How to Buy Spaghetti Sauce

People write to me all the time and they say something like this: “You taught me how to read labels as part of dieting. I had no…

Smash Burgers

Smash burgers are all the rage. Step into a brew pub and you’ll likely find a smash burger on the food menu. These are NOT the…

How to Buy Sparkling Water

I thought I’d give tips on how to buy the healthy versions. There are plenty that are not healthy. The unhealthy ones are full of…

‘Cue Tips

For lots of people, cooking in the summer revolves around the barbecue. The stereotypical vision is a guy with a slightly rounded…

Let’s Have a Snack…Or Not!

Read this article that includes some statistics related to how bad our childhood obesity problem is and for extra credit and a…

Sprinkler Day

Here’s a last minute idea for your Fourth of July celebration (or you can do it any day in the summer). There’s a kiddie element…

Inflation

I’m recommending that in order to fight some of the inflation issue you consider a few behavior changes.

40 Fast Years

Recently, the 40th anniversary of when my husband and I began our courtship arrived. What prompted us noticing the importance of…

The Skinny on Sugar Part 2

In our last installment, I talked about how there are a lot of myths and misinformation still floating around that relate to how…

How to Eat French Fries

The issue is can you ever get away with a little? I’m here to say yes, if you have a little discipline.

The Skinny on Sugar Part 1

I want to give you the skinny on the newest science related to sugar. I want to dispel some serious myths and set the record…

Cookie Mission

When I was just a tween I decided to bake cookies for 4,000 troops stationed on an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea. My…

A Mother. A Leader.

There was a problem. A big problem. The scrambled eggs were green! How in blazes that did happen? And what happened! What do we…

We are going HOME!

We got the approval. The cardiologist said, “Fly, Fly, fly away!” The urology surgeon said, “I’m so proud. You were so brave. You…

All Clear

We got a call from the urologist. Chris has been officially declared CANCER FREE. The pathology is completely CLEAR. The surgeon…

The Little-Known Queen of the Culinary World

I worked for a woman named Marilyn Lewis in 1980. She was the one who put gourmet burgers on the map

Hero Mommy

As I saw the interaction between mother and daughter in the grocery store I thought to myself, that mom is my hero today, and…

Life’s Curveballs

I tell you all of this just to give you a head’s up that I’ve been rather...busy.

Strategies for Success at Holiday Gatherings

If you are determined not to gain weight over the holidays, this is how to do it.

The food is actually GOOD. It has taste to it!

When a guy posts on TikTok “I love this diet!” he gets our attention. Dieter Mike from Alexandria, Minnesota is a carpenter and a…