For a couple of years now, I have been playing with a new sweetener on the market called allulose. This is almost a magic type of sugar. It was originally discovered back in the 1940s in wheat and has since been found in figs, raisins, and jackfruit. It occurs naturally, but in minimal quantities. […]
The holiday eating season is officially upon us. Technically it starts with the first bag of Halloween candy we buy, but nice weather and sunny days keep us in the late summer mood so we still go out walking and enjoying the outdoors. But once the first cold wet storm hits, we stay indoors. And […]
Welcome to October! Thanks for the interest so many of you have expressed in my birthday trip. Ellen and I had a great time at Safari West, 9 miles west of Calistoga, Ca. We stayed in a safari tent on a hillside overlooking a paddock occupied by several giraffes and antelope. The tent may look solid, but the thin […]