Happy Friday!!! First, excitement in our house- Kaylin slept through night for the first time! It was absolutely wonderful to wakeup after solid sleep! The rest of my week has been great. I finally got all of the cleaning done, took Body Combat Wednes... [...]

I'm always trying to incorporate foods that fight inflammation to ward off some of Scleroderma's nasty effects. Beets have a high mineral content, are a unique source of phytonutrients, and have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and detoxification prope... [...]

I haven’t seen Z since our delicious trip to MV. Since too much time had passed by, we met for dinner at 44 and X.  They are mixing Roman numerals with Arabic numerals so that X is read tenth, in case you don’t know where they’re loc... [...]

The food is finer than football in Oxford. During the first year I moved down to the South, my husband and I traveled to Oxford once to compete in the Rebel Man sprint triathlon. We managed to cross the finish line and eat out at a couple places, but time was limited and our focus [...]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…we’re halfway there (a la Living on a Prayer). How has your week been? Good stuff over here- just busy! Speaking of busy, I have felt like things have been a little out of control lately. I fall into the trap of overcommitting on... [...]

I had a great meal planned for last night. Slow cooked ginger scallion pork was to be turned into pan fried dumplings with crunchy sesame cabbage. That dish will happen, perhaps tonight. But the two of us were so under the weather, that even the thought of the smell of the pork made me want [...]

I gave up meat almost thirteen years ago (the actual anniversary will be on Thanksgiving). Since that time I have only eaten it once, though it wasn’t on purpose. I was working at a health food store, famished after having eaten nothing all day. We were closing for the evening and getting ready to throw [...]

Fresh PomegranateDid you know that November is National Pomegranate Month? To kick off this frigid Monday morning, here's a round-up of pomegranate-related posts that celebrate this beautiful and delicious winter fruit!Bowl of Fresh Pomegranate ArilsRe... [...]

In a rare deviation from the norm, I decided to make a small departure from my Michael Symon influenced wishlist of Cleveland restaurants and venture out on my own. Well, not entirely on my own. I pulled up UrbanSpoon and checked the “Talk of the Town” list for something that looked interesting, yet was close [...]

Bacon-Wrapped Brussels SproutsAny skilled multitasker will tell you that the ultimate key to their success is organization. My organizational skills are rooted in my predilection for lists (just ask my family) and my ability to constantly keep one eye ... [...]