How Not To Be a Bug Buffet

By Catharine L. Kaufman — a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink If you are mistaken for an all-you-can-eat buffet by every mosquito, gnat, flea, no-see-um or other flying, hopping, biting pest within a 100-yard radius, there is … Read More

Ole Mole ! May Is One Big Cinco De Mayo Celebration

By Catharine L. Kaufman  —  a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink “Tra-La…It’s May… The lusty month of May…” sings Queen Guenevere in the Lerner and Loewe musical, “Camelot.” While both the song and most people’s fancy turn … Read More

My Mothers’ Day Kitchen Wish List

by Catharine L. Kaufman — a.k.a The Kitchen Shrink “I’d like to be the ideal mother, but I’m too busy raising my kids.” Anonymous “When I was a child, my mother said to me, ‘If … Read More

Friendly Eats For Earth Day

By Catharine L. Kaufman – a.k.a The Kitchen Shrink Every Earth Day, we are reminded that while all of April is dedicated to the global celebration of our Blue Planet home, the 22-nd of the … Read More

Recipe For Valentine’s Day Romance

By Catharine L. Kaufman – a.k.a. Your Kitchen Shrink Ladies of Venus and Martian Gents, if your hopes for this Valentine’s Day are at odds with those of your mates, focus on each other’s compatible … Read More

Gobble Healthy Mardi Gras Goodies

By Catharine L. Kaufman – a.k.a. Your Kitchen Shrink People don’t give up their favorite foods easily.  That’s why even the most observant Christians look forward with certain trepidation to the 40 weekdays between Ash … Read More

Candidate Cuisine

By Catharine L. Kaufman — a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink As election fever is heating up, and the California primary just around the corner, I thought I’d do a culinary survey of our main Democratic and … Read More

Kicking Off The Super Bowl With Healthy Eats

By Catharine Kaufman, a/k your Kitchen Shrink This Sunday, in sunny Phoenix, Arizona, the New York Giants kick off Super Bowl XLII against the New England Patriots. The rest of America will celebrate these gladiators … Read More