7 spring salads to make now. Right now.

Spring is an odd time for salads. We’re tired of the bitter greens (looking at you, spinach, …

Plate with crispy cheese crackers on wood table

Your wine misses these easy cheesy crackers

Holidays, birthdays, friendly get-togethers. Entertaining at our age should be joyful, not exhaustin…

Kisir, Turkish salad with bulgur, cucumbers, tomatoes

Meet Kisir, tabbouleh’s Turkish cousin

Kisir is Turkey’s answer to Lebanon’s tabbouleh. They’re both built on a base of b…

Mediterranean eggplant with tomatoes and onions Trader Joes

Mediterranean Eggplant with Tomatoes and Onions a la Trader Joe’s

Have you tried Trader Joe’s Grecian Style Eggplant with Tomatoes and Onions? It’s positi…

The chopped salad that took New York Times readers by storm

As spring struggled to extract itself from winter, The New York Times published the recipe fo…

The savory side of strawberries: 6 recipes to try now

They appear so briefly—sweet local strawberries. Even though they can be hideously overpriced…

Yes, a woman over 60 can look stylish in Birkenstocks

Can you, a woman over 60, join the Birkenstock craze wirhout looking frumpy? Yes, and we show you how. You undoubtedly…

Three easy ways to make your skin look younger

There are three easy ways to make your over-60 skin look younger. They are tried and true. And they work. The first one …

The surprising benefits of gardening for women over 60

Most women over 60 have heard the advice, keep moving, as a key to better health. Gardening is hard to beat for the many health benefits it offers&#8…

4 books by Irish women writers that ignited the nation

It is almost a crime for one country to produce so many accomplished novelists, memoirists, playwrights, and poets. But …

Don’t let your hands give away your age. We share the secrets to younger looking hands

It has been said that our hands give our age away. That is because, at our age, the skin on our hands is no longer taut and it tends to be dryer and …