A healthy mind and spirit is important and it’s a good habit to take a little time out of each day for just that. Today, while there is still a touch of snow melting away after a record snowy winter here in New England, it felt nourishing to get outside into the sunshine for a…… Continue reading Mind & Spirit Health Break
My desire to eat simply has persuaded me to spring clean the freezer by using the food that is stocked in it. While digging through it recently, I found some yellowfin tuna that I had bought a chunk of, cut into steaks and froze, so I took them out to defrost. I did a quick…… Continue reading Yellowfin Tuna, Quinoa and Rainbow Chard
Everywhere you look on the internet and through magazines you’re sure to come across an article on how to lose belly fat. As you read through these articles you learn of ways to banish the fat through foods and exercise and exercise and more exercise! Sure some articles will touch on why we get belly…… Continue reading Belly Fat, Why?
For a good part of the winter I haven’t eaten or made many potatoes aside from the potato used to top Shepherd’s Pie and even at that, I’ve used the healthier “mashed cauliflower” many times in place of potatoes. For the past two weeks I’ve used potatoes in a few dishes since I’ve been sort…… Continue reading Sugar in Potatoes – Did you know?
As I was getting ready to sit at my desk to do some work, I decided to light a sage scented candle to add to the scent of slightly warming air coming in through the open window. I lit the candle, carried it to the fireplace hearth to place it down but I decided to…… Continue reading It began with a single candle…
I’m not sure if you feel the same way but for me, when we are smack-dab in the middle of winter, I find myself eating more bread & pasta, and thick creamy, saucy type meals. I feel that it warms me up and keeps me filled. I also feel that it makes me want to…… Continue reading Eat Lean – Spring Clean!
Food is seen as so many things depending on our mood or our social activity. If we’re depressed we eat foods that comfort us whether healthy or not, when we’re happy we often eat fatty food, when angry, crunchy simple carbs will do thank you…and so on. After having a rather large lunch while out…… Continue reading Pumpkin-Avocado-Caramelized Onion Pizza
Excuses, everyone makes them and we often make an excuse for something every day.Why do we do it and what doesn it truly mean? First let’s see what the word/action means: Excuse: verb 1. attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify 2. a reason or explanation…… Continue reading Ditch the Excuses
Tonight, I pulled the wool over my BF’s eyes…well, not quite as he’s not easy to disappoint when it comes to food. I joke sometimes that I should open a can of puppy food and serve it as a spread as he wouldn’t know the difference; he gets nervous because he wouldn’t know the difference!…… Continue reading BBQ Tempeh, Grilled Cauliflower & Quinoa
Bread. Soft and chewy, firm and crusty, savory, sweet, tangy, versatile, love. Bread is the love of my life on most days. Filling, bloated, energy-high, energy-crash, gut bacteria, slowed metabolism, still love. We love bread and bready things. It’s comfort, it’s tasty, it’s harmful to many or to most. Maybe on average we eat too…… Continue reading When Bread is Love
Initiate Wellness ~ Every New Dawn 