Follow my blog with Bloglovin When we travel, I make sure to pack healthy snacks for the road so we are less likely to dine and snack on roadside fast food. Nuts and seeds are great energy food and portable. I made these easy, nutrient packed bars while on vacation. I brought all the […]
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Decadent Paleo Brownies
This is what real food is meant to be – nourishing, satisfying and full of flavor, you don’t even realize these have no wheat Since I’ve given up wheat products I have more energy, I don’t “live in a fog” and just feel better overall. These Brownies are made with coconut flour which is high in […]
Fruit Mielleux (Honeyed Fruit)
I think everything sounds better in French. Being in France is ideal, my favorite visit once was to the little hilltop village of Perouge where the locals were welcoming and the food was magnifique’. The French have a way of taking everyday ingredients and making them special. This recipe is just that – a healthy, colorful salad to add several servings of raw fruits into […]
Peppermint Hot Cocoa
My kids like to drink hot chocolate several times a week in the winter. Most hot cocoa mixes contain chemicals, colorings and unhealthy sugars and sweeteners, some with Nutrasweet. Nutrasweet is also known as Aspartame and turns to ethyl alcohol when heated. I avoid these processed ingredients by making my own hot chocolate recipe. My […]
Wolfberry Coleslaw
My whole life I’ve had an aversion to coleslaw, I’m not quite sure why except that I cannot eat mayonnaise and the coleslaw I’ve seen bears too similar a resemblance to the creamy white condiment I can hardly even smell. This is not the traditional coleslaw you may think of being served in every diner […]
Oven Roasted Seasonal Vegetables
We know vegetables are good for us and part of a healthy diet, but it takes a little creativity to mix it up to vary flavors and textures so we’re not always eating carrots and broccoli, right? You may have heard of “eating the rainbow” to remember all the ways we can get variety in […]
Rosemary Essential Oil
Rosemary has been used for Centuries Rosemary has historically been used as a symbol of fidelity and often given to guests at a wedding. In France it was used as a disinfectant and often prescribed to restore youthfulness. In Greece, students would put sprigs of it in their hair to help with concentration during their […]
Ningxia Wolfberry
Ningxia Red is an organic whole foods nutritional drink from Y. Living. The foundation of Ningxia Red is the Ningxia Wolfberry (Lycium barbarum L.), a fruit grown in the Ningxia Provence of China. This superfruit grown in a very fertile area in the base of the Himalyan mountains. The Ningxia Wolfberry is so valuable that […]
Homemade rice pack for pain
Here is a great device everyone in our house uses for aches and pains. With six kids I could hardly afford to oufit them all with their own spa rice pack – let alone one! These are inexpensive and easy to make. I heat them in the microwave 40 seconds-1 minute depending on the size […]
Garlic Chicken
Traditional meat marinades from the store are filled with artificial flavors and even colorings. Meat marinades and flavorings are so simple. We train our tastebuds to like flavors we are exposed to. When you mix up your own marinade, you can use the freshest ingredients that your senses will appreciate! This is my favorite chicken […]
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