Dinner Diva: In Knead of Some Culinary Therapy?
One thing I am not is a baker. In my mind, when it comes to cooking, you’re either a cook or a baker. Rarely do you meet those who do both and do them well. I’ve made my share of cookies, breads, homemade cakes, plenty of pies, some tarts, and such, but the trouble with […]
Healthy Foods: Popeye was right all along!
I’m strong to the finish ’cause I eats my spinach . . . Popeye was a smart guy. Well, if you can look past the chain-smoking, the violent tendencies he had towards Bluto, and the way he objectified Olive Oyl. But anyway, the iconic cartoon sailor has been helping to make spinach cool for decades. […]
Food For Thought: You Have a Choice
Dear Friends, In the everyday scheme of things, your quality of life is dependent on the choices you make. Really understanding the muscle of your own choices is totally empowering and has the capacity for realigning your life direction. Knowing who is in control and realizing that you don’t have to take your marching orders […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Sweet Molasses
Molasses is a by-product of sugar making. Molasses is what is left when the sugar is separated from the juice from the sugar cane. There are three grades of molasses: light, dark, and blackstrap. Here’s today’s TRICK: When using molasses, lightly grease whatever you’re measuring it in so it doesn’t stick and drops out easily […]
Food For Thought: 10 Soup-er Tips
Dear Friends, One of the most wonderful comfort foods under the sun is soup and right now, we’re in the middle of Soup Season. Let me be clear, we’re talking real soup. Great big soup, not anemic wimpy soup that you can sip with a straw. I am not one of those that believes soup […]
Healthy Foods: Life in the Fast Food Lane
If you’re like me, there are times in my week when fast food is an absolute necessity. But here’s the rub: I don’t do drive-thrus. Instead, I make my own fast food. Consider how much it costs on a weekly basis to do drive-thru–even if you go cheap and get water to drink–it really adds […]
Dinner Diva: Food Fight
This morning as I was reading my email, I saw a Madison avenue styled ad for chemotherapy. Yes, you read that right. I’ve also seen cancer hospitals (one of them a chain) doing their thing in prime time on TV. A long time ago in a place not so far away, this would have never […]
Asian Roll-Ups
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Healthy Foods: Crockpot Troubleshooting
So how do you determine whether or not your crockpot is going to work for that wonderful recipe you clipped out of the newspaper last week? Let’s say there is a Dutch oven recipe you found that you’d love to convert for your crockpot. How do you do it? Some general information will help. Generally, […]