Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Almond Milk
You’re probably wondering what exactly almond milk is. I bet you didn’t know you could even milk an almond! Well, you really can’t but you can make a delicious healthy “milk” to be used to drink, or it can be used in recipes calling for milk. You can buy prepared almond milk or you can […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Oregano
This wonderful herb is currently staging its comeback in my garden, LOL! I love the pungent smell of oregano, especially in all its fresh in the garden glory. But dried, oregano is simply magnificent. And if the flavor of this herb wasn’t enough, there are outstanding health benefits too. It is a powerful antibacterial, antioxidant, […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Peas
All together now, let’s hold hands, sway and sing: “Let there be peas on earth and let it begin with me…” What? Not that kind of peas, its peace? Oh well. Don’t shoot me for trying! LOL Let’s talk about peas then—they’re in season right now and wonderful! (In fact, this picture was taken from Nikki’s (from […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Raspberries
This particular berry is my personal favorite; delicious, fragrant sweet raspberries make my mouth water! From the flavor to the texture to the smell, how can you not just love them? But the real beauty of raspberries is their nutritionally powerful punch. Ellagic acid is the mighty antioxidant found in this berry that makes it […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Coconut Milk
Coconut milk has been my new beverage of choice to add to my smoothies so I wanted to tell you a little bit about this fabulous food. First off, it’s fatty. Love that! But good fatty. It’s full of short and medium-chained fatty acids which get used, not stored, unlike long-chained fatty acids. Medium-chain fatty […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Olives
Olives are one fruit that cannot be picked and eaten, but rather need to be brined to make the olives we enjoy edible. Olives are a great source for iron as well as vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant scavenger. Antioxidants do the job of fighting inflammation, cancer and heart disease. Not only that, but olives […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Strawberries
Sweet delicious strawberries are one of spring’s better crops; especially when they’re locally grown, freshly picked and the air is filled with the smell of ripe strawberries, yum! Bursting in vitamin C and fiber, who doesn’t love strawberries? Their heart shape should tell you that this is a fruit that will help promote healthy hearts. […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Brown Rice
A lot of people have a hard time transitioning from white rice to brown rice. Perhaps today’s TTR will help! Brown rice is milled once to remove the hard outer husk, packaged, and sold—rich in B vitamins, fiber, manganese, and iron. White rice continues that milling and polishing process until nothing is left but the […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Bok Choy
A Bok Choy Haiku A friendly cabbageOn the stovetop cookingIn stir fries and sides Okay, so I’m no poet and my haiku isn’t going to be published anytime soon. I do however, want to pay homage to this wonderful vegetable. A mere 10 calories for about a half cup of this awesome veggie is one […]