Let’s not give those big-box retailers reason to think that we want Thanksgiving turned into a mere prelude to Black Friday, which, let’s face it, has become a holiday devoted to celebrating consumerism and the desire for more more more.
Promoting potentially cancer-causing foods like high-fat Kentucky Fried Chicken and hormone-laden Yoplait Yogurt just because their packages sport a pink ribbon during the month of October might not be the best way to make people aware of (or find a cure for) breast cancer.
The other night I accidentally conducted what turned out to be a very interesting experiment. For several reasons I won’t bore you with, I went
This year when I gave up sweets for Lent, I honestly didn’t realize just how much of a sacrifice it would be. The first few
When I served this for dinner the other night, my husband pronounced, “This is the best thing you’ve ever made.” As you can imagine, I’ve
When I told my friends I was going to see Michael Pollan at the Paramount Theater last week, one of them asked if he was the lead singer for the Killers and another said that seemed like an odd venue for a book signing. I agree it was a bit random to pay money for tickets for what is essentially a stop on a writer’s promotional tour — a writer who is not JK Rowling! — but Michael Pollan is a rock star to some of us.