Jan
19
“Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.” – Emily Dickinson Most stories about Alzheimer’s catch my eye, but none more than one I read this past week, a USA Today story about a family’s ongoing blog about Alzheimer’s. I am interested in this because my mother, 94, was officially diagnosed with …
Nov
24
“Bread is the king of the table, and all else is merely the court that surrounds the king. The countries are the soup, the meat, the vegetables, the salad, but bread is king.” – Louis Bromfield, American novelist, 1896–1956. Thanksgiving Day is here, and dinner smells wonderful, yes it does, but nothing, absolutely nothing, has …
Aug
11
“What can I say? Americans love fried chicken.”– Harry Balzer, national expert on food and diet trends Remember Jake’s famous line about fried chicken in the iconic Blues Brothers movie of 1980? Jake: Bring me four fried chickens and a Coke. Mrs. Murphy: You want chicken wings or chicken legs? Jake: Four fried chickens and …
