Food Category

West Valley Think Tank enjoys catered lunch

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Today was my birthday, and I couldn’t think of anything more fun than to invite some very special people and have one of them cater the lunch.
Anne Caldwell, who is a human resources guru, is also a terrific caterer, and she came into my home this morning and took over while I went back [...]

For General Mills, Wheat-Free Items Are Tricky to Make, Cheap to Market

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Mass marketer General Mills Inc. is carving out a niche in gluten-free food after realizing it could reach eager customers without costly ad campaigns, says today’s Wall Street Journal.
The company’s Betty Crocker brand is rolling out gluten-free mixes for cookies, brownies and cakes. The mixes are the first gluten-free offering from a major, mainstream [...]

Woman almost dies of Celiac disease because of mis-diagnosis

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Introducing Jaie Benson, a new friend who went from near death to hope because her physician insisted she couldn’t have Celiac Disease because she was African-American. Here’s her story:
Just 6 weeks ago, I felt like I was dying. For the past 6 months, I have been really, really sick. Six weeks ago, I found out [...]

Fresh ground Caturra coffee from Kona…Aahhh!

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

I recently returned from a visit to Kona, where I stayed with the Vorfelds. They grow macademia nuts and coffee beans. Caturra coffee beans. There’s a word Hawaiians use to describe “delicious”: ono. And as I sat this morning sipping freshly ground coffee…it’s okay: it went through a Mr. Coffee machine…I thought of what a [...]

Chicken Sopa

Monday, January 7th, 2008