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If you’re committed to hosting or attending parties during the holidays, you will face...

If you’re committed to hosting or attending parties during the holidays, you will face a never-ending array of tempting food choices. If you’re not careful, the pounds you add are likely to become lifelong companions.Some of us are very strict about our diets. We bring our own food in a plastic container and eat it while others enjoy the holiday fare. Others of us are perhaps a little too...

One of my guilty pleasures –as it turns out, I have a few of them-- is pickles. Under the cover of darkness, when no one is looking (guilty pleasures are best carried out clandestinely), and armed only with a cocktail fork stolen from my best friend, Booger Wadsworth’s last birthday bash, I do a shifty-eyed slink into the kitchen. No plate, no napkin. Just me … the fork … and a jar of...

She stood motionless in the dark shadows, her heart pounding so hard she was sure he’d hear its thump, thump, thump. She was bathed in sweat, and her hair clung to her head in a wet, humid mass. Her clothes were damp and wrinkled, and her breath smelled of vodka and cigarettes. Clarice knew that Walter had had enough – she had gone too far. She knew it was only a matter of time until he found...

This past week, four of my family members arrived into town to be with Pierre and I for this Thanksgiving! I'm so happy. I just love to see them all and catch up...at least more than we can do on our very short weekly phone calls. The hustle and bustle of the holidays is just beginning for me, and I'm loving every minute of it. I've been cooking several meals a day for the past 40 years,...

Holidays are dangerous times for diabetics and dieters, and I fall into both categories. Here's how I try to make it through the day without landing myself in a coma.First, most people don't seem to know that diabetes is not about avoiding sugar. It's about managing carbs. So eating white bread and rice while avoiding cake makes no sense. If you know there will be sweets, just budget them in....