I love chocolate! Really, I have an insane love affair with chocolate. The gooey, sweet, dark chocolate – something like you would find in a warm just-out-of-the-oven brownie! Chocolate is heaven! Then I saw the movie Fed Up, and ever since I have been reading food labels for sugar content like a hawk. Trying to find …
As most everyone has already heard, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a closely-held corporation can refuse to cover contraception in their healthcare plans for religious reasons. Some people are cheering and some are outraged. I am outraged. I believe that a cornerstone to being an American citizen is that in the United States …
Next week I head back into the classroom to teach art as part of a Summer Arts Academy. I have been super busy planning our time together, and yesterday I picked up 100 pounds of clay! The students (aged first thru sixth grade) will be rolling, squishing, and forming various items out of clay next …
This meal is not only delicious, it is easy, fast, and healthy! What more is there to ask for? Oh yes, very little clean up! How about everything made in one pan and under 20 minutes? Yes, it is possible… The other night it was just my husband and I home for dinner. A night …
A Sunday afternoon spent at Big Sur River Inn is about as relaxing as you can get. While this restaurant is a two-hour drive from my home – it is worth every moment. Pack your car with a blanket, a book, and maybe a beach chair and you are set for the day. Before …
Ok, so it was for only a brief moment as I walked through the book signing line, but it was a very exciting moment! Yesterday morning, I headed out bright and early for my drive to San Francisco. I arrived home really late on Wednesday night from my flight back from Denver, CO – so I was …
We are a large family, and the kids’ ages range from 12 to 24. With older kids living out of the home and out of the area, we really don’t get to spend a whole lot of time with everyone present. We cherish the time when we are all together. This mostly happens during the holidays or …
Last weekend was a birthday celebration for two of our girls; one does not like chocolate, one is a nutritional science graduate, and I just saw the movie Fed Up. Put all of this together and what do you serve for a birthday treat? Starting with a favorite recipe and making substitutions, additions and a couple …
Last Saturday was my daughter’s birthday and lunch in the city seemed the perfect way to celebrate. San Francisco is one of my all-time favorite cities – OK, so I have a lot of favorite cities. I am lucky that San Francisco is a short drive away. I know the city well as my father’s …
I am headed to BlogHer ’14 today in lovely downtown San Jose. As you know I am new to the world of blogging, and this will be my very first blogging conference. Wow! when I signed up I thought San Jose – cool! Nice an close, I have no reason not to go and learn …
