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As we enter fall and escape the high temperatures inherent in the last vestiges of a California summer, my thoughts are drawn to food.  I’ve caught myself looking longingly at my teensy crock pot.  I’m guilty of having two [...]

Gretchen Rubin in her blog had mentioned a drink she makes that is a “nursery treat”.  From what I remember she fills a cup about 1/3 of the way with milk and the rest with hot water, then she adds a little sweetener and about a teaspoon of vanilla.  It’s wonderful and smells heavenly.
I love [...]

Shhh!  Don’t tell anyone, but I’m unmedicated.  That’s right.  I’m 45 years old, will be 46 in October, and I don’t don’t take a single prescription medication.  Why?  Cuz I’m no fool!
I’ve seen what happens once people start on the bottle  - the prescription bottle, that is.  We seem to degrade.  Our shelf life goes down considerably.  With our first [...]

All you need to know is that there is protein, fats, and carbs.  You can get along very well if all that you remember about carbs is that there are carbs with fiber and carbs without fiber.  Eat very few carbs without significant fiber (like your starches).  Eat all you want of carbs with fiber [...]