We all know the rhyme. Even my kids refuse to take them for lunch at school and I don’t blame them. It’s because of the curse that I refused to go near them throughout my entire teenage years. Quite possibly just a myth, we all got ...
It's springtime, and even though I might have a bad back, I'm a die-hard gardener. Some of the most simple and rewarding treasures of a garden are the ones taken for granted. Possibly because they are so easy to grow they are often over-stepped. Take ...
It's April and finally graced with a nice day which was missing the typical showers. I got excited and took to my garden to harvest the first of my fruits of labour. (Well, some baby carrots were first, but they weren't exactly, you know, edible.) The first things to come from gardens are ...
I was recently invited to attend a wedding celebration for good friends of ours. Ecstatic, we did the usual most people do to prepare; plan a gift, get a new outfit, a hair do... but you see I also had the pleasure of being asked to ...
Returning with something super simple but so delicious. During the detox, while on the search for various grains to keep things interesting, I remembered barley. My mom used to use it in many of her soups when I was a kid. This, of course, makes it an ...
There's a way to make oatmeal "healthier"? It took me a couple of days, but I realized that the rice cooker makes more than, well, rice. With the cold weather just about everyone's been having lately, there's been a lot of oatmeal filling the bowls around ...
Ever wonder what came of those preserved lemons? Or just what to do with them? Now that I'm detoxing and the only fruits allowed are lemons and bananas. I couldn't have been happier now that I've made them. One of the key ingredients ...
I had this realization at the grocery store the other day. It's something I've obviously not given enough thought. I mean, I know why people have food restrictions and I know that there are many reasons. There are people in my family are allergic ...
It's the end of the year, time to clean up. Clean out the fridge and my posting draft folder. A little while back, I couldn't help but over hear an online friend of mine, Nicole from Pinch My Salt, describe her clean out ...
I don't like roses, but when we bought this house there were countless bushes of heirloom Old Fashioned's, indicating there was once someone who did. Over the years, I've tried everything to pull out, mame and kill these prickly bastards. Harsh words for a little flower but ...
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