Easy Huevos Rancheros!

Easy Huevos Rancheros!

Something amazing happened at my house this morning...I was hungry...really hungry. I had to have blood drawn and had to be fasting to do it. I thought I would outsmart everybody and show up at the lab right when the doors opened. Well, I guess everybody had the same idea. Let's just say while I waited 'a while', and while I waited I got really hungry. I daydreamed about what I would eat for breakfast when I got home, and this came into my...

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Creamy Carrot Tomato Soup: Comfort Food at it’s Finest!

Creamy Carrot Tomato Soup: Comfort Food at it’s Finest!

Remember when you were a kid, walking home from school in the rain and you came in the front door and your mom had tomato soup and grilled cheese waiting for you? I do. But the tomato soup was from a can, comforting yes... delicious? Well...maybe when you were a kid it was. But we are grown ups now and need soup that is a little...how shall I say...more refined. So get ready to kick it up a notch...or ten... with this Creamy Carrot Tomato Soup:...

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Couscous and Apple Salad

Couscous and Apple Salad

There are two varieties of couscous: Moroccan and Israeli. Both are pastas, but Israeli couscous is bigger than Moroccan and is sometimes called pearl pasta. I love it in my Couscous and Apple Salad. When combined with seasonal fresh and dried fruits, herbs and a heart healthy dressing, couscous becomes a colorful, flavorful side dish or main course.  (This post contains affiliate links. I may make a commission from sales but your price...

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Recipes for a “Junk Food Free” Birthday Party for Kids!

Recipes for a “Junk Food Free” Birthday Party for Kids!

  Our grand daughter Lucy turned three last month! To celebrate we invited a few of her friends over for a simple little party. We hung banners, made some party hats (links below) and of course let little Lu help with the making of her gorgeous birthday cake! So far this well fed girl has only eaten sugar once a year on her birthday, so her cake needed to be extra special! (This post contains affiliate links. I may make a commission off...

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How to Make Almond Milk

How to Make Almond Milk

  Have you ever wanted to make something or for that matter do something and you just never seem to get around to it? You put it off and push it back and when you finally do it, it is so much easier than you thought that you wonder what took you so long? I have. I have wanted to make almond milk for years but just kept putting it off. After reading an article about the dangers of the food additive carrageenan I finally got off my duff and...

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Four of my Favorite Healthy Afternoon Snacks!

Four of my Favorite Healthy Afternoon Snacks!

  Do you ever experience that low energy lull in the late afternoon? You know, where you want to eat something but don't want to spoil dinner...so you grab something 'fast' which usually ends up being a really poor choice nutritionally? You know how it goes..."I will just eat one cracker" and then you eat the whole box. Not that I have ever done that, but I hear tell it happens. Well, I have a solution for the late afternoon energy slump,...

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