Eating with feeling is not the same as eating because of a feeling. There are dozens of books out there about the emotional connections we make with food. I’ve read quite a few of them myself in an effort to understand how I became such an ’emotional’ eater (per one of my many Weight Watcher…
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Wanda’s Rules for Weight Loss: Rule #2 Carbs are not My Friends
Every sugar high comes with a sugar low. I love carbs. I love carbs and I do mean all carbs. I love potatoes and tomatoes. I love oranges and bananas. I love popcorn and potato chips. I love cheezit crackers and wheat thins. I love ice cream and chocolate cake. I love bread and cupcakes…
tonight i made tamale pie (so long a good bye)
the house still smells of cumin i stood at stove and wondered should i add an extra teaspoon tamale pie a favorite from a life time long since gone yesterday, i longed for scents and texture of creamed corn mingling with chunky salsa and a dash of chili powder and found myself wondering if ground chicken would work…
simplicity and the one-pot philosophy
my grandmother taught me the power of one-pot. as a homemaker and working mother she was committed to make sure that her family ate well each and everyday. to this end she designed the one-pot system. at breakfast she planned her pot. she might cut up vegetables or send someone to the store to pick…
where romance meets commitment
i have a tendency to treat my jobs like lovers in the beginning i am so mad about them so committed i leave favored books on the coffee table and call just to see how everything is going i miss them when i am away and make sure that they have all my emergency numbers…
teenage dream
like pork chops smothered in peppers and gravy i cling to memories of yesterdays long since gone and think on the scent of apple blossoms and rotten pear trees late summer breezes drift through bedroom windows bring a promise of happily ever after full on media driven romance a heart ripe with promise opens little…
fearfree living 