The other day, when hubs had meeting in downtown, I decided to tag along and explore the area. His meeting lasted 3 hours so I had plenty time to walk around in the beautiful weather checking out the Stone Street where we also had lunch at Smorgaschef (delicious veggie meatballs, mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy and […]
WELLNESS WEDNESDAY : THE DIRTY DOZEN
An old saying goes that an apple a day keeps the doctor away but if that apple is conventionally grown it might be a detriment to your health if you consume a lot because every conventionally grown apple has at least one pesticide residue on it. What’s the big deal? With over a billion pounds […]
BEETS THE MINT SMOOTHIE
Since I’ve started going to a homeopathic practitioner I had to give up coffee and mint. And yes, I do have a beautiful mint plant growing in my yard. I will give it to a caring home maybe. Anyways, since I had to use up as much mint as possible before I took my first homeopathic […]
WELLNESS WEDNESDAY : 2 WAYS TO STORE A SMOOTHIE
Since my husband jumped on the green smoothie bandwagon with me, we always seem to have the Vitamix on blending something. When I work morning shift I make a whole pitcher of green smoothies the night before which usually equals to 4 mason jars (2 days) worth it. And Vitamix gets one day’s well deserved […]
VEGAN CAESAR SALAD DRESSING
Happy Meatless Monday! I’ve been on a Caesar salad kick for the past 3 weeks or so and finally decided to try to make it at home. We don’t ever have store bought salad dressings in our house, because balsamic vinegar has been our main salad companion for years now. When I was looking into […]