Cycle and Style

  Some people remember their mothers urging them to eat their vegetables with promises that it would help them grow big and strong. I remember my sociologist mother telling me stories at dinner that began simply, “Many, many years ago…” and went on to tell the tale of European villages that were being ravaged by [...]

  I love making soups this time of year. This is a quick and easy soup to make, inspired by my two favorite Italian soups: Pasta E Fagioli and Italian Wedding Soup, and it has such great nutrition for cyclists, I named it “Zuppa di Ciclista” (Cyclist’s soup–sounds better in Italian, though!). Serve with a [...]

Ogden Nash once defined a family as “a unit composed not only of children, but of men, women, an occasional animal and the common cold.” It’s true that at all the fun family gatherings and parties with friends, more can be passed around than just plates of food. It’s the season for sniffles, sneezes, sore [...]

When our family is fighting off colds, we make this soup—it helps those who have colds feel better—and I’m not saying this is a cure for the common cold—but somehow, the remainder of the family stays healthy. The chicken soup remedy is a common one, but we add garlic, which also has cold-fighting properties, and [...]