The circulatory system brings many substances to cells and then removes waste products that are the result of metabolism. Some of these substances cannot enter or return through the capillary walls, including excess fluid and protein molecules and they are then returned to the blood as lymph. Sewer or Subway? (as one study put it)… Read More

Here are some menus from some upcoming classes: Summer Menus: September 8th in Santa Rosa 4:00 to 6:30 Comfort Food to Make You Smile ~Arugula Salad with Toasted Sunflower Seeds, Tangerines and Buttermilk Dressing ~Turkey Meatloaf with Four Vegetables ~Roasted New Potatoes with Parsley Pesto ~Steamed Broccoli with Lemon Butter ~Apple Pie September 10th in… Read More

The past few days I have been experimenting with new salad dressings. I tried two recipes which I didn’t create and they weren’t quite right for my taste, but with a few ‘tweaks’ I got them to where I wanted them. Both these recipes happen to be vegan. I am not a vegan, but I… Read More

Whenever I have a lot of writing to do, I find that I also cook a lot more. I also walk my doggie pal Wilma a lot more. My wrists start to get sore (I have an exercise for that) and my brain gets fuzzy, so I unconsciously head to the kitchen. In the last… Read More

(bil-doo ngz-roh-mahn) It’s a noun. It generally ‘denotes the education, development and maturing of a young protagonist’ or ‘the moral and psychological growth of the main character.’ Today, I was at my computer weaving my time between fundraising for DirectionFive and editing the health programs based on the kid’s comments from the pilot programs when… Read More