The other day I was craving freshly-squeezed lemon juice, again! Every once in a while I have to have it, not unlike my chocolate cravings that attack me like a pittbull every few weeks. In any case, I had always thought the lemonade thing was brought on by a specific type of thirst […]

by the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene! EEKS!!
I went by there(midtown West) yesterday to pick up a couple ‘baozi’ - you know, bun-like chinese snacks - and the door was locked with the bright yellow notice posted in plain view.
It must have just happened - the workers were still standing there, but […]

     The answer is yes. Studies show that there are chemicals, such as high levels of chlorine (!!!) in our regular bath & sink water that is ruining our skin. I first heard about this a while back through an interesting article in the fashion magazine W.
Since I don’t want to be aging my […]

And I thought it was easier to use the pancake mix where you just add water.
Mark Bittman has a video posted right now on NY Times that shows you exactly how to make these 10 minute pancakes - and they’re so easy!
Ingredients: (they call it the rule of 1’s”)

1 cup flour
1 tbs sugar
1 tsp baking […]

A couple months ago I came down with a cold. I guess my last-minute resort, Echinacea, couldn’t help prevent this one. In any case, a nice contact of mine at the time recommended “Emergen-C” to me, saying that during the winter he drinks it all the time to avoid colds.
I traveled to the […]

Maybe you’re trying to lose weight but don’t know how. Or perhaps you are at your ideal weight and want some ideas on how to maintain your figure. This list may (or may not) help.
This is coming from somebody who has been thin (and athletic) ALL her life. Don’t get me wrong, […]