Last weekend we were celebrating my husband’s birthday. His favorite Blueberry Pie was on the menu. Blueberry Pie is best when served warm with simple vanilla ice cream. I am not a person who will buy ice cream routinely but for special occasions I give in. Especially when I know that there will be enough…
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Mindfulness: Listen to Your Tastebuds
Being mindful includes listening to your body. When we are hungry (or sometimes just think we are) we need to ask ourselves “what am I hungry for?”. Answers can be hot, cold, sweet, spicy, salty, crunchy etc. These are all descriptions that speak to our senses. If we can satisfy this need we can gain…
A Muffin, Many Ways
Our family has a breakfast rule; “You cannot leave home without eating breakfast.” When everyone is in a rush to leave home in the morning having quick breakfast available to all is critical. As the kids were growing up, taking into consideration their ability to feed themselves breakfast was also important. So I got into…
Beyond the Number on the Scale
This last week of the year most are beginning to think about the New Year’s resolutions. It is common to hear about health related goals, such as lose weight, not eat sugar or carbs, exercise more etc. etc. Healthy goals are wonderful all year long and if the beginning of a new year is motivation…
Rest and Relaxation
You have been working hard at your goals all year long. Especially in the last couple of months of the year there seem to be extra demands on us to please everyone. Host a meal or a party, attend several events, be nice, social, buy the right gifts, do good for the community and so…
Recipe Hacks: Make them Healthier
I used think of hacking as a bad thing, just in the sense of violating the integrity of something. As I have become more and more tech savvy, at least by using some of the tools to better my life, I have learned to use the term “hacking” in a different way. I realized I…
Get in the Holiday Spirit!
Can you believe it is December already? The weather is sure beginning to feel like it. Everywhere you go you are reminded of the upcoming holiday(s) and ways to indulge. So how do you maintain control and stick to your plan? Here are four simple tips: Eat at home before you shop. Eating at home saves…
Ways to get the Fruits and Veggies in Winter
We had an ice day yesterday and the temperatures hovered around freezing all day. It was gray, cold and gloomy. I decided to cheer up my afternoon with a delicious smoothie. Considering the season I had no fresh berries on hand, which are my favorite. I opened my freezer and found bags of strawberries I…
Time to Move on from the Resolutions – Two Tips
Happy New Year! I am sure you have heard it many times over the last week or so and will continue to hear for another. When is it not a New Year? Have you been asked about your resolutions for this year? Are they much different from last year? Well, it doesn’t matter. Once you…
Celebrations: Eating Out
April has brought many reasons to celebrate. Which is a good thing until I realized how much it means that one ends up eating out. I celebrated second anniversary of my business, a successful event planning, a girlfriend’s birthday, my best friend’s mother’s birthday and this month not even over yet. Eating out has become…