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Welcome to our Bite-Sized Guides, your guide to destinations near and far for cooks who love food and love to explore the world. Your companion for our first guide to upstate New York is Sarah Copeland, cookbook author and mama to two little ones. Here’s why she and her family love their life in the Catskills, and why we think you may enjoy a visit too.

I first came to the Catskills in 2001. I’ll never forget the effect of the landscape as we sped up the Hudson on the Metro North: Everyone seemed to shed their city agenda for a warmer, more relaxed stance.

I was a brand-new New Yorker and, as it was Thanksgiving and I was far from home, I had been invited to spend the holidays with a friend, near his family home in Rhinebeck. We stayed in a big open barn, in a bed laid thick with pillows and quilts. Where I come from, barns were for hay and animals; here, they housed art, treasures, holiday feasts — and me.

That weekend, we gathered and cleaned dozens of wild mushrooms, sweated them with butter and shallots, and tossed them with simmering stock and breadcrumbs (the kind that didn’t come from a bag). We sat by the fire. We played games. We told stories.

There were stories connected to most of the foods we ate, the bowls we ate out of, the land we hiked, the people we met. And there was space, the feeling of room above, beside, and beyond in all directions. Here, there was room to grow, the possibility of new.

For years after, I longed for this feeling, this simple, but magical life. And I wondered, Why weren’t more people living it?

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While I wish I could say I am a master meal planner like some of my colleagues, that would be so far from the truth. The reality is I get lazy on weekends and roll into the week without a clear plan. There is, however, one thing I always try to squeeze in on Sundays: I roast a baking sheet or two full of vegetables. It sets me up for healthy eating, regardless of how prepared or not I am for the week ahead, and takes up hardly any of my precious leisurely weekend time.

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My younger brother just bought a slow cooker and texted me late one night asking for advice on classic slow cooker recipes he should know. Of course I sent him a few links to favorite recipes, but it got me thinking about the basic but brilliant things that a slow cooker can churn out for everyday eats. Here are the 12 slow cooker classics that every home cook should know by heart.

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Forget Raymond — Everybody Loves Pancakes should have been the name of the show. After all, have you ever met anyone who doesn’t love pancakes? I mean, what kind of monster wouldn’t love a warm, fluffy stack of hot cakes with maple syrup and a pat of butter melting in tantalizing rivers down the tower?

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Research of the Week

After applying testosterone gel, men make quicker decisions based on intuition rather than deliberation.

Time slows down when you’re running hard.

Kids are more engaged at school when they’re barefoot.

I don’t think you can deny it any longer: Sitting is bad for you. So don’t just sit there, maybe?

New Primal Blueprint Podcasts

Episode 186: Craig Ballantyne: Host Elle Russ chats with Craig Ballantyne, health and fitness author, Men’s Health contributor, and creator of the revolutionary Turbulence Training program.

Each week, select Mark’s Daily Apple blog posts are prepared as Primal Blueprint Podcasts. Need to catch up on reading, but don’t have the time? Prefer to listen to articles while on the go? Check out the new blog post podcasts below, and subscribe to the Primal Blueprint Podcast here so you never miss an episode.

• Why Am I Getting Low Ketone Readings on a Ketogenic Diet?
• 9 Factors That Influence Testosterone Levels
• 8 Tips for Cooking Vegetables

Interesting Blog Posts

How reading is essential for our souls, and we’re not doing enough of it.

What doctors can learn from Nassim Taleb.

Health screenings aren’t just mostly ineffective. They might actively harm.

Media, Schmedia

What was so special about grains? The answer will make sense to anyone who has ever filled out a Form 1040: grain, unlike other crops, is easy to tax… Only grains are, in Scott’s words, “visible, divisible, assessable, storable, transportable, and ‘rationable.’ ”

Everything Else

The word of the day is “solastalgia.”

Being in nature feels so right because we are nature.

This is mastery.

There’s a class action lawsuit against Costco for labeling its Kirkland Extra Virgin Coconut Oil as “healthy.”

No class action suit against this stuff, though.

Things I’m Up to and Interested In

I wish I had it together like this guy: Steve Kalin.

I love hearing what Primal Health Coaches are doing with their clients.

Article I found interesting: How rising carbon dioxide levels may be creating fast-growing “junk food” plants.

I’m not even a big Star Wars guy, but I kinda want that Death Star medicine ball: Onnit releases Star Wars-themed workout gear.

Recipe Corner

• Bet you haven’t had cabbage like this: roasted cabbage roses.
• If you do dairy (and nuts), try Greek yogurt fluffy waffles.

Time Capsule

One year ago (Sep 17– Sep 23)

• 4 Surprising Ways Other People Affect Your Health – No one is an island.
• Where Do Legumes Belong in the Primal Eating Plan? – How bad are they, really?

Comment of the Week

“Wait, my grass-fed ribeyes, sautéed kale, roasted asparagus and caramelized onions are unpalatable? I guess I’m heading to Burger King, then.”

– Sorry to break the bad news, Ed in ketosis.

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A snug kitchen can mean a few things: namely minimal places for storage, small-scale appliances, and a desire to keep it streamlined and clean at all times. That said, you may think that design features like open shelving are a big no-no; after all, there’s nothing like having all your stuff on display to make your small space seem even more claustrophobic, right?

Well, you may be pleasantly surprised to hear you’re (kind of) wrong! Cabinets can actually make a small kitchen feel smaller than it is. When done correctly, even tiny kitchens can play host to enviable open shelving displays. Just take a look at these gorgeous kitchens.

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We all need a foolproof meal that we can turn to on nights we forget to plan and need to get dinner on the table fast. Inspired by these slow-cooker burrito bowls, this recipe comes together quickly with the help of an electric pressure cooker. With chicken, rice, black beans, and corn, it’s a wholesome supper that tastes like it took much longer to make than it actually did.

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Have you ever been on a cruise? Perhaps your first time was on a Caribbean cruise line with thousands of passengers soaking up the sun and sipping on frosty beverages. Or maybe you opted for a smaller, more intimate experience on a river cruise ship. While I have enjoyed both (and many more in between, including a Disney Cruise, which was actually awesome), my initial foray into cruise life was as a crew member.

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