This time of year I try to get to a Farmer’s Market almost every day of the week. This is not always feasible as I do not live near a market and sometimes, getting there when they are open is impossible. There is, though, less than three miles from my house so within walking distance,… Continue reading Last Night’s Dinner
Kristen Roby, the resident food blogger on my local newspaper’s web site, has been blogging recently about meat cakes. These are food items that look like cakes but are actually meat. While I was unsure of the idea, they look great and probably taste good – as long as you are not the person who… Continue reading Cakes – or maybe not?
As gas drops in price slightly where I live, it does not seem that there is a corresponding drop in grocery prices. Our groceries have to get to the store somehow and when it is via truck, the cost of transportation has to be involved in that price. I subscribe – a friend who is… Continue reading Budget Shopping
Yes, I run the television while I read the local newspaper online each morning and go through my personal emails. I even run it as I work each for “background” noise if I am not in the mood for music that particular day. This morning The CBS Early Show interviewed Tim Stark. Not a household… Continue reading Heirloom Tomatoes
I am sure that eating local will be the topic of many blog posts for me. I read a wonderful book about eating local by one of my favorite authors this summer. This is not the only thing that has made me think that eating local is best. As I sat watching the local news… Continue reading Eat Local
Have you ever thought about the statement – don’t eat anything you can’t pronounce? I guess high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) doesn’t apply. All words are easily pronounced. My recent thoughts are don’t eat anything that takes multiple syllables to state what one or two will cover. HFCS is basically a sugar and is not healthy.… Continue reading High Fructose Corn Syrup
Admit it, you have tried it. I know I have. I spent one of my five college years as a vegetarian. What I am finding now, though, is that high school kids are becoming vegetarians. As kids are growing, you need to pay close attention to what they eat to provide not only the fuel for… Continue reading Feeding a Vegetarian
If you have ever dieted in your life, other than chocolate the words “comfort food” have probably sent you running, trying to hide from the kitchen. I know I cringe when winter comes and I am dieing for real homemade mac and cheese or lasagna of any sort. Sarah Fuss, over on Yahoo! Food blogs,… Continue reading Comfort Food
The title of the article on Yahoo’s news page caught my attention because it advertised – because isn’t that what Yahoo! does – “Healthiest Foods Under $1.” Not only was I intrigued, I was wondering just what I was going to have to do to find these items as usually the things that are said… Continue reading Healthy Foods
The 7th through 9th grade religious education classes at our church are having a bake sale tomorrow. They are raising funds for Easter baskets to be given to less fortunate children, their Lenten service project. While I could have made the 8th grade son make brownies or something for the bake sale on his own… Continue reading Scones
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