Last night I was talking with my kids – who are now 13, 11 and 8 – about Easter. In the past we always have done an egg hunt at my parents’ farm with my brothers and their families. This year the cousins are not going to be there – it will just be my [...]

Posted on March 31st, 2010 by Char
Filed under: Holidays | 4 Comments »

Did you know that high blood pressure afflicts 74 million adults (or nearly one in three) in the U.S.? I am one of those three. Yesterday I went to the doctor’s for a routine physical. After the dreaded weight and height measurement ( I think I am shrinking), the next thing the nurse did was [...]

Posted on March 30th, 2010 by Char
Filed under: Adult Health | 1 Comment »

Did you watch Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution on Friday evening? What did you think? I thought it was a good show – though not as compelling as the preview episode. My kids watched it with me and after the processed chicken nuggets demonstration Jamie did with the kids, I don’t think they will ever eat [...]

Posted on March 29th, 2010 by Char
Filed under: Menu Plan Monday | 1 Comment »