You know what I should be doing right now, instead of writing and cooking for this blog? I should be getting a handle on our taxes, which loom over my head every year at this time. However, I felt a higher calling today than tax preparation, and that is preparing for the Annual Super Bowl […]
Are you in full swing for the New Year already? I’ll be honest, I’m a little on the slow side in taking down our Christmas tree; This live Christmas tree and it’s ornaments representing our life’s journey… The year Randy and I were married: Our goofy family Christmas cards (“Silo Knight”): The […]
culinary arts, electric cars, facebook post, Holly Butcher, self-driving cars, stresses, weight lifting, worried
Well, the clock is ticking and the countdown is accelerating as we speak: Christmas is less than one month away!!! I still have that kid in me at Christmas! Here is a Polar Express look-alike I spied at Union Station in Chicago recently: I’m sure you all have quite a list of items you want […]
"What's for dinner?", cannellini, challenge, chicken breast, chicken sausage, Christmas, fire roasted tomatoes, garlic, healthy, herbes de provence, holidays, leek, onion
I have a confession to make. I’ve been having quite a love affair with something (not someone besides my husband, mind you) since I was a child and that love keeps just growing stronger as I age. That would be my torrid love affair with food. As a kid, I was much more excited about […]
915 labs, blackened shrimp wraps, culinary, FCS teachers, honey, MATS, Midwest Ambassadors for the Culinary Arts, National Restaurant Association, Nutrition, ProStart
Are you as absolutely confused (as I was) about which are the healthiest oils to use when cooking for you and your family, specifically those heart healthy fats? Unfortunately, heart disease still weighs in at #1 in the world so it’s always a hot news topic. And as you know, the news cycle seems to […]
AHA, American Heart Association, blood pressure, Blue Zones, British Medical Journal, butter, cholesterol, coconut oil, corn, CVD, EPA/DHA, expeller pressed oils, extra virgin olive oil, grass-fed butter, HDL, Heart Disease, hummus, Ikaria Greece, lauric acid, LDL, MCT, polyunsaturated, saturated, smoke point, soybean, sunflower, Tuft's University, whirlypop
I’m sitting here, really counting my blessings. Our “baby” of the family graduated from college this past Sunday and already has a “big girl” job lined up: Our other two children have also graduated from college and are doing great things with their careers. All three of our kids have also made terrific […]
bible, OG-GYN, traditional medicine
I am/was honored to speak at the Delta Chi Region IV Regional Leadership Conference, held at Truman University in Kirksville, Missouri. Since we all have brains, not just these great, smart group of guys, here’s a summary for them, and all my readers: Take care of your brain, live long and prosper! The theme is […]
anxiety, depression, exercise, fake foods, gut-health, H.I.I.T., millennials, stress, stressed
There was something exciting and magical about the television series Star Trek. It pushed forward the premise that humans are really mere infants when it comes to discovering what delightful secrets our universe has yet to be uncovered with it’s signature mantra “To Boldly Go Where No Man has Gone Before”: We are in […]
cognitive behavior therapy, exercise, inflammation, insulin resistance, oxidative stress, star trek, telomeres
What would you like to see packaged up in a box under your Christmas tree this year? This is a beautiful tree we bought locally at Birch Meadow Farm Christmas Trees (as we do every year) from a wonderful couple that own it, Burt & Loretta Barton. I will take a bet that having “good […]
ALS, Alzheimer's, depression, immune system, leaky gut syndrome, microbiome, prebiotic, probiotic
I didn’t wake up this morning thinking I’d write about anything remotely political. And, as you will see, this isn’t, for it’s just a call to personal responsibility. The political dust after this election will take time to settle, but settle it will, for all the name calling will eventually be forgotten. And in it’s […]
ACA, ancient grains, baklava, carbohydrates, Dr. Donald Berwick, exercise, healthy lifestyle, John F. Kennedy, Legumes, movement, Nutrition, sleep, vegetables, yoga