Spicy To You May Be Bland to Me
Why is it that when you serve the very same meal to three different people you might get three different responses? I’ll never forget the evening I tested a new Glorious One-Pot Meal recipe at…
High Fructose Corn Syrup vs. Sugar
The Corn Refiners Association would like us to believe that ingesting high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is as natural for the body as eating an ear of corn. They even snail-mailed me a whole package…
BPA-free Waterbottles
One of my Jazzercise friends approached me during class this morning wondering if her plastic Nalgene waterbottle was BPA-free and therefore safe to drink from. Nalgene makes a line of BPA-free water bottles, so as…
To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate?
One of my favorite girlfriends wrote me recently concerned about giving a slew of vaccinations to her 15-month old daughter. “I know a mom with a daughter she is sure is autistic and who knows…
Why Counting Calories is Not Everything When Dieting
Reader Question: I looked at the Nutritional information for Chicken piccata and the calories seem very high per serving. It doesn’t seem too figure friendly to me. – Barbara, Washington DC Well, Barbara, I have…