It’s de-Lightfull

I know, I keep talking about diet and fitness stuff. It’s not you, it’s me. You look marvelous. Me, I have a bad case of NewYearItis, with a side of flab. Very tragic. But don’t worry—I’ll be back to my usual denial and apathy about such...

Resolved: Eat better in 2009

We are home, and I may even get out of my pajamas sometime today. But I’m not making any promises. I’m not much for resolutions, but I was poking around this morning looking for some motivation on further improving my family’s eating habits. I came...

Happy New Year!

Gooooood morning! I hope you celebrated in style last night. We sure did; my father noted that it’s midnight in Rio when it’s only 10:00 here, freeing us up to both celebrate early and to feel extremely fancy. If part of your New Year’s Resolutions...

Some sugar to go with your toys

Okay, so, you’ve got every toy the kids could possibly want, by now. Right? But now you might need: 1) stocking stuffers 2) energy to put the toys together or 3) a reward for yourself for being such a good shopper. If any of those things are true, check out the...

Mmmm. . . no corn syrup!

I have been systematically cutting high-fructose corn syrup from my family’s diet, lately, and wow is it astounding how many places it hides. Goodness. Now, I do a lot of my own baking, so for the most part, I can easily make some of the items that tend to be...

How to be ruined for rolled oats

Once upon a time we ate instant oatmeal and liked it. And then one day I bought some “conventional” rolled oats, because it was cheaper, and really not that hard to cook, and we liked it. And then one day I made a huge mistake. On the suggestion of a...

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