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I’ve often recommended the Menu Mailer by Saving Dinner to folks who have trouble answering the ‘What’s for dinner’ question from week to week. It’s convenient, inexpensive, offers of variety of menu options and takes the weight…

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Olives in olive oil
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EVOO – the trendy word used by foodies and TV food superstars to mean extra virgin olive oil. It’s like four syllables are…

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The other night Todd made a yummy supper (grilled beef roast, fluffy baked potatoes loaded with toppings and steamed asparagus) and I just wasn’t feeling it.

Temperatures are already high here and Florida and this meal, while tasty, was…

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What is natural?

A friend gave me an energy bar and said, “Here try this. It’s natural.”

At the time I didn’t try it because I was not hungry but when I went to try it, I took a…

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I think I’ve written before about getting into a magazine abundance rut–so many back issues, so little time–and pairing down to a manageable trifecta (Glamour, Imbibe and Food Network Magazine). Of course, my info-on-file with the…

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Alpha Chi Omega
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This is the final version of the article I wrote that is to appear in The Lyre national magazine for Alpha Chi Omega.…

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Do you remember food over the years that companies thought was a brilliant idea, but once the food came out, it was quickly taken off the marketplace because customers didn’t like it??

One of the foods I always remember…

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Tempranillo varietal wine bottle and glass, sh...
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There was a recent study conducted of 20,000 middle aged woman that showed a glass of red wine a day is not only…

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The logo for Earth Hour
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I was just reading about Earth Hour 2010. In whatever time zone you are in, you’re encouraged to shut off your…

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Urgent from Food Democracy Now:

After years of bureaucratic wrangling, a recent USDA environmental review may finally approve Monsanto’s GMO alfalfa. If approved, GMO alfalfa will fundamentally undermine the entire organic industry overnight. In addition, the USDA says Americans…

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