Food

I am a coffee lover. For sure. But because since I have gotten older and have developed mild hypertension (that's high blood pressure) I have had to cut down on how much coffee I drink in a day. Believe it when I tell you I could down a whole pot of coffee a day in past years. And, I am a tea-totaler, as they say. Anyways, these days I limit myself to only two cups of coffee per day. If I crave more I allow myself decaf. But for the most part I drink tea. All kinds of tea. My

I forgot 2 things, plus to answer a recipe request .... I am updating today's blog. First, add Eggplant Parmesan with Twice Potatoes to the menu list for this week. Second, Happy Birthday to you Daron. Third, the recipe for Ratatouille on Polenta: Note: If you are making your own polenta then you need to start this well ahead of time and make the polenta, get it refrigerated and ready to use. I prefer to make it a day ahead. This time I bought a tube from the store. (Italian

I am hearing a lot about "clean eating", so I thought I'd answer an inquiry about it here. It seems to be really trending right now, the idea of clean-eating. Honestly, it isn't new and it is not any different than what I have been posting about all along. So what is it? It refers to eating foods that are as close as possible to their natural state. This encourages us to make our meals from scratch to make them as “clean” as possible.  Once just a buzzword, “clean eating” is