“Food is our common ground, a universal experience..” James Beard. This quote certainly held true today when during lunch with one of my best friends, Jenny, and then again, while getting my toes manicured with Amy, the subject of food played a major part in the conversation. Food is something we all can talk about…it …

Every year right around Thanksgiving, I get the crud and last year it was the worst ever!  The first “bout” came a week before Thanksgiving and by the day after had worsened into a sinus infection.  About the time, I started feeling better, I started the whole process again truly not feeling better until mid-January.  …

Over the last year, Jeff and I have taken an interest in preparing ourselves and family for an emergency.  What if something as simple as a weather disaster leading to no power or food available even for just a couple of days actually happened? Or worse..what if it was something like one of the scary …