Recently, I got a membership application from AARP. It was a scary letter, after all it came as a wake-up call telling me that my days of youth are numbered. I talked to my mother about menopause and she warned me that I will start to have solid evidence that gravity do exists.  She told [...]

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My daughter started school almost a month ago and we are already experiencing the daunting task of harmonizing her school activities with the extracurricular activities.  She takes piano and saxophone lessons and three kind of dance lessons.  My situation is a common story for a lot of parents everywhere. Kids are kids, and when they [...]

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Quinoa,pronounced Keen-wa, is a grain that comes from the Andes. Quinoa is gluten free and  high in good quality protein. It is also good source of fiber, minerals and vitamin.  It has good taste and not over powering which make it a good substitute for bulgar and couscous in Middle Eastern dishes and orzo in [...]

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I just returned home from seeing the movie, Julie and Julia, which I thought was a wonderful film.  Julia Child is the heroine of every woman who not only runs a restaurant, but who writes and cooks.  French cooks lean heavily on butter and cream, and there’s no question that both ingredients make food taste [...]

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