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Stuffed Breakfast Potatoes Recipe

Stuffed Breakfast Potatoes Recipe

These twice baked (cooked) potatoes are filled with eggs, cheese and green chiles. They do take some time to prepare, but you can make a big batch and then reheat or keep warm – perfect for family brunches (since we’re all on lockdown, I guess…

Roasted Cranberry SuperFood Salad

Roasted Cranberry SuperFood Salad

  This hearty superfood Roasted Cranberry salad is packed with nutrition and is a great healthy choice for dinnertime!  The tart cranberries, packed with Vitamin C, are a perfect match for the roasted sweet potatoes and cauliflower.

Why You Won’t Save Money With Grove Collaborative

Why You Won’t Save Money With Grove Collaborative

Update: 5/28/20 – Grove Collaborative must have had a change of heart, or perhaps it was this blog post, but they have now offered to remedy the errant error with a refund. They apologized for the product being out of stock, but did not acknowledge that their software charged me for products that appeared to have shipped out, but did not. It’s unfortunate the frontline customer service rep didn’t just take care of my easy-to-fix issue in the very beginning . (more…)

Should You Take An Anabolic Steroid Drug After A Sport Injury?

Should You Take An Anabolic Steroid Drug After A Sport Injury?

There are many theories floating around on the internet based on various studies about the use of anabolic steroid drugs and sports injury.

Roasted Fennel & Potato Salad with Peas

Roasted Fennel & Potato Salad with Peas

Fennel seems to pop up everywhere in the Springtime. It’s an easy to grow fluffy green plant with a slightly licorice taste in both the greenery and the white bulbs at the base. If the fennel plant is large, simply chop off a few bulbs…

Beans From Scratch, It Ain’t No Thing

Beans From Scratch, It Ain’t No Thing

If you eat beans from a can, you’re doing it wrong. So wrong. Making beans from scratch (soak and Instant Pot) not only taste better, but it’s super cost-effective and dried beans have a very long shelf life. A bag of beans for about a buck will yield several cans worth!

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Lemony Spring Lentil + Chard Soup

Lemony Spring Lentil + Chard Soup

Soup-er Easy: A Hearty Lentil and Chard Bowl Craving a comforting, nutrient-packed meal? This quick and easy lentil and chard soup is the perfect solution! Packed with protein-rich lentils and vitamin-packed chard, this soup is a delicious way to nourish your body. Plus, it’s made…

CocoaVia™ Morning Oats: Why Flavanals Matter

CocoaVia™ Morning Oats: Why Flavanals Matter

 This is a sponsored post for Review Wire Media on behalf of CocoaVia.  Last summer, my Mom had a consultation at the Mayo Clinic and within hours of her visit, she was checked into the hospital and scheduled for an emergency heart valve replacement. I…

Recipes: Foods to Eat During Your Period

Recipes: Foods to Eat During Your Period

My daughter came home the other day and said she wanted pancakes for dinner. She’s normally a very healthy eater and wants vegetables and high-fiber foods, so I knew something was up. (more…)

Soundproofing your home with caulk

Soundproofing your home with caulk

Now that we’re all home during the day with Covid-19, we are HEARING each other. A LOT. We’re hearing our teens play video games non-stop, our spouse on boisterous Zoom calls or we’re hearing our neighbors play Bon Jovi on repeat. Either way, here are…

Daytripping at a San Diego Monastery

Daytripping at a San Diego Monastery

Two weeks ago, my husband and I went to a Monster Truck event – which was fun and I’m enjoying getting out of my bubble as often as possible. This weekend we decided to ventured out to Dulzura, CA (about 30 miles outside of San…

What You Need to Know About Fleas on Cats

What You Need to Know About Fleas on Cats

Fleas are common parasites on cats since the fur provides a good habitat for them where they can breed. They are mostly experienced during warm seasons and their life-cycle is adaptive to both in and outdoors.  (more…)