I have the same allergy! How cool is that? Anyway...I'm a soy free, nut free (still a little nutty myself...) lactose intolerant vegetarian health freak. It's very possible-like all th...

In NYC, I once saw an elderly Italian man delicately cutting up a whole fish on his lap with a knife and fork. Not just a butter knife, mind you. I find it particularly obnoxious when someon...

I've become lactose intolerant this year-and I'm still figuring it out. I would rather work my diet around this fact then buy strange products. A few substitutions: Milk/Cereal=Yogurt/Wheat b...

My fondest memories of childhood are of my packed lunches. My father was German, and often packed a hunk of good bread, a few slices of good cheese and meat, and a bunch of grapes, an apple or on s...

I am also highly suspect, but fascinated by the idea. One reason I'm a little suspicious is our bodies all burn calories at totally different rates-while the apple stays the same. Granted, bu...

My husband was making french fries from scratch on a Friday afternoon with little sleep. He jammed an oddly shaped potato in the slot, and started pulling the lever, but the potato needed a little ...

My husband and I made our wedding meal. I'm still amazed we managed to pull it off. To my husbands credit, his timing and menu selection was the real magic. We went for a classic, timeless, traditi...