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 […]
Farmers’ Markets – Buy Locally to Support Your Community
Spring is officially here and so the great thaw begins. One of the best ways to start off Spring in earnest is to hit your nearest farmer’s market. This is the place where you can buy good, locally grown veggies and see what’s in season. With few exceptions, this stuff is less expensive than your […]
Heart to Heart
If one of your health goals is to keep your heart as healthy as possible (good move, too–kind of critical in the staying-alive scheme of things), then you need to know what your heart needs in the form of nutrients to operate optimally. There are foods that give the heart a nutritional advantage and provide […]
Soul Food
In the midst of our busy lives, it’s easy to be constantly striving to do “one more thing” and forget about the most important things in life: connecting with those we love. We procrastinate in our relationships even and forget that those little faces we’re wiping off with a washcloth after dinner, will one day […]
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 […]
Fast Food (The Healthy Kind, Already!)
What do you see in your mind’s eye when you hear the words, “fast food”? Do you see golden arches and a clown named Ronald? Or is it more like a bearded Southern gentleman whispering promises of perfect fried chicken? How about stir fry? Have you ever considered that? You don’t have to get in […]
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 […]
There’s Something About Soup
To miss out on warm, homemade soup with some good bread or homemade muffins on colder days, just breaks my heart. The condensed stuff in the red labeled can just doesn’t count. There is something soul-satisfying about a hearty soup, simmering on the stove (or in the crockpot) with the smell of something baked coming […]
Dejunking Junk Food
If you thought there was a way to make that Twinkie you’re snarfing a little less dangerous, I have a short answer for you–no. If this is a little too close for comfort, how about pizza? You like pizza, don’t you? I don’t think I’ve met anyone who doesn’t love pizza (if you’re the one […]