As we celebrate Independence Day let’s ponder the question: What did the Founding Fathers eat? Let’s begin with John Adams. After reading David McCollough’s biography Adams became one of my favorites. Perhaps you watched the movie on HBO? When it comes to food John Adams is a man after my own heart. I certainly never [...]

Here’s my newspaper column this week… I’m still obsessing about the My Plate thing.. There’s a new guideline from the USDA on what we should be eating. The new guideline is called My Plate, and it’s intended to show us what to put on our plates for optimal health. This new plate replaces the mystical [...]

It’s happened again — a politician is accused of trouble on Twitter. // = 8){ if(3 == 10 && (midPoint*2) >= 15){ GA_googleFillSlot(“mnews-news-300×250″); } } // ]]>I’m a Twitter veteran, and as an early adopter, I’ve learned a few things. I think it’s my civic duty as an American to share them with political hopefuls, [...]

Okay – this is it. My last recipe where I don’t give a darn about calories or carbs, just taste. It’s been fun but I’ve got four more weeks of the Real Women of Philadelphia and for the NEXT four weeks I’m going back to my dieting ways! Does that mean no more Philadelphia Cream [...]

So yes we’re always on a diet but I believe that no food should be banned FOREVEH. You should be able to enjoy a thing or two and not have your inner-monologue go like this…. Inner Monologue Soliloquy “Well way to go, loser. You worthless glob of cream cheese. You just ate that piece of chocolate [...]