I was a waitress in high school and college. Later, when they were just starting to be available, I sold computerized restaurant ordering systems. It was standard, at the time, that restaurants, particularly those that catered to office people, be able to turn their tables every 20 minutes.
That means that, from the time a diner sits down until they … Continue reading.....
A lot of my long-time readers know my opinion on diets and most food trends. I believe that any food regimen that eliminates an entire class of food, whether it’s carbohydrates, fat, or ‘anything green’ is not a sustainable, healthy option.
Eating a variety of foods gives us a necessary variety of nutrients.
I haven’t always thought this way…. Years … Continue reading.....
Many years ago, when I first started working at a real job, in an office, with adults, I remember going into the break room and seeing a platter what looked like sliced coffee cake.
It had green flecks in it.
I thought: ‘Cool – this is going to be a great place to work’.
Then I was told it was … Continue reading.....
Dietbon, healthy and gourmet diet ready-made meals delivered to you!
Well….. I tried it. Here’s what I learned.
Have you seen the ads for food delivery services? Some deliver fresh food and one has to do the cooking; some deliver prepared food and one only has to do the eating.
A lot of them are geared toward weight loss as … Continue reading.....
Do you eat breakfast?
Or skip it?
I’ve gone from eating nothing until 3 or 4 in the afternoon to having a glass of orange juice to having a full Irish breakfast… not necessarily in that order.
At the moment I’m eating fruit, toast and cereal but as soon as my tomatoes are ripe that will change to tomato bread … Continue reading.....
You may think of Texas or California or Florida as the prime growers of watermelon – and you may be right regarding volume. But, where I grew up in the Midwest, the best melons came from Sand Prairie.
Did you know there were sand dunes in Minnesota? A whole prairie full?
The Kellogg Watermelon Festival is still one of … Continue reading.....
Do you sleep well?
Or do you suffer from insomnia?
I have, for my entire life, gotten up after 2 or 3 hours, gone to the bathroom, had a big glass of water, gone back to bed and immediately back to sleep. My total awake time is less than 5 minutes, and then I sleep soundly until morning. It’s such … Continue reading.....
Remember terrariums?
Glass bowls or squares or oblongs in which you grew plants in a ‘closed (or open for succulents) ecosystem’. They were all the rage in the 70’s.
The idea was also used as a habitat for small pets like spiders (who would have a pet spider? Shudder!!!) or lizards (our friend in Spain had a lizard) or snakes.… Continue reading.....
