by Renee Mitchell | Jul 30, 2012 | Misc
I’ve been busy but I couldn’t let another day go by without acknowledging my appreciation and admiration for Sylvia Woods. The world recently bid farewell to the matriarch of the first family of soul food, Sylvia of Sylvia’s restaurant and soul food...
by Renee Mitchell | Jul 16, 2012 | Body
Over the past week I have been in seafood lover’s heaven – Boston. I ate so much seafood that I really believe I felt my cholesterol rising. Fortunately, seafood is gluten free, and low in calories and fat, except when you drench it in butta. Anyway, I...
by Renee Mitchell | Jan 5, 2012 | Body
This week I saw a fabulous Janet Jackson starring in a Nutrisystem commercial. I also noticed two or three new J-Hud commercials for Weight Watchers. And of course there’s the bad ass Mariah Carey Jenny Craig spot, where they fail to mention her 7 day a week...
by Renee Mitchell | Sep 26, 2011 | Misc
We are truly blessed in the Bay Area to have access to so many wholesome food vendors. They need to change the name of this event from the Eat Real Festival to Eat Yourself Senseless. This past weekend, Oakland hosted a food lover’s paradise. The festival...
by Renee Mitchell | Sep 13, 2011 | Body, Featured
During my years of working in the hospital and encountering newly diagnosed diabetic patients, I noticed a pattern. Quite often these were the people who ignored the early symptoms until they became pretty obvious. A word to the wise – Don’t wait until your...