Toasting the Twinkie: An American Institution.
Stressed for Success
The cost of success: stress, stress, stress.
Cognitive Decline (Another “Aging” Arrow?)
Apparently we’re on the decline. (But we’re in good company!)
Holiday Shopping and Winter Veggie (Everything) Soup
I confess. I needed a day away from recent technology headaches and the sound of tap-tap-tapping on my computer keyboard. It’s not quite time to listen for reindeer on the roof, but today I took refuge in a far-off shopping area, out of doors, bundled up and enjoying the crowds of shoppers. I contented myself […]
Sexy Soup: Fireside Love Potage
What’s not to adore about a man who knows his way around the, um… kitchen? Here’s a hot, hearty, healthy and purrrrfect potage as the weather cools and you seek seasonal ways to warm up your loved ones. Fireside Love Potage! Now, now – would homemade chicken and vegetable soup stimulate the same saucy stirrings? […]
Crazy Crevettes Sauvages à l’Espagnole (Recipe for a Sensual Soirée)
C’est le weekend, mes enfants! How about a romantic recipe for seasonal and sensual shrimp? Il faut bien faire la corrida de temps en temps, n’est-ce pas ? You need to party hardy (and do so with a fab and easy budget recipe that is healthy, succulent, colorful and a delish dish). So how about […]
My Life as an Irritant
I need a new job title. Irritant. Possibly – Irritant Extraordinaire. And if the Louboutin fits… The “Irritant” Job Description What’s involved? Actual job duties? Here is a partial list (ADA and FDA-approved): cooking, cleaning, coercing; mega mountains of laundry, avoiding aforementioned laundry; counseling (whether the participant is willing or not), coaxing (a word or […]
Full spectrum parenting: Can we do the same for ourselves?
My teenage son must have fallen asleep very late, and without actually going to bed. In other words, keeling over in the midst of an assignment. His door was open this morning, when I went to tap lightly at 7:30am, to wake him. His easel was set up next to his small desk – a […]