Healthy Food • Healthy Living
Happy Halloween!
As promised on Monday, today’s recipe is for a No Grain, No Refined Sugar, No Cholesterol, Gluten Free and yet still tasty, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie! Whew, that was a mouthful.
Before I dive into these yummy Grain Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, I wanted to thank all of you who have taken the time to browse my site, “Like” me on Facebook, share the link with your friends/family, and for your overall support…
The weekend has come and gone again, where does the time go??
We spent this past Saturday evening out in Woodbury celebrating my niece’s 8th birthday party. Hard to believe she’s getting so big, so fast! With Halloween just around the corner, my niece requested a bonfire and costume party (I’m afraid I was lame and didn’t dress up). My sister, with help from her husband and in-laws, did a wonderful job setting up the fire pit for roasting hot dogs and s’mores, as well as creating a table loaded with festive treats decorated as ghosts, goblins, eyeballs and more…
Tonight we had the privilege of watching a free screening of the new movie About Time. I have to say that while I am a huge sucker for a chick-flick, I didn’t have high expectations for this one. And maybe that’s a little harsh to say, I was definitely looking forward to the movie (especially being that it was free) I just hadn’t heard much about it. And really, now that I’ve seen it, chick-flick puts this movie in a box that it doesn’t quite deserve, maybe indie drama would be better suited. Regardless, I am happy to say that I loved it. I laughed, I cried. It brought out so many emotions in me about family, love and life…
I love Fall. I love the crisp Autumn mornings, love the smell of drying leaves, love wearing layers and scarves, love the idea of a bonfire with roasted marshmallows and s’mores, love to hike in the mountains and marvel at the changing colors, I could go on and on. And I guess I already have. But needless to say, Fall, much like many others, is my favorite time of the year. Which is why we chose this time of the year to visit Vermont…
Let me guess, you’re thinking, “okay I get the Paleo grain-free pizza crust…but Swiss Chard? In my pizza Crust? Weird.” And maybe you’re right, BUT I have to say that this little creation turned out pretty darn good!
What’s the old saying, “everything but the kitchen sink?” That sorta describes these stuffed sweet potatoes. I picked up my new CSA this week and in order to make room in the fridge, I wanted to finish up my remaining veggies from last week’s CSA. SO, out came the last eggplant, couple ears of corn and okra…
Oats, pecans, flaxseed, sunflower seeds, shredded coconut, honey, and coconut oil, all baked to golden perfection? Yes please!
I am one of those people who eat the same thing every day for breakfast and never get tired of it. At least not for a very long time. Not to say that I don’t make small changes daily, but overall, it’s the same thing, everyday. And for me, that breakfast is greek yogurt, mixed berries, whole oats, bran flakes, flaxseed (sometimes Hemp or Chia seeds) and cinnamon…
I think one of my favorites things about my organic CSA…aside from the fact that it is local, organic, in season, flavorful, fresh out of the ground AND affordable, is that I am challenged to make dishes using whatever is in the box that week. I’ve had a lot of eggplant recently, and if you read my post Quinoa and Veggie Stuffed Eggplant then you know that I’m fairly new to cooking and eating Eggplant…
I do my best to eat healthy as much as possible. It just so happens that I love vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, etc – things which fortunately are good for me. Whether I have grown to like these things because they are good for me or if they are just what my taste buds crave, I’m not really sure. However, while I don’t care for fried food, greasy burgers or processed junk, I do love…and I mean LOVE sweets…
