I’m in favor of the flexible, self-directed approach espoused by proponents of intuitive eating. (1) In fact, it could be said that I eat intuitively. I eat when I’m hungry, and stop when I’m not. I only eat foods I like, and I choose what I feel my body needs at the time. When someone […]

Near me there’s a fabulous cupcake shop. There’s often a line out the door. Occasionally I pop in to pick up a birthday treat for someone or a cup of coffee, and I revel in two things: first, the warm and delicious smell of the shop, which I truly enjoy taking deep sniffs of. And […]

Many women notice that weight maintenance gets harder in their 30s, and harder still in their 40s. It just takes more effort to move the needle in the right direction with every passing decade. We often blame hormonal changes as the culprit. In reality, while hormones do complicate things, they’re usually not the whole story. […]

Once upon a time, many years ago, I was married to a man from Louisiana. And it was important to me to master some of the recipes from that region to satisfy him. And impress his mother. You might feel me, right? Suffice it to say that while the marriage was a bust, this recipe […]