Food For Thought: Gluten-free without spending a fortune
When you stand in front of the gluten-free baking mixes and specialty gluten-free foods staring back at you from the store shelves, you might wonder how you’re expected to afford not eating wheat. And with some gluten-free baking mixes nearing the ten-dollar mark, it’s a valid concern. However, as you know, I am all about […]
Healthy Foods: Stick it to cancer – eat cucumbers!
I don’t know about you, but when things start to warm up in the spring, the first food I think of when I want to cool down is the cucumber. Cucumbers belong to the same botanical family as squashes (zucchini, pumpkin, summer squash, and winter squash) and melons (cantaloupe and watermelon) but they don’t taste […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Ready for Rhubarb?
It is rhubarb season and these cool-season perennial plants are standing about 5 inches tall in gardens throughout Canada and the Northern US now. Though it quite resembles celery, this red stalky fruit is…well…actually a fruit. An extremely tart fruit, but fruit nonetheless. Also important to note is that rhubarb leaves are toxic. Do not […]
Clean out those condiments!
Spring is here and folks, it is time to clean! I’m not talking about the dust bunnies in the corners, either. I’m talking about those condiments that you have got to get rid of. It’s time to take stock of your pantry and toss the stuff you’ve had hanging around for way too long because, […]
Healthy Foods: All about sprouted lentils
A couple of weeks ago, I had many of you talking after I posted a note on my Facebook page about enjoying a salad of sprouted lentils. Many of you hadn’t heard of sprouted lentils before and I received many questions about them. I also had people confused, because I do eat a Paleo diet […]
It’s a crab boil! Dinner has never been easier.
It’s soft shell crab season in many parts of the US right now and if you haven’t taken advantage of that yet, I strongly recommend doing so! Sweet, delicate crab meat is so delicious. It’s also an excellent source of nutrients, protein, and those important Omega 3s. Crab is also a low-risk seafood for mercury […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Add nutritional yeast for a mineral feast!
Every kitchen should be stocked with nutritional yeast and if you have never heard of this amazing food you would not be alone! I am not sure how such a healthy food has managed to stay under the radar for so long, but it has. I hope after reading this post you’ll pick some up […]
Healthy Foods: I’m gonna tell ya to get some Chlorella!
A week ago I told you all about one of my favorite superfoods — spirulina. Today I’m talking about another form of algae that is every bit as good for you as spirulina is. Chlorella is most well known as being a superfood that will detoxify your body from heavy metals. If you’ve ever had […]
Dinner Diva: Healthy grilling tips
It’s barbeque season! And while we all love the thrill of the grill, it’s a known fact that cooking meat over charcoal can be harmful to our health because of the carcinogens that come from cooking over chemically charged lava rocks and from eating charred meat. Rather than giving up the grill on those hot […]