that you would […] Read More
Elliptical Thinking
It had been a long time since I set foot in a proper gym. My workout routine had been reduced and simplified down to running outdoors and kickboxing classes indoors at my local martial arts studio. So while I was beyond thrilled to be set free from my boot-cast in November, his suggestion of the […] Read More
Really Ugly Sugar Cookies
Ok, in truth they’re just ordinary old sugar cookies, but I gave the Tiny Kitchen Assistant the option of adorning them however he chose. He chose food coloring. Welcome to the land of Technicolor cookies! If you’d prefer a more classic look, keep your kid away from the colors. This recipe is another Alton Brown […] Read More
Because You Never Give Any Thought to Tetanus
At my recent checkup, my doctor pointed out that it had been 10 years since my last tetanus booster, and I was due. No, I said. That couldn’t be right. After all, it had been the same year that we’d bought our first house… oh, I guess that has been 10 years. Time flies. Tetanus […] Read More
Walking in the Sand
Does it matter where you walk? It might. Walking on sand can improve your fitness. In 2009 results published in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, two groups of women aged 60+ were followed for an eight-week study. Half of the women walked on a hard surface, while half walked in soft sand. While […] Read More
Chocolate Coconut Pinwheels
I can credit (or curse) my friend Nancy — yes, the same Nancy of ginger cookie fame — for this recipe. It’s been living in my cookie binder, carefully sheathed in plastic, since my first cookie baking extravaganza in 2000. It’s a printout from an unknown listserv, posted by jazziebelle048 (thanks, jazzie!) Around here, they’re […] Read More
Hiding the Grays
Wednesday’s posts are usually dedicated to health topics, but I consider the topic of hair color to fall under the broader category of mental health. I’m prematurely gray. I spotted my first gray hair when I was 16, and the progress hasn’t slowed a bit in the last two decades. Judging by my roots, I’d […] Read More