Watched talk shows this morning while eating my low fat cottage cheese and banana. Of course everything is about diet and exercise for the new year. If nothing else, I was entertained. I found out I’m supposed to be eating strawberries WITH their leaves for maximum benefit to my skin. I should also be eating 2 kiwis daily with the skin on. I’m happy to say I have never eaten a kiwi on purpose.  If you are anxious they insisted you should eat carrots and beans. I don’t know about you, but a carrot has never calmed me down. Maybe if it’s a big one and I throw it at the person making me anxious?  I also think there’s a conspiracy to make people eat salmon. You can’t turn 6 pages in a magazine without seeing a piece of salmon lying on a plate surrounded by various tree leaves. Where are the pictures of bacon? Aha! I rest my case. One of the happy, healthy cooks this morning chopped up a variety of mushrooms, sniffed them deeply and exuberantly announced they smelled like ste...