Rebecca Kay Bright, Author

Just Be Greatful I know this is four months early but seriously people can y'all please be greatful this year? Don't go bitching and whining because someone like me chooses to says "Happy Holidays" in December!  Christianity is NOT our nations religion (we are not and never were a theocracy) and not the only religion out there. I say Happy Holidays because it's polite and inclusive. I don't expect you to say say "Happy Yule" or "Merry Christmas" to me I prefer to hear "Happy Holidays" but I don't bitch about December being turned into Christian-land even though there are at least SIX other religions with major holidays in December.  There is no "war in Christmas" if anything there is a war on all other religions who have to suffer that bell outside stores, Christmas carols in every building and on the radio, and constantly hear you all say "Merry Christmas" and y'all get mad when we either don'

                  Cooking For Diabetics and Those At High Risk I don’t know how many of you are diabetic, cook for a diabetic, or are just concerned with limiting the amount of table sugar (Sucrose) in your diet. But both of my parents are diabetic, making my risk for diabetes sky high and my son’s only slightly less so. So when I cook any kind of treats like cookies, cakes, breads, muffins, etc I try and make it low sugar or no sugar added. I know you are thinking “that’s not possible!” It is tricky but doable. In place of (regular) maple syrup use agave nectar or dark maple syrup…I try not to make anything that requires this because both of these still react very similar to sucrose thus defeating the exercise. When something calls for brown sugar use the brown sugar/Splenda mix you can buy at the grocery store. When something calls for regular sugar, use Splenda. I know, I know…Splenda is altered and sorta man made; thus basically a processed food. I agree. BUT if you are d