Fair season isn’t always that fair. Funnel cakes, Sno cones, eight dollar tilt-a-whirl rides, and deep-fried corn dogs. Heck, the State Fair of Texas prides itself on the art of deep frying the unimaginable from banana splits to bacon to Coca Cola. My son, on a moment of carnival independence, … Read More
When you can’t get away with serving fruit and girl scout cookies to guests for dessert one more time. When you wake up too late to make anything of quality for your kids before school. When no one is around and you crave another handful of chocolate eggs from your … Read More
This is my all-time favorite banana bread recipe fromBetty Crocker’s Cookbook.I’ve completely revised it to be 100% healthy, but 118% full of flavor. My kids think it tastes better than the original. Let’s start withbananas which are high in potassium and low in salt. I use carrots in the form … Read More
Although February is the shortest month for most folks, it seems very long to me. Like the actors parading on the red carpet at one award ceremony after another, I spent most of the month flitting between lectures and interviews. It looks glamorous to be picking out new … Read More
I’m a snacker. I would rather eat ten little meals a day than three big ones. Truly, I would be fully satisfied with a snack dispenser attached to my hip like those old-fashioned coin changer belts that waitresses and gas station attendants wore back in the day when we used … Read More