What do chocolate-flavored toothpaste, Italian fig cookies, and an all-natural anti-itching cream have in common? They are but a few of the local products you’ll find on our shelves. We’ll carry favorite national brands too, along with organic, vegan, gluten-free, and other specialty products. But it’s pairing them with homegrown produce, protein, and prepared foods – Read more
This week our recipes are going green as we prepare to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Try this easy all natural, all green smoothie recipe for good health and good luck!
We all know what Tom Petty said about waiting, and he doesn’t frequent Perkins and Highland waiting for a marketplace to materialize at the speed of a snail taking baby steps in a Lilliputian game of Mother May I, now does he? It’s like watching paint dry or grass grow and only slightly faster than interstate-widening Read more
Remember Paramount Theater on Third Street? I went only once as a child, but panoramic views of the Alps and Julie Andrews singing on a big screen in that ornate setting made a lasting impression. Or how about the Pasqua in Gonzales? My sister-in-law Monica remembers a walking field trip from St. Theresa to see Read more
Seems too good to be true, but new research reveals dark chocolate can be good for you. Packed with antioxidants, dark chocolate can reduce risk factors for heart disease and lower blood pressure. Some studies have even linked chocolate consumption to reduced risks of diabetes, stroke, and heart attack. The flavanols in cocoa beans help Read more
Wanna be fit? Don’t sit. That’s the sound bite from several new studies urging folks to stand up to stay healthy. Sitting is so hazardous, in fact, that doctors are calling it the new smoking, warning it can kill you – or take years off your life. Sitting for one hour can shorten life expectancy Read more
A favorite family story recounts a road trip home from New York when the current storeowners were children. They traveled six to a sedan in the days before SUVs, buckle-up laws, and booster seats, and as they neared the Louisiana state line, one of the kids decided to be the first one home and thrust Read more
What do J.R. Ewing, Jr., and Murray John Alexander have in common? Very little, at first glance. As the oldest of three sons of a Texas oil barron, the breakout character from the 1970s-1980s hit TV series Dallas was manipulative, manic, and mean. Mr. Murray, the only son of a postmaster and his wife from rural Read more
Someone’s asking, Lord, Kumbaya. Someone’s asking, Lord, Kumbaya. Someone’s asking, Lord, Kumbaya. Oh Lord, Kumbaya. Until recently, I thought “Kumbaya” was a feel-good song from the 1970s, a post-Vatican II hymn for CCD classes in rural south Louisiana in an era of feathered bangs and butt parts, psychedelic silk blouses and bell-bottomed jeans. Every Christmas, kids Read more
Kids whose families share meals together, even if they gather for just one or two meals a week, eat more fruits and vegetables, according to a new British study. And school-aged kids who regularly dine with their families are more likely to meet the World Health Organization’s recommended daily intake of five servings (2.8-ounce portions) Read more