Have you ever eaten aloe? I know, you’ve put it on a sunburn. But you really can eat it too (or drink it, in my case!). Let me tell you why, and then show you two drinks I’ve made with it. Aloe is a member of the lily family, and is one of the healthiest …
This post is a spin-off of Supersize Your Cup, and the topic was one of the suggestions I made for increasing your capacity to make room for healthier habits in your life. Most of the time, Making Ourselves Happy is not at the top of our To-Do List. How did the world (our culture) come …
Tonight’s dinner: Roll up contents in each leaf….Done! Easy salad in a different shape.
My second batch of Almond Cheese is fabulous. It’s just the right amount of cheesy, fluffy, and tangy…and I was tempted to try and age it longer to create sliceable cheese rather than spreadable, but I tasted it and it was so good I figured I should just go with it the way it was. …
In an earlier post, I talked about ways to help yourself make positive lifestyle changes. The first piece of advice on the list was to Cheat! By advising you to cheat, I really mean to give yourself advantages whenever you can. Envision this: You’ve spent all day at work. You’re stressed out because your boss …
I have a lot of things I want to write about, but I’m feeling like sharing a recipe instead—I figured you wouldn’t mind! Today I made Pumpkin Ice Cream. Here’s how it went: 1. Soak 1 cup almonds for 12 hours, rinse, peel. 2. Add almonds to blender with 1 cup almond milk and 1 …
Today my Mom came over for lunch and a walk. She’s been in Florida on vacation so I haven’t seen her in a while, and frankly, the older I get the more I realize how important it is to spend time with people who matter to me…no matter how busy we think we are. I’m …
We all have a capacity for the energy output we can put into the world each day. The size of your Cup represents the capacity you have for (1) dealing with stuff in life and (2) performing tasks. When your cup is full with work and stress and required tasks, you don’t have the space …
I’ve been reading a lot about bacteria balance within the body. Riveting, no…Useful, YES! Donna Gates, of the Body Ecology Diet, promotes the consumption of fermented foods to help the body digest and the immune system to work well. My first experiment with fermented foods (making them myself, that is) was the Almond Cheese. And …
