I'm starting a baking and cooking bucket list! Are you wondering why? Well - here's my story. A lot has happened since I last wrote on this blog. I qualified to benefit from a grant for building a house on my land to replace the mobile home that burned in a forest fire in 2020. I'm in far-northern California, the home of big, destructive forest fires. Over 200 homes burned in … [Read more...] about My Baking and Cooking Bucket List
Mageirocophobia Is My Problem – i.e. Cooking Anxiety
I want to learn how to cook. I'm going to write this blog but only if I can do so from a point of view of complete honesty. Cooking is not my talent, but I do want to learn. I will be happy to discuss food issues with you as I work on my cooking skills. I seem to have taken a wrong turn in life. Cooking frightened me early-on. My mother seemed to be normally angry while … [Read more...] about Mageirocophobia Is My Problem – i.e. Cooking Anxiety
The 8 Hour Diet :: Intermittent Fasting
One of the health books saved from the forest fire that ate my home last September is The 8 Hour Diet by David Zinczenko. It is about intermittent fasting - the habit of eating only during eight hours of each twenty-four hour living cycle. I'm learning the basics from this inspirational book in short bites as I read only one small section (not even an entire chapter each day). … [Read more...] about The 8 Hour Diet :: Intermittent Fasting
How to Make Chicos, Dried Corn on the Cob
Dried corn - known as chicos - is a versatile kitchen staple in Mexico and the American Southwest. … [Read more...] about How to Make Chicos, Dried Corn on the Cob
The Best Breakfast Ever! – Enzyme Rich, Healthy Apples
What do you do first thing in the morning? Head for the coffee pot? … [Read more...] about The Best Breakfast Ever! – Enzyme Rich, Healthy Apples