Fighting Boredom with Healthy Food + Creative Living
My mother is headed south soon to get out of the cold and she asked me what was open in Naples, Florida. “Mom, don’t expect things to be normal. Things are not normal here.” She was exasperated. She wanted to know if her favorite Persian…
I’ve been taking CBD for a few years now and not to toot my own horn, but I was one of the first to blog about CBD for Moms in 2018. The CBD industry was just revving up and there was still a lot of…
:My family suffered damage (flooding) at our home in Southwest Florida. As upsetting as this event has been, it could have been so much worse. Our home is still standing and we were not there during the storm. My heart goes out to all those who have suffered loss – this truly was a life-altering event and it’s going to take time to rebuild and decompress. (more…)
I’ve recently become addicted to Summer Rolls as they are easy to make and are a healthy dining option for a snack, quick lunch, appetizer, or even dinner. Using rice paper, vegetables are often rolled up with a protein and then the yummy handheld…
I just entered the Wick’s Pies Recipe Challenge and made this delicious and easy-to-make Tomato Brunch Pie! Do you have extra end-of-summer tomatoes from your garden that you need to use up? Try this savory tomato dish with a delicious flaky Wick’s Pie crust is…
Is it Fall yet? I’m ready to start pumpkin everything! Here’s a healthy pumpkin rice dish that’s easy, high in Vitamin A, inexpensive, and tasty. (more…)
I recently partnered* with One Degree Organics Brand to play with their varieties of unflavored oats in the kitchen and noticed that they promote their products as being glyphosate residue-free. Wait, hold up. Do you mean I’ve been eating oats with glyphosate? Sadly, yes! In…
Do you know how to knit or are you learning this summer? Now is a GREAT time to find a knitting pattern for a Fall Dog Sweater & get knitting! Once a pattern is completed, additional sweaters are usually easier to make, so why not…
I’ve recently had the opportunity to test the Bio-Kult products and as I had a trip to Costa Rica planned, what better way to test out probiotics than while traveling? Traveling often means complete digestive chaos for me as I get dehydrated on planes plus my eating and sleeping patterns are off due to time changes. (more…)
We just got back from a phenomenal trip to Costa Rica complete with jungle hikes, close-up wildlife encounters, and lots of yummy local food. As it’s so lush and green in Costa Rica, lots of fruits and vegetables are grown in every town, so…
I have flown more times in the past two years than I have in my whole life. With a daughter going to school across the country & a new business venture back East, we have traversed the country many times racking up numerous hours in…
As we eat primarily a plant-based diet, I get SO excited when new meat alternatives come out. Nasoya asked if I would like to try out their new Nasoya’s Plantspired Steak and I could not help but respond back with a resounding YES YES YES!
I received the Korean BBQ Flavored Nasoya’s Plantspired Steak to try out, so I made a vegetarian Bibimbap under the guidance of my daughter as she absolutely loves Korean food. (more…)
