A Paleo Valentine’s Dinner

About.com had a nice little summary of the history and traditions of Valentine’s Day; a few bits of trivia include: The story of Valentine, a physician also said to be a gastronomist, who made his medicines more palatable by mixing them with herbs, spices, honey, and wine.  Other historians believe the holiday derives from the […]

Read More

How Has (What Should Be) Common Sense Become Headline News?

In the Times today, there was a short article discussing how fitness may lower dementia risk.  A few key comments from the piece include: “After adjusting for age, smoking, diabetes, cholesterol and other health factors, the researchers found that compared with those in the lowest 20 percent for fitness in midlife, those in the highest […]

Read More

The “Secret Food” of Athletes?

I was lured by the title of an article on the front cover of a magazine my husband receives as a thank you for having subscribed to some other publication he actually wanted. In large, yellow letters, it read “The Secret Food of Athletes”.  I just had to read it.   Unsure as to exactly […]

Read More

A Pancake Benefit to Raise Funds for Hospital. Perfect.

A headline last week in a publication in the Pacific NW stated, “ “IHOP is giving away free pancakes all day today, and all the restaurant is asking for in return is for customers to think about making a donation to Seattle Children’s Hospital. The free short stack of pancakes will be available to everybody from […]

Read More