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Chef Mark Bucher Shows Me How To Make Turkey Burgers

Having this blog has generated some neat opportunities over the last 5 years. The latest most interesting one was the chance to interview Chef Mark Bucher about cooking with turkey. I’m not the biggest turkey fan, especially ground turkey. Every time I have...

Even a Super mom Needs to Order Pizza Sometime

It can be easy for a busy mom to over-extend herself. With so much pressure to be perfect, it’s little wonder that women often suffer from stress and exhaustion. Whether trying to live up to the idealized images in women’s magazines and Pinterest boards,...

The “No, Thank You” Helping

I’ve been chatting back and forth via e-mail with a reader and she asked a question today that reminded me of a trick my own mother used successfully. You know…back in the day when I was little. Well, she had to use it on my sister because I was (of...