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A happy place
I was going to write something big and important (to me) and really heart-felt about gratitude and being present, about family and...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Nov 21, 20183 min read
Recipe: Cranberry chutney
This is, by far, our favorite accompaniment to turkey, but it works great with pretty much any meat. It is sweet enough, but not too...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Nov 19, 20181 min read
Tough love
Tough love – Parenting lessons from the Marines Have you heard the expression that the Marines offer the toughest job you’ll ever love? ...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Nov 14, 20185 min read
Recipe: Best Roast Potatoes Ever
Sometimes, you happen across a favorite dish and you just can’t keep it to yourself. This one is Thanksgiving good. Granted, I didn’t...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Nov 12, 20182 min read
Hangry ... and what to do about it
You know what I am talking about. It’s been a long long day, you forgot to finish your bottle of water at work, you forgot to bring your...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Nov 7, 20184 min read
Recipe: Date Balls
I found this recipe online (love Penzeys.com for their spices and their unique recipes), and immediately adapted it. The recipe looked...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Nov 5, 20182 min read
The best medicine
I’ve always thought my neighbors were quite nice people. But then they put a password on their Wi-Fi. After 3 years, a wife starts to...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Oct 31, 20185 min read
Recipe: Oatcakes
These are not actually cakes. They're sort of a cross between a cookie, a cracker, and maybe a biscuit - a small, crunchy, nubbly thing...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Oct 29, 20182 min read
No more excuses: Get out of your own way
Now is the time. Excuses stop here. You have made a decision and this time REALLY you are going to go on a diet and lose some weight. ...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Oct 25, 20188 min read
Recipe: Pumpkin Bread
Sometimes it’s just a good thing to jump on the pumpkin bandwagon. It’s the season, anyway, so why not? Pumpkin-based foods should be...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Oct 22, 20182 min read
Feels, not looks
What does healthy feel like? Kind of a simple question, but likely not one you have asked yourself recently. We often think about what...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Oct 17, 20181 min read
Pizza!
First, a couple notes about flour. Using whole wheat flour in your recipes is a great way to up the fiber and nutrient content of your...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Oct 15, 20184 min read
Vitamins: Villains or vital?
Some believe that vitamins are literally the best thing since sliced bread, and that the best thing you can do for yourself -besides get...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Oct 11, 20185 min read
Recipe: Curry with lots o’ veggies
As much as I want to always be sharing original (or at least my take on someone else’s original) recipes with you ... we’ve hit a...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Oct 9, 20181 min read
Hear us roar
"Feminism isn't about making women strong. Women are already strong. It's about changing the way the world perceives that strength."...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Oct 3, 20184 min read


Recipe: Thai Quinoa salad
Nutritious, colorful, and tasty too? Yep, this salad hits all of the right notes. Plus, you can make it on Sunday and then enjoy it for...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Oct 1, 20182 min read
Fad diets: the good, the bad the ugly
A fad diet or diet cult is a diet that promises weight loss or other health advantages, such as longer life, and usually relies on...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Sep 26, 201811 min read
Recipe: Cornmeal Bacon Egg Muffins
You could make these with veggies instead of bacon. You could use different cheese. You could just make the biscuits, and have the eggs...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Sep 25, 20182 min read
Different worlds
This is the world our kids live in. They know tech inside and outside. They are more versatile with emojis than we ever will be. They...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Sep 20, 20183 min read
Recipe: Creamy Eggplant dip with tahini and yogurt
This is not baba ganoush. This is not hummus. It’s not really a cross between the two, either. It’s just a lovely mostly-hands-off dip...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Sep 17, 20182 min read
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