Oatmeal is a breakfast favorite at our house. I serve it at least once a week, and up to 3 times a week during winter. I most often use organic, rolled oats, as they are quick to prepare. I often add grated apple, raisins, chopped pecans or sliced bananas. Oats can even be eaten raw, [...]
Monday was a snow day. So I made a pot of my mom’s Beef Vegetable Soup, with a twist. I substituted some Spicy Italian Sausage that I had leftover in the freezer for some of the beef, and the result was a mouth watering, sinus clearing, and very warming and satisfying dinner. And it was [...]
I was fortunate to grow up with family dinners. Real family dinners, with scratch cooked food and every member of the family at the same table most nights. The TV was in another room. There was no texting or cell phones going off. It was a time to enjoy a hot meal, and catch up [...]
Sometimes I just need a cookie. In the afternoon, I frequently enjoy a hot cup of tea or coffee, and occasionally want something chewy and sweet to nibble on while I sip. But packages of store-bought processed cookie dough with questionable ingredients and dangerous trans-fats are out of the question. Fortunately, cookies are easy to [...]
When referring to our bodies, many (most?) women have completed the following statement: “I hate my _______.” We fill in the blank with whatever body part we feel is flawed. It could be our legs, our breasts, our nose, our arms, our rear ends – the options are endless. I’ve done it myself. Influenced by [...]
Watch the video or read the post - it's up to you! I was on a wellness streak. Eighteen months of energy and health, and not one cold or sniffle to mar it. Previously, I had caught a virus two to three times a year. With a child in school and germs unavoidably everywhere, it [...]
Life can get crazy busy. Racing here, rushing there. Thinking about the next task that needs to be done while still in the middle of the current one. Pushing through projects that you don’t enjoy and should have said “no” to, but somehow felt obligated to take on. It’s exhausting. But it feels unavoidable. After [...]
Today is World Diabetes Day. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) established November 14th each year as the day to bring attention to this disease that affects more than 366 million people worldwide. Here are the current statistics: In North America and the Caribbean, 1 adult in 10 has diabetes 50% don't even know they have [...]
In an effort to cut calories and lose weight, millions of women routinely reach for “sugar-free” packaged foods and “diet” sodas. While avoiding added sugar and high-fructose corn syrup is a good thing, just because a canned drink has a list of zeros down the side does not mean that it is “neutral” or problem [...]
Bad news for red meat: A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine concludes that red meat consumption is associated with an increased risk of total, cardiovascular and cancer death. Should you remove red meat from your diet? First, let’s review the published information from the study. This study is actually an analysis of [...]
