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Most gardeners usually have an abundance of tomatoes which almost always bear to the point of excess (lucky friends!).  There are also a zillion tomato lovers out there who purchase their tomatoes at a farmers market, or their grocery store. No matter where you land your tomatoes, fresh, uncooked salsa is a favorite use for  good…

Crunchy popcorn, crispy chips, smooth cheese, tart pickles, all share one thing in common:  salt.  Salt is everywhere. In snacks, desserts, many supposedly ‘healthy’ foods, even butter. Salt is not your friend.  Salt is very much like a theif.  It is robbing you while you look on.  Salt is masking and yes, destroying genuine flavors…

Everyone knows when you aren’t feeling well there is usually nothing like a glass of lemon-lime soda, a bit of chicken broth, or maybe chicken and rice soup, and a few soda crackers.  This ‘get-well’ food seems only to work when someone who cares about you, brings it to you.  It never has the same…

  Americans certainly enjoy eating meat! I love a bit of delicious grilled sirloin, or a mouth-watering bison burger. I eat meat, but goodness not nearly as often as I did a few years ago.  A serving of meat at our house is a strict 4 ounces.  It doesn’t matter if it is bison, fish,…

Cooking has always been a pleaure for me.  I cook when I am happy, when I’m crabby, when I’m stressed. You get the idea – I just love to cook.  Baking on the other hand has always been more of a chore for me (See Recipes).  When the kids were little and I was working full-time…

The next time you sit down to dinner at your home take a good look at what is on your plate.  Most people aren’t aware that the food on your plate traveled an average distance of 1500 – 2000 miles from point of origin to your kitchen. Yikes!  Think of the fuel used, the packaging,…

Nuts have good protein, good fats, a bit of fiber, and very few carbohydrates.  All this makes them a healthy choice. But..walnuts have omega 3 fats too, about 4 grams per ounce, making them an even better dietary choice.  Each day 1.5 ounces of nuts is part of my food routine.  One ounce of the…

Many a night when the house is creaky still I am ready to finish my day.  I wander through the house, same path every time turning off lights, checking doors.  Past the sketches we had done of our children when each of them was four. These indeed are our most valuable possessions! Past the dining…

A few days ago we decided to go fishing.  Ok, I didn’t really so much decide to go fishing.  I decided to go along with my husband. Not to give you the wrong impression, I do love to eat fish, and I do love to go fishing. Anyway we were going fishing.  I couldn’t fish…

Our September crop of raspberries heralds the approach of fall more than anything else.  We have a light raspberry crop mid-summer, but our bounty really arrives in September. The advantage of the fall crop is the weather is usually a bit cooler and picking is more comfortable.  The disadvantage is all the little black beetles…