Prep Time: 30 minutes to 2 hours (if straining yogurt) Cook Time: 15 to 20 minutes I love all things tart, especially when combined with a hint of sweetness! This past Easter weekend was spent with at my future in-laws. Every year at large holiday gatherings we usually bring one or two dishes: an appetizer […]
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No Kids and You are How OLD???
Myth: You are too old to have kids. Every year on May 1st I smile and cry. I smile because it marks the beginning of my birthday month! I cry because it also means I am turning yet another year older and visions of cloud covered desert waste lands brimming with shriveled eggs fill […]
Weekly Recipe – Avocado Wasabi Deviled Eggs
Serves 4, 2 halves per person Cook & Prep time: 15 minutes Chill time: 5 minutes Total time: 20 minutes With Easter Sunday a few days away, I wonder what children are doing now to prepare for the annual hunt? Looking back, I do find it odd that I’d be dressed up with white patent […]
Autism: Does Nutrition Make a Difference?
April is National Autism Awareness Month Autism is a developmental disorder that affects a child’s ability to communicate and interact with others. Autism is one group of disorders that comprise Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and usually appears in early childhood, according to MayoClinic.com. Other ASDs include Asperger Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not […]
You might be a marathoner if…
Some do it to cross one off the bucket list. Most do it because they love running. And yet others do it for a cause: breast cancer, diabetes, leukemia and lymphoma. Completing a marathon or half marathon is an amazing experience, one that has kept me coming back for more. Why do I do it? […]
Weekly Recipe – Gallo Pinto w/Red Pepper
Prep time: 20 minutes Rice Cook time: 40 minutes Additional Cook time: 15 minutes Last summer we spent a month in Costa Rica learning spanish, to surf, and becoming scuba certified. On our first night in Montezuma, we ate at a little restaurant and asked our server what he recommended. Gallo Pinto or rice cooked […]
Antimicrobial resistance and why you should care?
Thursday, April 7 was World Health Day and the focus for 2011 was on antimicrobial resistance, also called antibiotic resistance. In essence it is bacteria we are trying to kill that just don’t die! Instead, they adapt and that is why you should care… Bacteria are adapting Antibiotics are less effective and have been used […]
Weekly Recipe – Brussels Sprouts with Toasted Pecans
Serves 4 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Do you remember those little green door knobs that sat on the dinner plate? Untouched. I would have a veritable stare down, thinking that if I stared hard enough they would just…disappear. However, I wasn’t allowed to leave the dinner table until I ate them. […]
Another Revolution is coming…
We should give the kids what they should get and what we think they should have. And if they don’t like it, they’ll get used to it. – Jamie Oliver Jamie Oliver was the Ted Prize winner for 2010. His inspirational, impassioned presentation on why we need to change the way we eat has, in […]
Weekly Recipe – Egg & Spinach Whole Grain Goodness
Prep time: 4 minutes Cook time: 1 minute Serving Size: 1 breakfast sandwich to keep you going! This sandwich is perfect for when I am rushing to a 9:30 class and have to swim afterwards. It keeps hunger away and I feel I had a good breakfast! Plus, I can easily make another one for […]