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I am sure I cannot be the only person who is influenced by what other people eat…like if you are thin and eat it, then I should be able to too – with impunity of course. Or if you eat […]
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Morning Musings: November 30
Don’t blow off exercise time (calories out) because you are too busy cooking or eating (calories in). I once had a client who was far too busy to exercise because she had made so many commitments to her church. What […]
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I know it seems self evident, but why not make extra of what would really be helpful to have leftover, and not the things that will call you from the fridge? You can always freeze the tempting items in individual […]
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Family traditions are whatever you decide to make them and practice them to be. If you are a new family, it is especially important to create traditions that you will be happy to have in your repertoire of traditions down […]
read moreMorning Musings: November 27
It always makes sense to bring what you really need for yourself – as a contribution…and selfless gesture of course. I used to be a huge volume eater, and the biggest problem I had at your party was that there […]
read moreMorning Musings: November 26
On the other hand, you can always use the opportunity to bring things that you really love to have, but cannot keep in your own house. I used to get this fabulous Key Lime chiffon pie from the Wyckoff bakery. […]
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Party Pooper?….not! One of my clients makes these tiny spinach pancakes with feta in them. They are sort of like those spanakopita hors d’oeuvres without the phyllo. Guests love them and she goes out of her way to make lots […]
read moreMorning Musings: November 24
Staggering holiday treats allows everyone to enjoy the traditional favorites – just not every thing every day. A client of mine does that with her family. She makes charoset one evening, and Matzoh ball soup another night, etc. One by […]
read moreMorning Musings: November 23
Some of my clients who love to cook have learned to maintain their food gift traditions by making safe, non-tempting things like chutney or flavored vinegars in special bottles. Pier One has great decorative bottles for just such things. Case […]
read moreMorning Musings: November 22
Disappointingly, no one has ever asked me what happened to the fabulous Christmas cookies I used to make for everyone. I thought I had created this time honored tradition with my terrific genuine Scottish shortbread recipe. Apparently not. Fortunately, because […]
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