I just about get giddy when I see pomegranates make their debut in the grocery store. And when they are on sale - watch out. I don’t mind finding ways to incorporate those beautiful ruby red jewels into any and all meals. Or just eat [...]
This is getting down to the basics, people. These two food rules apply to every single person in the world. I don’t care if you call yourself gluten-free, vegetarian, paleo, GAPS, vegan (which isn’t actually healthy - more on that later), locavore, primal, or omnivore. [...]
Seriously guys, New Year’s Resolutions are generally worthless. They’re made with the best of intentions at the start of each new year, but they last an average of six days before they’re broken or forgotten in the busyness of day to day life. Six days. [...]
Lately I’ve become a bit of a Scrooge where the Christmas season is concerned. I get so fed up with the incredible amount of consumerism, greed, and waste that comes as a result of a commercialized holiday. Do we really need those cheap, plastic trinkets [...]
I believe in caring for the earth we live on. I believe we are called to be good stewards of what we’re given. To have authority over the plants and animals around us, but I like to think of it as a mutually beneficial relationship [...]
The ‘locavore’ movement has been gaining attention over the last few years. Plenty of people have documented their challenge to eat only local, all the time. Some may even call it a food trend (imagine that), but there are heaps of reasons why eating food [...]
The Ultimate Guide to Multi-Tasking with Vinegar I find it fascinating all the multi-tasking you can do with one simple substance. Take baking soda, for instance. Cook with it, clean with it, and make your fridge smell nice. Or lemons. Make lemonade, juice them, clean [...]
I don’t usually wear sunscreen. You might already know that sunscreen doesn’t protect you from skin cancer (since the sun doesn’t cause skin cancer in the first place). But if you didn’t know that sunscreen blocks your vitamin D production, contains toxic chemicals, and can [...]
Anytime you travel, it’s inevitable that you will end up eating what I like to call a ‘vacation’ meal. No condemnation here. I’ve taken plenty of ‘vacations’ when it comes to eating healthy while on a vacation. Case in point: I’m sitting in the Los [...]
This isn’t exactly the time of year for spring cleaning, but as I’m preparing to move out of my apartment at the end of the month, making sure everything is spic and span has found it’s way higher on the to-do list. But you won’t [...]
This information has changed my life. Not even kidding. I had always shied away from buying dried beans in the past. All the soaking and hours of cooking on the stove just wasn’t something I had the time or patience for. But then I came [...]
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