I firmly believe that ‘life is what you make it‘. If you want to be happy, successful, and healthy, you will. At times, it might be easier said than done, but I’ve had some reality checks recently on a personal level that reminded me how much we control our outlook on life. Read More >>
Whether we choose dogs, cats, hamsters, or fishes, many of us are pet lovers. We get them for a variety of reasons. Some are cute and cuddly, and others are just fun to have around. I mean, a dog is a man’s best friend, right? If you have a pet, you are doing yourself more… Read More >>
This past November, I had to pick all my peppers from my garden before the heavy winter storm. The pepper plants this year did really well and seemed to have tons of growth on them throughout the late, fall season. I had 10 different pepper plants this year: Red Thai Chilli, Caribbean red, Banana hot… Read More >>
My mom has always made the best BBQ pastrami sandwich I’ve ever tasted. I have the recipe written down on an index card that has definitely seen some wear and tear. It has stain marks on it from where I’ve dropped bits of sauce on the card. After many years of cooking it myself, I’ve… Read More >>
Hi folks! As summer is getting hotter, I’m in the process of changing how a few things work in our office in order to try and balance life and work to cool things down. Currently, I’m swamped at my day job, and trying to keep up with writing is quite difficult. I realized that I… Read More >>
Going out to lunch soon? Keep reading! I love going out to eat, but what I don’t love are the high calories and fat lurking in everything! Luckily, along with the mandatory publishing of nutritional information, many restaurants are offering ‘light’ options, which makes me super happy! Doesn’t it make you happy? If you want… Read More >>
My husband LOVES nachos, and it’s no joking matter when we dive into a healthy nachos grande. When we were in London with my sister and BIL, we had to stop at every pub that crossed our paths, and order the nachos just to see what we’d get. Nachos in the UK are terrible. They… Read More >>
Are you amongst those folks, and there are many of you, who believe that for one reason or another you just can’t do yoga? The 3 reasons why you avoid yoga is because you think you weigh too much, just not flexible enough, or have a chronic disease that you think is preventing you. Well… Read More >>
Does it ever seem like the tasks of menu planning, grocery shopping, and meal preparation take far too much time? Do you feel like you live at the grocery store, always running to get that one thing you lack in a recipe, or the main ingredient in what you spontaneously decided to have for dinner?… Read More >>
If you’re looking for a unique and very tasty salad, this bacon cranberry salad on a spinach bed will satisfy your craving. Its warm dressing mixes in like perfection, and will give you a combination of delicious sweet and savory flavors. Be sure to GRAB our FREE customizable grocery shopping list. It can help you… Read More >>
