I used to love junk food.  I especially loved all things Hostess…didn’t really matter what was in the box, I would empty it in a couple of days.  I worked with a small landscape and yard mowing outfit as a teenager.  We’d have to stop at a gas station to top off all the tanks every […]

I have to assume if you are a regular reader of this column, then you are serious about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and making each meal as healthy as possible.  Fair warning to all those new to this way of living, the peer pressure from family and friends to put that all aside from Thanksgiving […]

It’s Thanksgiving week.  I know the first image that always conjures up is the giant roast turkey from a Norman Rockwell painting, but for me, the star of the show was always my grandmother’s chicken and dressing.  It stands out in my memory as a plate full of happiness and contentment.  Maybe it was the […]

If there is one thing in my DNA that would give away that I was raised in the south, it would be the absolutely amazing amount of grits I consumed as a child. I would venture to guess 70 percent of my breakfasts growing up had a huge super sized version of grits. I loved […]

One of the hardest nuts to crack (or doughs to roll, I should say) in the healthy carb world is tortillas. I’ve made them out of cauliflower and they tasted fine, but they don’t fold like tortillas. I’ve made them with fat head dough, but they don’t store well, and the texture isn’t the same. […]

Chicken Soup that actually is good for you and your taste buds! Chicken soup is always the go to when a person is feeling sick.  Unfortunately, that usually means a can of condensed nastiness that is anything but good for you.  In reality, eating a bowl of the canned stuff is just giving your immune […]