Many people I talk to want to know how to make a fast meal that is healthy, many of those people don’t like to cook; that is the reason I share many of my meals here. I recently made a meal that while it doesn’t look healthy, it is. My son was over for dinner…… Continue reading Sometimes it’s about the food…
Dale and I went out to eat last night. We typically choose locally owned establishments and if they are chains, they are only chains to the area with up to 5 locations tops. Last night we had a few errands to run and decided on the 99 Restaurant because it was close to where we…… Continue reading A Bust for Us – Chain Restaurants
I was clean out of mayo and wanted to use some for a fun summer meal that typically includes mayonnaise. Instead of running to the market for one small item that potentially has sugar or worse, high fructose corn syrup(!!) in the mix I decided to make my own. I based my recipe on a…… Continue reading Homemade Mayonnaise
Last night I posted about how to easily let a chicken roast in the crock pot while you are away at work or just busy at home doing things other than worrying about cooking dinner. Today, I’ll share a few ideas on how to use the leftover chicken for equally delicious meals.My first recipe is something…… Continue reading Second Day Chicken – 1 chicken, 3 meals, great deal!
Who doesn’t like fast, cheap and easy especially when it’s healthy? I get many requests and confessions from people about not wanting to spend a lot of time cooking, not wanting to eat processed box food and fast food take-out meals. Are you one of them? I have many tips up my sleeve and I…… Continue reading Fast, Cheap and Easy! (and healthy)
Initiate Wellness inside and outside has become my catch phrase; not to sell more of anything but because wellness throughout matters. What is wellness inside and out? Inside wellness includes the foods we eat and how they affect us. Whole foods in their natural state are healing and nutrient dense which help feed our cells.…… Continue reading Outside Wellness Matters too!
I love smoothies but sometimes I like the smooth thinness of a juice. I have a great blender that can almost build a house, ok, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but it is pretty helpful in many ways. My juicer on the other hand is just a cheap but equally handy piece of equipment; it does its…… Continue reading Down to earth juicing
I’m just a novice gardener, I’m not a farmer like several of my friends but I’m not doing too badly either. This year is my third year having a vegetable garden in this location, I did have a successful garden years ago at another home which had plenty of sun unlike my spot here. The…… Continue reading My Novice Garden
Our body is greatly affected by what we put in it. If we treat it to processed, un-natural, chemically treated, high fat foods it will go through high processes to digest these so-called foods, we will look and feel un-natural, we will suffer symptoms of chemical overload and we will have a high fat content…… Continue reading Food Addiction & How to Control It
1 English cucumber, chopped bite sized 2 cups fresh melon (cantaloupe, mango, watermelon etc), chopped bite sized ½ cup red onion, chopped, fine 1 can black beans or kidney beans, rinsed & drained Freshly ground black pepper Add all ingredients to bowl and toss with olive oil and apple cider or red wine vinegar. For…… Continue reading Cucumber, Melon & Bean Salad
Initiate Wellness ~ Every New Dawn 