What did I learn this week?

ABOUT FOOD-  I learned that just because pasta is green and comes in a green box, doesn’t mean it’s the healthiest option.  Case in point: That box of SuperGreens sure looks super healthy, and while it does surpass its plain counter-part in the nutrition department, nothing beats the bag of pasta made with just one ingredient:…

When Evolution meets Resolution.

As the weather got warmer earlier this year, I started craving iced tea.  Let me be a bit more specific: Sweet tea, poured over ice cubes, in a tall glass with a fresh lemon slice perched on top. Every afternoon you could find me sitting on the front porch, sipping a frosty glass of that…

Tapping into hidden reserves of motivation and self control.

Honey Crisp apples are on sale this week at our Florida grocery store.  Seems a bit early for apples, but I bit on the deal none the less. (Get it..? 😂) WOW!! Are they delicious! That’s one thing I will say about the lost summer of 2020, the produce has been off the chain.. 😜 ..Juicy peaches,…

Chick Pea Summer Salad

Earlier this month I posted a super simple recipe for roasted chick peas. The following recipe is a light and healthy option to make with your left-overs. So easy to prepare and again, talk about protein packed deliciousness! I have put this in a sandwich as you would a chicken salad, but it tends to fall…

Wing-it vegetarian dinner.

Dinnertime just seems to pop outta nowhere these days-  It’s like intellectually I know it’s coming, but I’m always somewhat strangely surprised when the moment actually arrives.  Reminds me of my kids’ loose teeth.. they’d be fussing with them for days, grossing their siblings out, yanking and pulling and suddenly it was in their hand…and…

To bake or not to bake..that is the question.

So I was casually scrolling around online the other day, marveling (as I always do) at photos of amazing food.. sky high cakes, Picasso-level cheese platters, Nutella mousse…(!!) bodacious burgers dripping with melted cheese, colorful cocktails with spirals of fruit peels pirouetting inside.. and I thought to myself: “Self?  You know what stinks is the…