Food

Low Calorie Lunch #1 ~ Simple Tostadas

I like finding ways to eat super delicious food for a filling, satisfying meal that also leads to weight loss and the goal of balanced wellness. I am sharing my "Low Calorie Lunches" with you, because there are so many yummy foods we can eat that taste good while promoting good health habits. Get the recipe from my blog! Read more

 Virgin Pina Colada

I had been informed by Google that Fall was about to start! Yay! . . . Except I live in the subtropics where it will not feel like fall for at least another two months, and it should also be noted that it will not look like Fall until late December or even January. We do not have very much change of color in the leaves around here. So, to celebrate or at least commemorate the ending of summer. I shared a simple Pina Colada recipe with you. Read more.  

I made homemade fig jam

We have a fig tree in our back yard, and it has been producing lots of figs this summer! They are huge, too, and really sweet!  We have eaten a lot of them, and given bags of them away to friends. The birds and squirrels and (??) have gotten to pick, peck, and eat their fair share of them, too! Read more

Berry Breakfast Bowl

I love the fresh, ripe berries available during the summer months! Breakfasts where berries are the "star" are my favorite! I love blue berry muffins. I love berry smoothies. Jason loves blue berry sauce on my multigrain waffles. Isaac loves blue berries. I love every berry I have ever tasted. As we come to the end of the season for berries, we must take advantage of these beauties and their sweetness ! This breakfast bowl is a great way to do it. Read more.

Perfect Pasta Every Time

Raise your hand if you have boiled a pot of pasta and had it run over and make a huge mess all of the stove? Me me me!  They say a watched pot never boils. Well, a non-watched pot of pasta . . . boils over. Ha ha ha! I don't like watching and stirring a pot for 8-10 minutes, which is what the pasta box directions suggests for cooking it. I prefer to use the method that my parents always used. Read more

How to Fry Plantain

Fried plantain is one of the absolute easiest side dishes to prepare! And these tropical banana cousins are so delicious! You can upgrade your beans and rice meal to gourmet with some beautiful, golden plantain on the side. Read more

Simple Smoothie

1 cup frozen strawberries

2 cups milk (soy milk, almond milk, etc.)

1 frozen banana

1/2 cup vanilla yogurt

Blend and enjoy!