Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
My mother always told us to eat ‘roughage’ . Is that word even used anymore? She wouldn’t have used the word ‘fiber’….. A fiber was something in fabric, not something one ate. She never really explained what roughage was – except when she occasionally ate shredded wheat for breakfast. The rest of us wouldn’t touch … Continue reading…
I have been exercising for most of my adult life. That includes hours at the gym, biking and walking in all weather, mountain walks in all weather, as well as just general hard labor in the summer. I’ve never given electrolytes a thought. When we were doing mountain walks in Andorra our Fearless Leader used … Continue reading…
I have been one of the lucky ones for most of my life. I very rarely have trouble sleeping. I actually started smoking when I was in college as a way to stay awake in class. That was, obviously, when one could still smoke indoors. I have learned that my sleep patterns are probably not … Continue reading…
Apparently we humans are not getting enough sleep. I’m getting a lot of requests to do posts on getting adequate sleep (most of which I turn down – this is not a sleep blog) and I am seeing a lot of articles coming across my Facebook feed or in my inbox on the importance of … Continue reading…
I grew up in Wisconsin. Wisconsin people drink beer. Or, at least, that’s what I was always told. My parents had a tradition. On Sunday mornings we went to church. When we came home my mother started preparing Sunday dinner, normally the biggest and best meal of the week. Often there were aunts and uncles … Continue reading…
Where we lived in the U.S. was so far out in the middle of nowhere we couldn’t even get a pizza delivered. We tried once. I think it was Dominos who sent out a flyer saying they would deliver to our area. Delivery was guaranteed in 20 minutes or the pizza was free. We called … Continue reading…
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 … Continue reading…