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Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Cowboys…

Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Cowboys…

Remember this old Western Tune? Mamas’ don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys Don’t let ’em pick guitars or drive them old trucks Let ’em be doctors and lawyers and such

Why intergenerational relationships help families

Why intergenerational relationships help families

The older members of our society have often played a huge part in driving our country’s progress over the years and even defended it and its people’s freedom. However, as they age, many often find themselves fighting for veterans benefits, feeling undervalued in society as…

Heart Healthy Vegetarian Tamale Pie

Heart Healthy Vegetarian Tamale Pie

February is Heart Health Month, so my family and I are enjoying lightened up recipes of traditional classics. Heart disease causes 1 in every 4 deaths in the United States, so I’m constantly tweaking my recipes to make them heart healthy, but without sacrificing flavor. (more…)

Cauliflower Crust Pizza with Spinach, Olive, Feta and Pine Nuts

Cauliflower Crust Pizza with Spinach, Olive, Feta and Pine Nuts

It’s National Pizza Day on February 9th, so what better way to celebrate than with a homemade pizza! I’ve been making pizza from scratch for years, but recently have had to mix up my game plan. We had a pizza party for my daughter as…

Social CBD Review

Social CBD Review

 It’s another awesome day brought to me by plant-based CBD! I recently received four bottles of Social CBD Broad Spectrum Drops to test out and I was so thrilled with the quality and taste!

Spicy Orange Root Vegetable Stew

Spicy Orange Root Vegetable Stew

I modified this recipe from a recent issue of Food & Wine – their recipe used pot-roast, so I made some tweaks for a vegetarian version. (more…)

Spring Break Vacation 2020 – Must Pack Items

Spring Break Vacation 2020 – Must Pack Items

The holiday decorations have been packed away, resolutions made and now it’s finally time to start focusing on the next big thing – Spring Break Vacation 2020! If you’re like me, you’ve already been researching or planning a fun trip for the whole family to…

New Ways Renewable Energy is Being Used

New Ways Renewable Energy is Being Used

Many of us want to support the use of renewable energy, but we’re not entirely sure how to go about it. Other than installing solar panels on our roofs, what can we do as consumers or business owners?

Rainbow Udon Noodles

Rainbow Udon Noodles

I personally love eating vibrant, fresh colorful food, however, another reason to make my food creations explode with color is that KIDS also find it enticing. Getting kids to ‘eat the rainbow’ at a young age is a great way to build life long healthy habits! Kids LOVE noodles, so making these Rainbow Udon Noodles is a healthy and tasty way to introduce different vegetables to kids of all ages. (more…)

Is Your Child Getting Enough Omega-3?

Is Your Child Getting Enough Omega-3?

  It is easy to know exactly what time of year it is if we just listen to the noises around us…Cough cough, Sniffle sniffle, Aaaaachoooooo! Yup, you guessed it, we are in the middle of winter! Every store we go into, playground we visit…

Travel Tips: What To Do When Your Luggage is Lost

Travel Tips: What To Do When Your Luggage is Lost

Spring Break is almost upon us! (Woo hoo!) Despite our best laid travel plans, travel delays either due to weather, mechanical or other unforeseen conditions can muck up our plans. Tight connections or missed flights means we often don’t connect with our luggage when we…

12 Ways to use Food Waste

12 Ways to use Food Waste

On average, Americans waste more than 20 pounds of food per person per month. Make the most of groceries, reduce trash and food waste, and save yourself money with these 12 simple ideas. (more…)