Category: Recipes
I’m showing my age here, but one of my favorite CDs of all time is by Michael Franks, The Art of Tea. Ironic since I’ve always been a coffee girl. I’ve tried many times to give up coffee and drink tea instead. Failed every single time. I’ve tried relaxing with a cup of tea in the afternoon or evening. Nope. Only if I’m entertaining or at someone’s house as part of socializing do I enjoy […]
Dark leafy greens are high in Vitamins A, C, E and K, folate, many other B-vitamins, antioxidants, iron, magnesium, potassium and calcium. They are a key building block for energy production, fuel every cellular process you can imagine and protect our cells from free radical damage. The bottom line: eat your greens! In some nutrition circles, there is debate over which is better – juicing or blending. I’ve decided to not pick sides. There are […]
In my “In Harmony With Nature” series I talked about eating seasonally. Well, here we are with one month left of Winter. Hard to believe. How have you been doing with the 15 Practices to Thrive in Winter? My two favorite so far have been the hot baths and sitting by the fire. I will definitely miss the fires once it warms up. So, while we still have winter vegetables available in season, here is […]
One of the main things I missed when I started the Paleo Diet in 2012 was a carby, bread-like food at breakfast. I tried several grain-free bread and muffin recipes but they didn’t digest well. Since healing my digestive system was one of the main reasons I went Paleo, this obviously defeated the purpose. Enter Paleo Pancakes. At first I was intimidated by the recipes. All of them I found online and in books had […]