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…

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.

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…

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.

Halloween Treats

I have found the perfect place to buy Halloween treats is at the craft store. This year I bought Halloween themed pencils,…

Sugar Rule #1: 15 Grams or Less

If you are going to have that occasional dessert I wanted to give you a few ideas for how to pull that off without having to go…

Someone’s in the Kitchen with Zola

One of the “secrets” of losing weight on Plan Z is that you cook your own food. That puts you in control of everything that goes…

Crunch!

While developing Plan Z, I never really thought much about what I now call the Crunch Factor. I was never the kid in our family…

I Scream, You Scream

You can have your ice cream and live a healthy life. No need to scream.

How to Successfully Make Low Fat Burgers

One of the tricks to making good burgers when you’re in ZReduction on Plan Z is to find a way to keep them as moist and juicy as…