Lately it’s been seeming like every other day a magazine goes under. Or goes to internet-only. Which, since I prefer to read hard copy and have never once clicked on an on-line ad, feels like essentially the same thing. In mid October 2012 it was Newsweek, which announced that after 80 years in print it would be converting to a…
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Cookie: A Love Story, a New Book and Guest Post by Brette Sember
Baking cookies. Last week we were singing the praises of brownies and lamenting the popularity of a brown beverage that poses as a food substance and has been voluntarily recalled for possible contamination. Today it’s time to talk about baking cookies. I’m pleased to have my writer friend and colleague, Brette Sember, visiting. Brette is the author of over 40…
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Not a Good Day for Nestlé
Nestlé Nesquik Chocolate Powder voluntarily recalled If you’ve got Nestlé Nesquik on your shelf that has an expiration date of October 2014 it could be contaminated with Salmonella. Omya Inc., the company that supplies Nestlé with calcium carbonate, one of the drink’s ingredients, has recalled its product because of concerns that some lots are tainted with Salmonella. Though Salmonella poisoning,…
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Inspired to Bake: Healthy Brownies Warm the House on a Cold Night
It has been cold and rainy in Southern Oregon this week. The sky was so dark yesterday afternoon, the sun completely obscured by storm clouds, and the forecast was for 100 percent chance of rain. It’s easy to let this kind of weather make you moody. But there’s an upside to the cold and the clouds: the dank weather makes being…
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Project Discover Ashland Place 2: Seal Beach, California
Sometimes, even when you have the best intentions to discover and appreciate more about where you live, sun and blue skies and fluffy white clouds beckon. Sometimes, even though you’ve been waiting for rain all summer and your raspberry plants have dried up from drought and neglect, you have to flee the cold and the wet. Which is why, a…
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What If it Wasn’t My Mother’s Time to Die?
A few weeks after my mom died I went to a grief group at our local hospital. My limbs were so heavy, my heart hurt so much, and I was so stricken by my mom’s sudden collapse. I know a lot of people who believe that when it is your time to die, it’s your time to die. But my…
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