Recently, a crumb-covered friend said to me, “I had a hard day.  I deserved the crumb cake.  I really did.”   Did she? Deserve? Crumb cake? “I deserve __________.”   I invite you to fill in the blank with something more than sugary treats, fatty meats and/or empty calories. I get that you have had a seriously…

I woke up this morning with bats in my belfry and butterflies in my gut!  In other words, I woke up with Belly Brain, which triggered a memory of Oz. I remembered what the great Oz said (not from the Wizard of Oz; rather Oprah’s Dr. Oz).  In one of his better appearances on Oprah,…

Halloween is less than two weeks away, and I dare say, the “Just Say No to Candy” Halloween Plan just ain’t gonna’ cut it for most of us. And let me tell you why!  Because saying “no, thank you” takes energy.  Lots of energy!  And … we have a limited supply of energy. The part…

When I say “Comfort Food,” you say … no, you YELL, “Our Lady of Weight Loss’s Garlic Roasted Potatoes!” Here is the best ever garlic roasted potato recipes from the OLofWL kitchen! Ingredients15 whole garlic cloves 2 tbsp olive oil 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 6 whole potatoes, scrubbed & cut into bite size cubes…

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