Ouch! My Back!
As a little teeny girl I have a very vague recollection of a specialized bed that was set up in our den. It had these strange contraptions hanging off the end of it.
I also remember stories of Big Marie. Big Marie was a ...
The Incredible Edible Egg
When I was a little kid I came down to breakfast each morning and witnessed my dad eating two poached eggs. I marveled at how he ate the same thing every day.
I started Catholic school in the days when all the ...
These Fats Won’t Make You Fat
“Eat less fat” has been the mantra of the U.S. government for the past 30 years. But while Americans have dutifully reduced the percentage of daily calories from saturated fat since the ‘70s, the ...
Grilled Cheese
It’s National Grilled Cheese Month! So let’s celebrate! Break out the cheddar!
I was raised in Wisconsin so I know my cheese. I’ve been eating cheese since I was a baby, and I don’t mean those gummy, rubbery slices ...
Coconut Oil
My label reading experience started in the 1980’s. There was such a big uproar about palm oil being so bad for you that I began to read labels to make sure the things I was buying didn’t have palm oil or palm kernel oil in...
Biggest Loser
I was asked recently by an exercise enthusiast what I thought of the TV show The Biggest Loser.
Just the posing of the question released a torrent from me. I couldn’t help myself. I just went off on a rant. What I’m ...
