In late January, after being told by a doctor that all my heretofore efforts at lowering my blood pressure weren't good enough, I chall...

We spent Saturday night visiting with the world's best next door neighbors. (Yes, we happen to be the lucky couple who live next door to...

For dinner Oliver made a mushroom risotto using dried mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes, parsley, chicken stock and Parmesan cheese. A 100% real...

The beauty you see before you is my trusty bike. A 1997 original. A gift from parents when I went off to college. It was too awkward to ca...

Omelets with pickled tomatoes*, pickled peppers*, green onion*, thyme, goat cheese, ham and paprika. Toast with avocado, red pepper flakes a...

The chuck roast went into the crock pot first thing Wednesday morning (Oliver was simultaneously grinding coffee beans and chopping onions )...

It's that time of year again: arugula is in season! Tuesday I picked up a pretty big bag of organic arugula from YDFM for only $2.50. Th...

Sugar, sweets and artificial sweeteners have recently been the topic of conversation among both my friends and the media. One friend asked h...