Category Archives: Food and drink

Coffee tales

If you know me at all, you know I’m not a nice person without coffee.  Thus, imagine the surprise at finding myself out of the stuff.  This happened two days ago, and I went out to breakfast both Tuesday and … Continue reading

Posted in Food and drink | Tagged | Leave a comment

Is it possible to O.D. on Lean Cuisine??

Yes.  And I did.   With Oscar in Florida, I decided to cut back on calories (since I didn’t have to cook) and finish losing that holiday weight.  Success!  yay me.   But,  I think I made myself sick in … Continue reading

Posted in Food and drink | 22 Comments

Planning the holiday foods

Iit’s just one week until Christmas, and I have yet to plan the menu for our celebration here.  Every year, Oscar’s four boys and their families plus Noel and her family come over for a holiday get-together around 3:00 p.m. … Continue reading

Posted in Food and drink | 16 Comments

Food groups

When my girls were in school, they were taught about the four food groups:  dairy, meat, grains, and fruits/vegetables.   Way back when I was in school, however, we were taught there were SEVEN groups.   They were: 1.  Protein:  fish, … Continue reading

Posted in Food and drink | 5 Comments