It’s Spring – Time To Shed Those Extra Winter Pounds! Did you know that your body is predisposed to burn fat in the springtime? That makes it the easiest time of year to lose weight! Between menopause and lockdown baking binges, my clothes don’t fit...
Soup – Comfort In A Bowl Is there anything more comforting than a warm bowl of homemade soup on a chilly day? Up until I moved to Chicago in my teens, I had grown up eating hot lunch every day. Going to school in the tropics meant starting at 7 in the morning...
Have You Baked Your Lockdown Bread Yet? The next time you feel like baking a special bread, you should try this brown rice bread with Dutch crunch topping. If you think it sounds weird to put rice in your bread, allow me to put your worries to rest. The rice...
I don’t know if it’s the change in the weather, or the emotional tension in the air created by the current global state of affairs, but I’ve been feeling very low on energy lately. Of course, breaking my toe, throwing my back out, and a raging tooth infection probably...
I was visiting my best friend the other day and, as we sat in her garden sipping iced tea, I discovered her cherry tree was bursting with ripe cherries! She complained about the purple pigeon poop that was now decorating the hood of her BMW on a daily basis. So I came...
Packed with anti-oxidants and twice as much vitamin C as oranges, this delicious broccoli-watercress soup will keep you healthy this cold and flu season! Aah, the joys of autumn… brightly colored leaves, crisp air, rain, wildly fluctuating temperatures, shorter days,...
I don’t know about you, but I’m a sucker for sweets and I love baking. Unfortunately, eating too much processed sugar gives me mood swings and migraines. Also less fun are the pounds of fat it adds to my body! Since I’m not the only person who lives in my house, I...
If at first you don’t succeed… I was in full test kitchen cookie baking mode the other day, which is something I haven’t done in ages. Back when I had my gourmet baking mix company, I was experimenting all the time. I’ve been so busy taking courses,...
Cookie Challenge… I love flour, butter, and sugar so much that I used to have my own line of gourmet baking mixes. But eating too many traditional cakes and cookies was not good for my health, or my waistline! So what is a girl with a sweet tooth like mine to...
