New Year's resolutions seem overly optimistic to me. We choose the first of the year to begin whatever grand goal that we excused ourselves from starting during the holidays. And although most of us proudly claim we've been "good" during the sinfully-indulgent holiday period, most of us also bemoan t… Read full post »

Oh, Thanksgiving! Or, as some friends labeled it, "Slaughtered and displaced indigenous people day". A day for giving thanks, spending time with family and/or friends, and stuffing yourself til your eyeballs pop.

I had not just one but two different dinners to go to. I adore both friends and since the… Read full post »

After studying journalism in college, it was the evolution of the "nouveau newstyle" of the late '80s/early '90s that really turned me off the field - the sensationalism and fear-mongering that dominates news delivery to this day.

 The recent coverage of the H1N1 virus - "swine flu" - is no diff… Read full post »

There's an eggplant dish I make which is pretty much vegetarian - unless I use real beef bullion, vs. "NotBeef", which quite frankly, does NOT taste all that beefy. Vegetarian friends seem to waffle about whether or not it's okay to still use things like bullion cubes an then still call… Read full post »

It is not during the holiday season, but rather right after New Year's that my favorite catalogs being arriving in the mail. I have removed myself from almost all of the mailing lists I've somehow gotten myself on over the years, but these are the ones I cannot bear to leave:… Read full post »

I was very excited to go to the doctor's office and discover I was back at the 90-pounds-lost mark; only 10 more to go for my first major goal.

 So to celebrate, do you think I go treat myself at Lush, or go a little crazy with my Amazon wish list?… Read full post »

Recent debates about the proposed changes to how the American health care system will continue to rage on; there is no easy or fast "fix" which can be quickly implemented like a giant Band-Aid over the boo-boo. There is a vast infrastructure which must be examined, untangled, examined some more, re-r… Read full post »

A friend recently enthused about my idea of going vegetarian, and said he would join me in my quest for a week.  "It'll be great," he said, "I can eat all the burritos, pasta and pizza I want."

After resisting the urge to bonk him on the head with something, it required… Read full post »

When I first thought about going vegetarian, I had several people who asked me, "How could you possibly do that? What do you do, eat salad and stir-fry all the time? That must get old fast. I'd get so bored."

I would be the first to admit that was my thought,… Read full post »

Trying to go from full-blown, meat-lovin' carnivore (excuse me, omnivore in wolf's clothing) to vegetarian (or at least as vegetarian as I can get) is not easy. And sometimes sure, it's overwhelming, and all I want to do is run out and cram down a pound of perfectly grilled Porterhouse and… Read full post »

To start this blog, I need to give you the history that led me to this point.

When poking back through the memories of my childhood, there is no particular meal that leaps to mind so quickly or vividly as one that involved steak.

Oddly, this particular event beats out even the splendid… Read full post »