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My neighbor Richard Scammell is a wonderful cook. Cooking is Richard's hobby, but when it comes to food preparation, Richard is a highly skilled and well-educated professional. (He's even traveled to Europe to take cooking classes.)Richard and I share a love of creative, healthful cooking. When I asked him for ideas that I could share with readers, he sent this simple recipe for Sugo alla...

Recently my roommate broke up with his girlfriend. They have been an on-again off-again couple for a little while – but when I saw the UHaul truck pull up – I knew it was serious. She had never lived at the condo – so I found it near-amazing that she had invested so much into our little condo. At this moment – the living room is empty. No couch. No table. Bits of sand are the only things...

I can honestly say that I am now free – free at last. And, the good news is, I didn’t have to spend thousands of dollars in therapy to get that way – this year, the shackles that bound me just fell away. I feel so liberated! I know you are surely wondering: what is that crazy woman free from? Well, here it is: I am free from my 30-year obsession of making sure that I have purchased two...

My neighbor Richard Scammell is a wonderful cook. Cooking is Richard's hobby, but when it comes to food preparation, Richard is a highly skilled and well-educated professional. (He's even traveled to Europe to take cooking classes.)Richard and I share a love of creative, healthful cooking. When I asked him for ideas that I could share with readers, he sent this simple recipe for Spaghetti...

We finally have permission to do what our parents told us to stop doing—play with our food! The American Dietetic Association is giving the go-ahead by sponsoring March National Nutrition Month, celebrated in March. This year’s theme is Eat Right with Color, an idea that provides a perfect opportunity to get creative and have some fun making healthful meals by using fresh and colorful...

Isn’t eggplant an odd moniker for a purple vegetable? Just for the record, the eggplant is not really a vegetable. Technically, eggplants are considered fruit, and the first eggplants were small, round and white; hence the name. Whatever its history, once you’ve discovered eggplant, you are likely to make it a staple in your kitchen. Because of its bland taste, eggplant absorbs surrounding...