I recently got a Senseo Gourmet Coffee System and we’ve been the best of friends since. He “gets” me, but more importantly, I “get” him….daily!
The Senseo is ridiculously easy to use, as easy and uncomplicated as a regular coffee maker. I take that back, less complicated because there’s no guess work, “How many [...]

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Yesterday afternoon, my husband called me while I was in the grocery store getting the ingredients for the Japanese-Style meal I had planned. He asked me what I was making for supper and when I told him, I could tell he was a little disappointed. Nothing against Japanese food, he loves that - [...]

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My love for tea has actually claimed a corner of our dining room. I have an antique hanging shelf that’s full of boxes and tubes of teas, from Green Tea with [...]

My beloved Google and I were doing a little research on cholesterol earlier and I came across a great web site I’d never heard of before (Health Castle.com). I found exactly what I was looking for and then some.
One of the best, most informative articles I read was titled “5 Super Foods: The [...]

6 large bananas
2 - 1/2 cups mashed yams
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
Split the unpeeled bananas lengthwise, but be sure not to cut all the way through.
Remove as much of the banana pulp as possible. Combine the banana pulp with the mashed yams and mix well. Stir in [...]

DeLonghi, I love you.
What you see before you is the DeLonghi Magnifica Super Automatic Coffee, Espresso, Cappuccino and Latte Machine - ESAM3300.
The compact and patented Direct-to-Brew System with Thermo Block technology provides excellent heat distribution and is removable for easy cleaning. Nice touch.
The beans are ground instantly to ensure the [...]

If you’re one of those people who absolutely, positively CANNOT watch a favorite tv show without a snack, I sympathize with you. I suppose that if I were forced to watch Survivor, American Idol, or America’s Biggest Loser without a bowl of popcorn I could do it, but I wouldn’t be very happy about [...]

The journal Circulations serves up another great reason to drink tea. Research shows that drinking tea may reduce the risk of death following a heart attack.
The research shows that people who drank two or more cups a day had a 44 percent lower death rate following their heart attacks than did non-tea drinkers.
Another [...]

2 - 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) cold butter
1/3 cup ice water
In a food processor fitted with a steel blade, combine the all-purpose flour and salt. Cut the butter into 1 inch cubes and add to the bowl. Process until “grainy.”
Add the water gradually through the tube [...]