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Authorities said Tuesday that the death of a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy whose body was found in the Cleveland National Forest after a massive search last week has been ruled a suicide. An autopsy performed on Zoltan Richard … Continue reading →

We are officially snowed in!!! In case you were wondering, yoga in the living room was my workout choice this morning, vs. going out for a walk.  I decided that listening to the radio while doing downward dogs and sun … Continue reading →

I’m late! I’m late! For a very important date! New Years, that is! Supposedly, it’s good luck to have black eyed peas for New Years? I didn’t get that memo. I ran across this recipe looking for more vegetarian meals … Continue reading →

Home baked bread is wonderful, cost efficient but MESSY to make. So I was very excited to find out about "5 minute bread." No kneading, no mess! This is a very helpful step by step with pics guide. So I … Continue reading →

About a decade ago, I did my student teaching at a school lucky enough to be chosen for a new program our school district was piloting called 'Cooking with Kids'. Its purpose was to introduce cheap, whole food alternatives to … Continue reading →

Due to various circumstances, i.e. Paul being out of the country, holidays, changes at work, etc, we once again took an unintentional hiatus. But we're back and planning to do much better at this eating and writing thing in 2011. … Continue reading →

My Saturday make-up class got rescheduled to February due to the craziness in Tucson. Drat! Learning foiled! What's a Jill to do? Put some rudimentary carpentry and home improvement skills to use, that's what.  No foreign movies or Rosetta Stone … Continue reading →

Holidays at our house always means tons of food and leftover mashed potatoes! I have a rotating mix-in for the mashed potatoes, depending on who's making it, but they're usually choke full of butter, garlic, and sour cream. This recipe … Continue reading →

I’m going to share a secret:  embarrassment is a close friend of mine.  Okay, it’s not really a secret; anyone who knows me is aware that I have a knack for turning even normal encounters into awkward moments that usually … Continue reading →

I was sent an article yesterday from the January issue of Wired magazine that is well worth reading.  Written by comedian Patton Oswalt, it's titled "Wake Up, Geek Culture.  Time to Die," and deals with the ways in which our … Continue reading →