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On the Future of Food

On the Future of Food

The older I get, and the more I believe in the power of nature and the universe, the more magic happens (fueled significantly by Hard Work). Case in point: a little book we just published called The Prince’s Speech—On the Future of Food.

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The Prince's Speech: A Love Poem to the Future

The Prince’s Speech:
A Love Poem to the Future

by guest blogger Laurie David. They say lightning doesn’t strike twice, but when I heard Prince Charles’s speech about the future of food, I felt the same kind of jolt I felt the first time I saw Al Gore’s slide show on global warming.

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What Women Want for Valentine's Day

What Women Want for Valentine’s Day

I wrote this post last year and somehow, it got lost in emails and never got posted. Fortunately, what women really want for Valentines Day hasn’t really changed, has it?

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10 Great Movies about “Women Finding Themselves”

10 Great Movies about “Women Finding Themselves”

I’m not sure that “Women Finding Themselves” is an actual official genre of movies, but I have to say, it’s my favorite unofficial genre. So here is my list, in no particular order of my favorite “Women Finding Themselves” movies

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The Best Organic Burger EVER

The Best Organic Burger EVER

I confess, after a hard day at work, my go-to meal is a cheeseburger. And I have a new fast-food favorite…

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Vitamin D in a Book: Bill Bryson’s In a Sunburned Country

Vitamin D in a Book:
Bill Bryson’s In a Sunburned Country

I have read thousands of books in my life and I have never laughed so hard, so often, and so deeply (yes, that was the sound of my lungs squeegeeing). I actually had a woman on a plane turn to me and ask me, “What on earth are you reading?”

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The "Nothing White" Diet

The “Nothing White” Diet

I have finally found a diet that works for me, and I think it’s going to be The Next Big Thing in diet trends, and I’ll tell you why…

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The Best Whole Wheat Foods the Whole Family Will Love

The Best Whole Wheat Foods
the Whole Family Will Love

There are whole wheat products out there that taste worse than cardboard! Which is why I’m going to share my list of brands and products that really do taste good and that, at the very least, MY family will eat.

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