Archives for November 2011

A Broccoli Casserole to Warm Your Heart

I am honored to have a guest post today from way across the pond in the UK!  Lisa Gair is not only a fellow blogger but also a celebrated cook/baker for her business The Yummy Yank. The Yummy Yank is dedicated to the baking of homemade American desserts and other yummies. Lisa and I (re)connected through the MyJudytheFoodie blog. I visited her site and was quite moved to learn about the impact my mother had on Lisa's early life through the celebration of family and food.  In a Yummy Yank blog post Lisa states: "Judy was like another older … [Read more...]

Getting Up Close and Personal with Dr. Oz

Sleep. Sex. Food. Water. Did I get your attention? Did you know your brain craves these four things (not necessarily in that order)? Yup, we talked about this topic and much more last week when I got up close and personal with the infamous (and ranked #3 most influential celeb), Dr. Mehmet Oz, at a post show round table discussion. The first part of my morning was spent sitting in the studio audience of his quite informative and entertaining talk show. In that one hour, I learned and retained more information than I ever … [Read more...]