turning 40

This must be the place: ‘Blow up your TV, throw away your paper, go to the country, build you a home’

As I was cracking the third of four eggs into the bowl to then scramble the yolks, the chorus of John Prine’s seminal 1971 number “Spanish Pipedream” echoed throughout the room. I decided then and there that to make breakfast with Mr. Prine playing in the background is the only way to start your day.

This must be the place: 'All these places had their moments, with lovers and friends, I still can recall'

I turned 40 years old today.

This morning, I awoke in the guest bedroom of my parents’ farmhouse in my native North Country of Upstate New York. It was 12 degrees outside with a frigid breeze, the sun shining brightly. I rolled over and looked out the second-story window onto a backyard blanketed in snow, each flake sparkling.

Ask Leah! The Ingles Dietitian

Partner content: Ingredient Minimalist

Lately there’s a lot of noise about buying products with fewer ingredients or ingredients you can pronounce. This isn’t the first time over my 30 years as a dietitian I’ve seen this sort of rhetoric.

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Partner content: Seed Oils Aren’t the Problem

In the past couple of years there had been mutterings about seed oils which have grown into a roar of anti-seed oil sentiment thanks to various wellness influencers and podcast pundits with no education in food, food science, nutrition or nutrition science.

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Partner content: Easy Options for Avoiding Fast Food

Question: I do a lot of driving for my job and am trying to avoid eating fast food or having to brown bag it. What are some ideas of food that I could buy at Ingles Markets if I stop by?

This must be the place: ‘Blow up your TV, throw away your paper, go to the country, build you a home’

This must be the place: 'All these places had their moments, with lovers and friends, I still can recall'

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