It’s apple season! Wait, no it’s not. But, that doesn’t matter, does it? No! It doesn’t! What time of the year is the best time to bake your favorite (or soon to be new favorite) apple recipes? Anytime you’ve made a run for a jumbo bag of organic apples, that’s when! Wadda ya know…I just …

Cancer treatment can hurt, but you can incorporate tricks, tips and products that might help you get to the other end as painlessly as possible. ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you do your shopping through the Amazon links on this page, you support the blog at no cost to yourself. …

As a true Southern gal, I love me some mile-high fluffy biscuits. Ain’t nothing much better than homemade biscuits smothered in sausage and gravy. My stomach is grumbling just thinking about it. Yum. My go-to recipe is the one linked above. Sure it takes a bit of time, but oh, momma, they are worth it. …

So many many times during our chemo days (yes, they were ours, not just mine, as Garry took on much of the weight of those days), I would look to my dear Husband, my new caretaker, and feel an overpowering love I have never felt in all our 32-years of marriage. A gentle, no-words-needed, constant …

I’m always…ALWAYS!…on the hunt for a new brownie recipe; they are a family favorite. While flipping through my recipe file, I found an old recipe card that had nothing on it except this brownie recipe. There was no attribution. No historic notes. No chocolate smudges. Nothing. I knew by looking at the recipe that I …

I’m not a faddish kinda gal, especially in the nutritional arena. In all things nutrition or otherwise, I subscribe to the moderation in everything way of life, except ridiculous, ironic and nonsensical laughs…I believe in an overabundance of those. For those keeping score, I have never given up carbs, drink or white sugar. Oh, white …

Yep. Poop. Young mommies know what I’m talking about. I see you nodding. Older folks know what I’m talking about. I see you nodding. When I was traveling the unpaved, trip-you-up road of chemo, poop became a constant topic of discussion, because it’s directly related to good health, directly related to how well a body …

Prepare yourselves to witness one of the most flavorful and easy meals you can make. Ready? Let’s go! (NOTE: I saw this recipe on a video, which I can no longer find, so if you know it…SHARE IT!) What you’ll need: 8 chicken bone-in thighs or breasts Pesto 1 large or 2 medium sliced tomatoes …

Sweet E loves a good puzzle, but still needs a bit of help with the ones that create an image with more than a few pieces. Not so much when the puzzle consists of two pieces and creates an easily recognized picture, like a gorilla or the moon or a toucan. This is interactive fun, …

When one gets a medical diagnosis that runs on the scary side, meaning your life is endangered, one works diligently to get to the good side of that diagnosis, if possible. Garry and I knew from the beginning of my diagnosis, based on information we were given, that we might not get to the good …