Today, October 1st, is the first day of  Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every year I seek out the little pink-ribboned products to due my part to help support the cause.
Here’s a list of companies that are doing their part to help bring about an end to breast cancer. They are all sponsors of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.
*Yoplait Yogurt – Purchase a Yoplait yogurt with a pink lid, then send your clean lid to Yoplait. They will donate .10 cents for each lid they receive to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Yoplait pledges to donate at least …read more

When I was growing up, we didn’t have much money and Mom was a master at making something from nothing. I can remember lots of Bean Soup dinners and while I might have thought, “Again??” as a kid, I absolutely respect what she was able to do, as an adult. It’s hard to feed a family, especially when kids would way rather eat a bowl of chips instead of a bowl of soup.
Mom and I did a Costco run this past weekend and she told me about a quick breakfast or desert that she has been making for herself. …read more

I was poking around the Food Network site this morning and saw that they now have a section just for snacking!
We’ve made Giada’s cheese popcorn before, with Pecorino Romano and Parmesan cheeses, and loved it. I think popcorn made in a pan on the stove always tastes the best but it works well with a popcorn maker too. (I’ve also got one of those Whirly popcorn makers that helps a lot because you don’t have to lift and shake a heavy pan.)
Their section on healthy snacking is great for the upcoming New Year — though I don’t make specific resolutions …read more