I’m sure that everyone who has a blog has at some point been enamored by the analytics – the back end information that your blogging platform provides. Personally, I can’t stop checking the stats to see how many people have visited, who has commented, and what links they’ve clicked on. I am also really intrigued by the search...

I know that as an American, it is really hard to avoid corn products. Corn syrup, corn oil and other types of processed, extracted, sweetened and hydrogenated corn seem to make their way into almost every packaged food item in the store. Corn is the top agricultural crop in the US. I’m not sure if this has lead to the appearance of corn in everything,...

June is flying by. I can’t believe mid-month has already passed and we’re fast approaching the solstice. I’ve been so busy out having fun that I haven’t had time to post. I’m amazed by bloggers who don’t let the heat, summer, vacation, or a day job get in the way of their posting. Maybe they have an extra set of arms. I...

Lately I have been interested in learning to cook things that you might not normally cook. I think this is a phenomenon that is common in my age group demographic. When I encounter books like Can It, Pickle It, Cure It or blogs like Food in Jars, I completely relate to the authors. Perhaps in this time of computers and fast food and automatic everything,...