I don’t know Ina Garten personally, though I did go to see her earlier this week.  She was appearing at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, and I felt like I couldn’t pass up a chance to see her.   The place was packed, and I was curious about what it was I was going to […]

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  • November 18, 2013 - 6:05 am

    Ina’s and My Last Meal | The Bloppy Blogg... - […] Image from Ina Garten Face Book page I don’t know Ina Garten personally, though I did go to see her earlier this week. She was appearing at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, and I felt like I couldn’t pass up a chance to see her.  […]ReplyCancel

I am not Italian, not one tiny bit, but I LOVE meatballs!  And sauce too.  I have made lots of meatballs in an attempt to get them just right, tender, flavorful ones that hold their shape.  The last time I made them I had intended to write a post, but they weren’t that good, certainly […]

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Thanksgiving cooking is pretty stressful. This is probably the biggest meal you will cook all year, and the time when a lot of people are cooking things they don’t normally cook under stressful conditions, and with a timer running!  It is also when you have the opportunity to expose your loved ones to illness if […]

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I have a lot of barley in my pantry, no doubt the result of poor inventory procedures… So I’m making some more soup.  It has gotten quite cold, quite fast here, and soup will warm my hands and belly.  Like a lot of people, I grew up on Campbell’s soup, occasionally we’d get Progresso, if […]

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  • October 25, 2014 - 12:10 am

    Barley: A Versatile Grain | Better After 50 - […] some crusty bread and a green salad to Nancy Lowell’s Three Mushroom Barley Soup to make a hearty dinner on a blustery evening. Tossing some roasted, cubed pumpkin and dried […]ReplyCancel

  I have spent the majority of my life on one diet or another.  So have most of the women I know.  I have lost weight, a lot of it, numerous times.  And yet, I am not thin.  I have an entire library devoted to books on weight loss, healthy eating, diet cookbooks, think yourself […]

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  • November 14, 2013 - 9:47 am

    So Many Diets, So Little Fun | The Bloppy Blogg... - […] I have spent the majority of my life on one diet or another. So have most of the women I know. I have lost weight, a lot of it, numerous times. And yet, I am not thin.  […]ReplyCancel

  • November 21, 2013 - 3:01 am

    Larks - Michael Pollan’s books were such an eye opener for me in a lot of ways. His points about our over-reliance on nutrition science and various corresponding “scientifically based” fad diets especially. Some food is always “good” and some food is always “bad” and then it changes so the fad diet changes and the cycle goes on and on. I love his “Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much” quote. That’s the type of diet advice I can embrace.ReplyCancel

    • November 21, 2013 - 7:55 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - I am a Pollan fan too.I am currently reading Cooked and have gotten re-inspired.ReplyCancel

  • January 29, 2014 - 11:53 am

    Molley@A Mother Life - Everything in moderation right? Portion control is a huge part of managing weight. Thank you so much for hooking up to the Hump Day Hook UpReplyCancel

    • January 29, 2014 - 3:49 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Love the Hook Up!ReplyCancel

  • January 30, 2014 - 8:40 pm

    Rebecca - I gave up diets a long time ago. A book that validated my food mindset was French Women Don’t Get Fat. The main lesson for me was: everything in balance. Savor and enjoy everything.

    I know when I am eating lazy foods-because I’m not a huge fan of food. I know when I need to “clean-up.” Which is where I am now. Thank you so much for sharing. It was what I needed to hear.ReplyCancel

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