Four Mistakes that Shorten Your Lifespan (And What to Do Instead)
Most Americans don’t realize how much lifestyle choices made starting in their early 20s can speed up or slow down the...
Who’s Feeling Game for Fun Food?
Ask someone what they consider “fun food,” and there are a few standard responses: popcorn and pizza, cotton candy and...
Learning to Chill!
In the winter issue of 3rd Act, I declared that in cold weather I want soup for both lunch and dinner. Turns out that is...
Asparagus: Spring’s King Vegetable
Although you can eat it all year, asparagus is beloved as a harbinger of spring. It is the first veggie that sprouts in a...
Tastefully Yours – Souper Time: Make it Easy
As soon as the season defaults to wet, dreary, and cold, I default to soup. Ask me what I want for lunch? “Soup and...
The Powerful Purple Grape
What does autumn smell like? For people like me who live near Concord grape vineyards, fall officially begins when these...
‘Tis the Season for Comfort Foods
I love the tastes of fall. The season delivers the bounty of the fall harvest, the return of warm spices, and the satisfaction...
A Few Favorite Foods for Easy Summer Meals
“There’s nothing to eat in the house,” laments a good friend who struggles to keep her home stocked with appetizing...
Tilting the Scales on the Sugar vs. Fat Debate
After half a century of studying sugar and fat and their effects on heart disease, scientists still can’t carve anything...
Mamma’s Manna – A Mother’s Legacy to her Family
Many traditional cultures celebrate holidays with daylong feasts of lovingly prepared foods, and my Italian family is no...
