My husband made an observation last week and I have to absolutely agree. When you eat healthier, you feel A LOT better. I guess that makes perfect sense, right? You just really never notice it until you start eating more healthy foods and meals, then sort of backslide for a day. [...]

The ridiculously lovely Giada De Laurentiis, 38, is featured on the latest issue of Redbook magazine. Inside she talks about her and her husband’s unborn baby. She says that, although the baby was unexpected, they’re very excited. “..(the pregnancy) was a complete surprise — not planned at all. It was never that [...]

A fellow Chili lover asked me to post about the New England Regional Chili Cookoff. It’ll be held on May 3, 2008 in Somers,CT. Last year they had 38 cooks from 10 different states - that’s a lot of deliciousness!
For more information, see the web site. With this much [...]

I returned to the web site (Lillian Vernon) to order the hammock and look what else I found - a gorgeous Apple-Shaped Wire Basket.
Now, the bananas, grapes, and lemons & limes - I forgot about those little sour pusses in my last post - can move into the hammock and the apples (who’d [...]

If eating more fruit and vegetables is on your list of resolutions, too, this ingenious 2-Tier Fruit Hammock is as appealing to you as it is to me.
As I’m typing this, I have a bowl of apples on the table, some bananas putting their territorial claim on the end of the bar/counter, while a tribe [...]

I’m about to become one with my kitchen, so the computer and I will be estranged for a few days. I wanted to wish you the merriest of Christmases before heading off to the kitchen, though.
Enjoy every single moment with your family, remember you’re making memories that will last forever…not just for you, but for [...]

These fall into the “Oh, man! You’ve gotta try these!” Category:
First of all, if you’ve never tried the Ferrero Rocher candies, go to the top of your To Do list and write Buy Ferrero Rocher Candy at the very, very top and write Find a quiet place to eat them just below it. [...]

The box of Baking Soda in your pantry does more than just bake and freshen. There’s a fascinating little slideshow on the other side of the link below. You’ll see uses for Baking Soda you never knew existed.
The many, many uses for Baking Soda!

You have to see the gorgeous wallpapers on National Geographic.com. They’re in a series called Patterns In, which includes flowers, water, plants, and food. The cherries, the peppers, and the blueberries are my personal favorites.
Click the link to see the entire set: Beautiful Food Wallpapers from National Geographic.com
Credit: Photograph [...]

Michael (a.k.a. The Husband) recently put on his hero hat again and surprised me with a new
Hamilton Beach Food Processor - 70590. The hat became a crown when he said, “This isn’t an early Christmas present, I got it for you just to get it for you.” My shopping prince!
I started scouring [...]