Monthly Archives: August 2009

Living Proof of the American Mediterranean Diet

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Rick

My in-laws, Rita and Louie Cinquino, are both 88, and have been happily married for more than 65 years. That’s happy with a little h. They annoy the heck out of each other, and complain about each other behind their …

Posted in Health | Tagged | 7 Comments

The Summer That Never Was…

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Rick

My 12-year-old daughter keeps begging me to go back-to-school shopping, and I tell her she may not ask again for at least two weeks…but then that’s only a week before school starts. ARRRRGGGHHHHH! I feel like summer never even started! …

Posted in Family | 7 Comments

Is It True That People Don’t Cook Anymore?

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Rick

A recent story by Michael Pollan in the New York Times magazine implied that the problem with Americans is that we actually don’t cook anymore—we just watch it on TV. He blamed it on the usual suspects, including our disconnection …

Posted in Food & Recipes | 20 Comments

Top 10 Tips for Sober Entertaining

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Rick

I haven’t had an alcoholic drink in 10 years, and I don’t miss it one bit (except maybe once in a while, after a hard day in the office). But it does make entertaining different, and slightly challenging. You don’t …

Posted in Family | 24 Comments

Working Women, Unite!

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Rick

As some of you may have heard, starting on September 1 I have a new job as CEO of Rodale, Inc. It’s a company that my family owns (I’m the third generation), and that I’ve worked for since age 13. …

Posted in Random Thoughts | 17 Comments

The REAL Reason to Eat Organic Food

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Rick

When I first started writing my upcoming book Organic Manifesto a year ago, I fully expected to have lots of information about how organic foods are healthier for you because they are more nutritious. The more research I did, the …

Posted in Food & Recipes, Organic Issues | 27 Comments
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