Author: Kathy

Kookie Kapers: Kids in the Kitchen

Summertime and the kids are hanging out-so why not take the opportunity to school them in some kitchen skills? I love coaching the next generation of bakers, and have found that kids are eager to bake if the end game is...

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Power of Protein – Beef

Winning Recipes for Healthy Living Beef helps fuel an active lifestyle by providing a powerhouse of protein. This is good news considering research by Donald Layman, Ph.D., professor of nutrition at the University of Illinois,...

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Easy sweets for Easter baskets

If you’re like me, you’re ready to shout “welcome, spring!” Anticipation of sunny skies and warm weather invites us to celebrate this year’s March arrival of Easter. Playing Easter bunny this year?...

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Grandmas Hands

Grandma, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. She didn’t move, just sat with her head down staring at her hands.   When I sat down beside her she didn’t acknowledge my presence and the longer I...

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The Case for Real Food

The Case for Real Food More than just vitamins? (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times) Is there more to a carrot than beta carotene? Is lycopene the best we get from tomatoes? And when we heap our plates with salmon, are we serving...

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The Mid-Life Woman …

"You are truly the generation in the middle! You have at once aging parents as well as maturing children to cope with, and you are not granted the deference accorded age, or the indulgence given the young."

Helene S. Arnstein

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