Archive for April, 2007
Thursday, April 26th, 2007
New Look to the Blog
Well, I finally took the plunge and migrated my blog over to Word Press, as my darling husband did some time ago. I don’t like giving up what I’m familiar with and venturing out into the unknown without at least a little bit of a fight. (I’d probably still using Easy Writer software or [...]
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
Truth and Obfuscation in Nutritional Headlines
One of the News Headline article links that Mike put up the other day caught my eye (as they often do) and made me click to see what was up. The headline or title of the article was
Study links obesity to protein in infant formula
1 Comment » - Posted in nutrition, rants by mdeades
Friday, April 20th, 2007
Red, Hot, and Easy: Low Carb Tortilla Soup
Some of you may be aware, although many may not, that back a number of years ago, Mike and I made a family foray into the restaurant business. We purchased the area franchise rights to a concept out of Dallas, called ZuZu Handmade Mexican Food, which we were to own with our sons. The plan was that we would provide the capital, they the industry and expertise.
5 Comments » - Posted in recipes by mdeades
Monday, April 16th, 2007
Brahms’ Requiem a Success
Well, the Brahms went off swimmingly; the audience seemed to love it, judging by their long ovation and multiple curtain calls. And Mike concurred. Many thanks to all who sent their good wishes.
2 Comments » - Posted in music by mdeades
Friday, April 13th, 2007
Gettin’ into The Habit
Mike and I flew into Santa Barbara late Tuesday night (after multiple SNAFUs going and coming on a trip to Dallas to visit with the grandangels). We’re here this week, because it’s concert week for me; the Santa Barbara Choral Society, with which I proudly sing, will be performing Brahms’ German Requiem this weekend with the Santa Barbara Symphony at the Arlington Theater.
2 Comments » - Posted in dining, health products, music by mdeades
Monday, April 2nd, 2007
Low Carb Convenience: Splenda Quick Packs
Occasioned by my last post on sweetener alternatives a helpful reader (thanks Amy) commented about a new Splenda package that I must admit I was utterly unaware of: the Splenda Quick Pack. What the manufacturer has done is nothing short of brilliant.
10 Comments » - Posted in food and food products by mdeades
Sunday, April 1st, 2007
Sweeter Than Sugar?
Recently, I’ve gotten several letters on a similar theme from viewers of our TV show fowarded to me through our Low Carb CookwoRx website. The recurrent theme involves where we stand on the use of sugar versus artificial sweeteners or on one artificial sweetener and another. Here’s a typical one:
