My Black is NOT Cracking.

I'm not Aging. I'm appreciating in value!

If you’ve been with me for a while, you know that the purpose of this blog is to share anti-aging, inspirational, and health focused information and experiences.  (As well as a funny story or two.) The original concept was to write for women. (And the men that loved them.)  Clearly, I wanted men to understand …

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Dinner party etiquette teaches us that the proper order of service is for the host to serve themselves last. Even when serving your family, the cook is typically the last to sit down and make a plate. I would always tell my family, “start without me.”  I was always making sure the oven was off …

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Anyone that knows me personally, knows that I came back to NJ kicking and screaming after living in the woods of beautiful Valley Forge, PA for the greater part of twenty years, and being bicoastal, spending a lot of time in Marina Del Rey, CA. (Not rubbing it in. I’m just verbalizing my struggle being …

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Now that it’s getting warmer, it’s time to fire up the grill.  For this week’s recipe from Byrant Terry’s “Vegan Soul Cookbook,” we’re keeping it simple with Mixed Herb Marinated Grilled Summer Squash and Peppers. If you need to throw some turkey Italian sausage on the grill along with it, I won’t be mad at …

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I am super psyched to be featuring my former classmate Bryant Terry as my very first featured chef!  Once upon a time, we attended the Chef’s Training Program at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food & Health, as it was called at the time. Having followed his career for years, he was and obvious first …

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