What’s beige, blue, green, purple, and pink—all over? Kinda soft, kinda crunchy, and can cause diabetes in just one bowl? Yes, that’s right. Lucky Charms! And I’m always after... Read more >>

I am easing my family into eating granola and I found this recipe that I thought would fit the bill perfectly. The only item that they could consider “weird” are the slivered almonds. No... Read more >>

Ingredients 4 cups oats (quick oats work well) 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup brown sugar (this can make it a bit sweet if you also use dried fruit) 3–5 cups dried... Read more >>

I wish I had been in California during the ’60s and ’70s. My aunt (who’s sometimes a big sister, other times a third mother) tells me about weekends away in Mendocino at a gorgeous... Read more >>