Category Archives: Seasonal Recipes

Care Packages From Home

Care packages from home can give a sense of  joy to the recipient. This year I have been trying to send more care packages to my daughter who is away at school. Many times they include photos, poems, wall hangings, socks, t-shirts, and food from home. For her the favorite part seems to be the food, of course it is usually food that she can not get at the cafeteria and it many times invokes found memories of home. When I first started
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Weight Loss and the Holidays

Thanksgiving and Halloween are over.  I survived with out any weight gain and actually lost weight.  This is not the norm. The average weight gain between Halloween and New Years is about a pound or more.  That doesn't sound like much--but over the years--this really adds up!  Most people try to maintain their weight during this plentiful food time.  Parties, cookies, treats, abnormal hours and schedules.  These all work against us when we are trying to eat healthy.  What's a
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Who Finished the Chips? A Guide to Snacking in the Car

Wait a second, it was me. Curbing your in-car snacking can be a challenge, but it is nothing a little preparation can't fix. If you're in the car for more than a few hours, you're inevitably going to get bored, or at least I do. If you aren't prepared you too may end up polishing off a bag of chips without thinking twice.  With the holidays approaching, I can't help but think of the long car rides we take to visit family. Unfortunately all those
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