Have Some Good Fat with Your Salad

Yes, some fat is good for you

Eating “smart” fat (e.g., fish or plant omega-3s, monounsaturated fat) at the same time we are eating salads helps boost the absorption of various antioxidants and phytochemicals like lycopene from tomatoes or lutein from dark green vegetables. Read More >>

Honoring My Father

Thanks, Dad!

I collect cookbooks. Now, I’m not known for my cooking, though I do bake some wonderful cheesecakes that do very well at my church’s dessert auctions. The youth of our church decided to produce a cookbook as a fundraiser. We were all asked to provide recipes. As I’m not a person who makes up recipes, I was a bit stumped until I remembered my father’s cookbook. I’m not talking a published cookbook, but a collection of recipes in Dad’s own handwriting. Soups, stews, potpies, vegetable side dishes—to say they took me back in time is an understatement. Read More >>

My Two Cents on Condiments

’Tis the BBQ season

You know what I’m going to say, right? That the creamy dressings and spreads based on mayonnaise tend to be the most caloric and highest in fat grams. I’m talking about condiments like mayonnaise, tartar sauce, and “special sauce.” Read More >>

Lose a Friend, Lose a Book

Sometimes it’s best to just let things go

This month I’m reviewing a fun travel book complete with recipes. It brought to mind a book I’ve been looking for in my own collection, Jeanne Ray’s Eat Cake.

I’d loaned it to several friends and suspected it hadn’t been returned, but to whom did I lend it last? Read More >>