NUTRITION FOR THE SEVEN YEAR OLD & FAMILY
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Dedicated to Derrick Evans @DerrickEvans4WV who is concerned about his 7 year old’s nutrition.

The Seven year old may not have perfect table manners as they stuff their mouth, but good food will entice them to eat well. The parent should have well prepared healthy food and require good manners by eating at the table. Know that Sevens do not usually care about sticking to rules. With their favorite posture often being lying on the floor, they may…

PUFF PASTRY PIZZA
 by Irene Baron 

Serves 2-4   Preheat oven to 415 degrees Fahrenheit.
Cooks in 15 minutes. 
Add left over condiments to lettuce for a side salad if you wish. 

TEENAGERS LOVE TO MAKE THIS.
My daughter, Dominique, taught me how to make this simple recipe.  It was so delicious, I have made it often since. The easiest puff pastry is NOT frozen.  I buy mine in Walmart in the same section where you buy crescent rolls, pizza dough, etc. Keep a few packages in the fridge to use often. Puff pastry…

HOW THE BRAIN CONTROLS   
COFFEE PREPARATION
By IRENE BARON  7 MARCH 2021
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Yum! Time for my first cup of coffee today. 

To make a cup of coffee requires mental calculations using both sides of my brain. Some people don't believe this to be true. According to resources, the two different hemispheres of the brain are "in charge of" different types of specialties. Let's analyze those specialties. Assume I make coffee every morning and have full capacity of both hemispheres of my brain. 

What…

CINNAMON HELPS STOP INFLUENZA 
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Indonesia had something important happen concerning influenza. During a killing influenza, not one of the almost 300 cinnamon factory workers contracted the disease. That opened my eyes.  I am reposting as it is important during COVID-19.
 

WHAT IS CINNAMON? 

Cinnamon, from the bark of plants in the Laurel family, has been used for thousands of years and was once a gift for kings. The highest quality of the spice is Ceylon cinnamon.  Cinnamomum zeylanicum   …

AMERICAN CUTCO VS GERMAN HENCKEL KNIVES
     By Irene Baron     www.irenebaron.com 

My father always said a sharp knife was a safer knife.  He took great care with our cooking knives. At least once a year he would moisten a large whetstone and sharpen his favorite knives.  He did it methodically and with care. Good knives were hard to come by. 

During my last year at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio, I took a cooking class. The class had an Organic Chemistry prerequisite. Only students who had passed Organic…