What a great article in yesterday’s Food Section in the Times! Thanksgiving at Julia’s[1] made me a more of a Julia Child’s fan than ever before. As someone who’s loved cooking since age 4, I’ve long been a fan of cooking shows. And though the format and personalities have changed through the years, to me, […]
Read More ›Remember that course you took in high school that was so incredibly boring, you couldn’t wait for each and every second to pass so that you could get out of that classroom as fast as humanely possible? Chances are, whatever subject that teacher was attempting to enlighten you about fell by the wayside long ago, […]
Read More ›Yin and Yang. A phrase we use quite often, and possibly without understanding its true meaning. According to a Chinese theory, they’re two forces in the universe, Yin being the passive, negative force, and yang the active, positive counterpart. In keeping with this theory, wise people will detect these forces in the seasons, in their […]
Read More ›National Fast Food Day is observed annually on November 16. On this day each year people all across the country celebrate by going through the drive-thru, dining inside or ordering their fast food to go. First popularized in the United States in the 1950’s, fast food is considered any meal with low preparation time and […]
Read More ›Ouch. I know this is a touchy subject and there’s a chance some readers will be offended, but as the saying goes, you can’t please everyone. So I’m broaching the subject. Last week, in an article in the New York Times[1], the actress / fashion designer Rebel Wilson was profiled. We know her from her […]
Read More ›Soup. Warming and nourishing, it feeds the soul. What’s better to warm you up on a cold, autumn day or to help the body heal from a nasty cold bug? Homemade, of course, lends itself to being the healthiest we can get. Since we’re totally in control of what goes into it, and can be […]
Read More ›Millions of people around the world are celebrating Diwali today. Known as the festival of lights, it symbolizes good over evil and light over darkness and is celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs in India and around the world. In Nepal, during their equivalent festival, Tihar, dogs who are considered to be messengers of the God […]
Read More ›My husband and I spent most of 2014 living in Manhattan. We’d made the temporary move to save him the weekly commute back and forth from New York to LA, which he’d been doing since 2011. When I was there full time, as opposed to the regular visits I’d make prior to the move, I […]
Read More ›Healthy Eating. Weight Loss. Keeping active as a family. It’s not hard to see how having those three ducks in a row would lead to a fit family unit, but what happens when you throw in extras into the mix? Like, for example, work? Specifically, running a company? And how about if the keeping active […]
Read More ›How would you like to lose weight by simply swallowing a pill? Imagine no counting calories, weighing or measuring or even paying attention to the quality of the food you’re eating for that matter. And this time, experts are suggesting it’s a reality; patients lost an average of 37 percent of their excess weight […]
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