Winner of Foodie Freebie Friday: Kim & Scott's Pretzels

Thank goodness it's (Foodie Freebie) Friday! We made it through another week and what a great week it has been... and an even better weekend ahead for me. I hope you had a great week too and have some fun weekend plans in store. This weekend is the first full weekend I had to myself with no events or entertaining plans since May 1st! I'm really looking forward to taking time out to play in the kitchen, have some culinary adventures to myself and relax... I'm so excited! What plans do you have for the weekend in your corner of the world?This week's Foodie Freebie Friday is one that got me all twisted up and inspired me to make some soft pretzels soon.

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The Great Autism and Swine Flu Vaccine Experiment

The vaccine causes autism debate will now be front and center for years to come as US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius confirms that the Swine Flu (H1N1) Vaccine will be laced with the mercury based preservative thimerosol. In an interview with Katie Couric Secretary Sebelius says thimerosol is safe and parents need not worry:"study after study, scientist after scientist, has determined that there really is no safety risk with thimerosol. There is concern about parents of why autism rates are rising. And, as you know, we've got some special NIH studies, thanks to the president, focused on just what is going on. But thimerosol

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WGN Midday News with Chef Rick Bayless!

How's this for a culinary adventure?!? Today was an exciting day because I was featured on WGN Chicago's Midday News. It's was a great opportunity to talk about the recent RedEye Virtual Kitchen Stadium competition I won, along with Chef Rick Bayless and RedEye Competition Chairwoman, Dorothy Hernandez.The behind the scenes of a TV news station is pretty interesting and seeing how it all comes together is a lot of fun to watch. Here's the news desk where Steve Sanders, Dina Blair, and Tom Skilling sit during the broadcasts...The room itself is filled with quite a few cameras and lights, filling up the ceiling...My cooking segment was towards the end o

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Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty's Autism Therapy Wait Lists Harm Ontario's Autistic Children

I try to keep this blog site focused on autism and I try to keep it non-partisan despite being a life long Liberal. (With Prime Minister Stephen Harper washing his hands of Canada's autism crisis it is hard to present non-partisan commentary about federal autism initiatives. or lack thereof). In recent elections, provincially and federally, I have shifted toward a strategic voting mind set voting for the candidate, and the party, that is most likely to represent hope for autistic children and adults. As someone who has been a Liberal though I am seriously disappointed by the autism record of the Ontario Liberal government of Dalton McGuinty

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Swine Flu Vaccines, Autism and Public Health Gamblers in Canada

As in Europe, and in the US, so too in Canada where officials are also fast tracking swine flu vaccines without proper safety trials. The CBC, as expected from a government financed media, offers an uncritical assessment of the Canadian fast track strategy in Swine flu vaccine fast-tracked in Canada, U.S., Europe. CanWest News offering a more independent, critical analysis of Canadian strategy reports that, unlike in the US, Canada does not have a plan in place to provide no fault compensation to people injured by the vaccine as occurred in the 1976 swine flu scare vaccination program:A leading public health expert is calling on Canada to crea

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NUTTY CHOCOLATE BROWNIE DROP COOKIES

WHAT A PAIR! (-or- Moose Nuggets to say good-bye)First there were Lucy and Ethel.Then there were Barbie and Midge.Then there were Gertrude and Alice.…. well, maybe not.Then there were Laverne and Shirley.And then there were French and Saunders.Now, there are Jamie and Clare. And what a pair.Ok, so all the good photos of us are on her camera on their way home. Give me a bit of time.Great women duos, what would one be without the other? One plays it straight or plays off the other, not as much sidekick as foil. They make fun of themselves, trip over each other, fall flat on their hypothetical backsides and get right up and start all over again. They kno

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