I host a healthful meals blog and occasionally get asked about rich gravies and sauces.  It seems a misconception that there’s no room for them in a weight-loss or healthy diet.  Prevention magazine recommends one tablespoon of corn starch dissolved in one cup of liquid for an easy, fat-free sauce or gravy, but corn starch [...]

Peach Cake and Fried Ice Cream
 
          When we have company I like to try out new dishes on them.  Mostly I do desserts.  This past Tuesday and Wednesday we had out-of-town guests so I fixed two brand new items which quickly made their way to the top of my keep pile.
          If you give [...]

When it’s cold outside, what’s better than a warm, sweet desert to thaw the cockles of your heart? And what’s better to do that than CHEESECAKE? Here’s a recipe for one that a friend gave me (with a little fine-tuning from me). Enjoy and stay warm! Spring will be here soon.
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The long wait for my newest release is almost here.  DARK SECRETS OF THE OLD OAK TREE will be on the shelves March 1.  Since this is the very first book I completed, I’m excited to finally see it in its finished state.  Yesterday, while Googling myself, I found the first review of Dark Secrets.  [...]

Did you make lofty, ambitious new year resolutions a few weeks ago?  New year’s resolutions are a tradition in our society, and I usually participate.  Then about mid-January, I lose my resolve.  Not always.  One year I set a goal to run my first marathon in October, and I succeeded.  But I’m not disciplined enough [...]

Where did 2009 go?  It was here a few days ago, but suddenly it is gone along with the spirit of the holidays and the preparations for our New Year’s Eve party.  The only thing left of those fleeting memories are the boxes of Christmas decorations stacked in my dining room waiting to be put [...]

With only a dozen days left till Christmas, you may be feeling the pressure. Are you hosting a dinner party or open house? Is your gift shopping completed? Are the decorations up? Are you relaxed and enjoying the holiday season?
Did you answer “no” on that last one? Oops. Perhaps [...]

Just one day away from Thanksgiving dinner and I am up to my elbows in turkey, dressing, and some variation of every vegetable known to man.  It seems that since my children have become adults, they also have become picky about what veggies they will eat.  I long for the days when I could put [...]

 
I’m spending the next few days in Lincolnton, Georgia.  The leaves are changing, and there is more than a nip in the air.  Last night, we ate chili at a friend’s house.  I love chili.  Spicy chili.  Green chili.  White chili.  Cincinnati chili.  You name it, I love it.  The following is a recipe I [...]

Pardon the pun, but it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I have valuable information for you to pass on to your daughters, granddaughters, nieces, and other young women you love.  Don’t wait until you reach the at-risk age to prepare your bodies to fight breast cancer.  There are things you can do–and eat–that lower [...]