Gardens - while my black thumb has been a major hurdle personally trying to get one up and running, I'm passionate about them. From the schoolyard young to the mature and elderly, it is never too late to share the magic of tending and growing their own garden for food. Why do I feel this [...]
Category: Health and nutrition
Holiday deals starting Cyber Monday
Do you have a friend or loved one who makes a life(style) altering promise to themselves every Jan. 1, and has a hard time keeping it? It's the holidays, and we're all struggling with the cornucopia of sweet and fatty goodies laid out at every meeting, and the hectic schedules. Why stress about wrapping yet [...]
5 ways to survive the NaNoWriMo homestretch
It's mid-November, and only one week left to the National Novel Writing Month, 50,000-word book-in-a-month challenge. While I've recused myself from the typing frenzy this year, I've been in your shoes. The month threatens to come to a close and you are still thousands of words behind schedule. Will you make it? It means a [...]
Still demonizing fats – fair enough to ban?
The FDA looking to ban trans fats? Really? On one hand, the news is music to my ears. But when I really stop to think about it ... I feel like it's like opening Pandora's Box. Trans fats are dangerous, we know that. For decades, we've been artificially altering the chemical makeup of foods for [...]
Follow your gut this season
I've been noticing the changes. A few weeks ago while thumbing through a cooking magazine, the only recipes that sounded palatable were soups. My partner has been looking at my salads with disdain and has been seeking solace in the warmer, heartier dishes like chilli and stir fry's. I've been eating cheese by the fistfuls, [...]
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