What is the single most important life lesson older people feel young people need to know?

Karl Pillemer of Cornell University interviewed nearly 1500 people age 70 to 100+ for his book “ 30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans.” He asked them what life lessons they’d pass on. What piece of advice were they more adamant about than any other? More adamant abo

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What is the single most important life lesson older people feel young people need to know?


Let there be Light

The last of my Christmas card to my local friends. Here in England people give cards to everyone much like Americans give out Valentine’s. Not a tradition I can embrace I must say. So I decided to give a card that was useful and something I had made, hence the dishcloths all done in fun colours. Now

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Let there be Light


The Essentials of Italian Cookbook

It’s no doubt that the Italian food is becoming a favorite worldwide as well as the whole America. The Italian Cookbook has a collection of 300 essential, delicious and festival related recipes which can be enjoyed with both family and friends throughout the year. In this book the recipes range from

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The Watering Hole, Saturday, January 12, 2013: There’s Truth, and There’s What Some People Believe

We have a serious problem in America. Too many of our fellow countrymen believe things that are just plain demonstrably untrue. I’m not referring to religious beliefs, which presents its own set of misguided believers (did you know that over the past thirty years, Gallup polls have consistently show

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The Watering Hole, Saturday, January 12, 2013: There’s Truth, and There’s What Some People Believe


Recipe: Fried Bean Cakes

Bean cakes. I split one open so you can see inside Ingredients: 1 pound dry white beans (black-eyed peas) 1/2 red onion 8 cloves of garlic Salt Oil for frying Soak the beans for several hours. Remove the skins. To do so in the Beninese way, roll the beans slightly with an ecraser stone (Americans co

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Recipe: Fried Bean Cakes


Obama vs. Romney, Round 2

Fred Thompson Obama decided to do his part in the coarsening of American culture. For that handful of Americans who still think that a presidential debate is supposed to be a discussion about what is best for America and future generations between two proven leaders who place country over personal a

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Obama vs. Romney, Round 2


Happy Bastille Day! Now Eat Some French Food And Make Julie Child Proud

On this Bastille Day, I’m doing the cooking in the kitchen. Out here in here Colorado they don’t appear to have any Bastille Day celebrations like they do back home in New York City — or like they had in Paris earlier today. Instead, this Francophile will have to make do with whatever they have at t

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Happy Bastille Day! Now Eat Some French Food And Make Julie Child Proud


Happy weekend and the recipe I’m making!

I love love rice and prawns (shrimp for you Americans) so when I saw this yummy looking dish popping up on my Facebook feed I got all hungry! It’s Cajun shrimp with rice and has butter, garlic, scallions and tomatoes amongst other delicious ingredients. Looks very comforting yet light enough for a r

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Happy weekend and the recipe I’m making!


Hamburgers: One of The Best Sandwiches to Arrive in America

The hamburger has been a popular food of America for years. It is a favorite sandwich served at fast food restaurants and can be dressed up with a variety of condiments. Hamburgers are also popular at family cookouts, being served fresh off the grill on a tasty bun. Some like to add their own season

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Hamburgers: One of The Best Sandwiches to Arrive in America


Glytone flesh tinted acne treatment lotion – Health and Fitness

Daily Skin Care Tips – Dominique’s online skin care guides The scars from cystic acne scars are deep. These myths claim to be the cause of acne. best These products can contain oils and waxes, clogging the pores and irritating the follicles. when using moisturizers and sunscreens natural it is best

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Glytone flesh tinted acne treatment lotion – Health and Fitness


Eating From the Forest

Yesterday the kids and I went for a walk along a Bike Trail. This bike trail used to be an old rail road line and is now a paved trail that is used for both bikers and walkers. I love walking down this trail because we can see nature in all its glory. I started pointing out plants to my kids as we w

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SAFFRON or AZAFRAN? ETHNIC SPICES. PAELLA

Click below to listen to Chefs Jackie and Jeff talk about these recipes and tips: For the majority of Americans, food has become more about packaging and beauty than about quality and affordability. We’ve seen bottles of bay leaves on the shelves in your traditional spice section with as few as 5 le

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SAFFRON or AZAFRAN? ETHNIC SPICES. PAELLA


Radishes with Butter and Salt

Radishes and butter. It might seem an odd combination to us Americans, but it’s actually a classic French snack popular in the springtime. This year, with our new garden radishes (and radishes abounding at the farmer’s markets), we decided to give it a try. This is one of those things you have to ta

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Radishes with Butter and Salt