Calorie Counts on Menus

Love ’em or Hate ’em? Those ever so helpfully posted Calorie Counts on the menu? Eating out used to be a culinary joy! A gastronomic guess. Flavor triumphed over calories! NO LONGER! Now dining out has become a math equation—and worst of all—a math word...

Hubby Goes to the Grocery Store

Hubby went to the grocery store for me. I KNOW he has done this before—when he was a divorced single and had to forage for his own food.  I KNOW he’s walked the isles of several of our local markets—is familiar with the layout—has learned where the meat and beer...

Survival Saturday

Hurricane Sandy’s immediate and continuing devastation compelled me to scrounge the bookcase for my survival guide—National Geographic: Complete Survival Manual by Michael S. Sweeny. It’s a comprehensive guide for surviving just about anything. Being a resident...

Fab Female Friday: Ninkasi

We know we’re fabulous, right ladies? How fab are we? Did you know women were the first beer-makers! Thank us later, men! 4000 years ago in ancient Sumer, women brewed and sold barley beer. So healthy and nutritious!  Good for the whole family! One fiscally-minded,...

Pompous job titles

At a fabulous party the other day, a good looking someone claimed he was a “warranty analyst” when I asked what he did for a living. “What’s that?” I inquired seeking clarification. The person hemmed and hawed; I remained clueless. Customer service,...
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