Health-a-licious

     I have always loved fresh fruits and vegetables. I can't remember a time when fresh, was not important to me. I remember when my sister and I were young, we would help our grandfather and mother pick green beans fresh from his garden. We were allowed to eat as many as we wanted right then and there. We picked rhubarb from the neighbors back yard and ate it while we stood there. I don't even know if we were allowed to. When you are little, you often don't know the asking etiquette yet, especially when it comes to food you love. My mother grew fresh mint in the back yard. It was wild mint and we would pick a leaf, put it in our mouth, or maybe two or three leaves and just suck on them. We picked apples from the tree in the backyard too and mom made fresh apple butter. So delicious that I would eat it like ice cream straight from the jar.     There is no match for an in-season vegetable or fruit compared to a hot house vegetable or fruit. My new favorite s...

Hey hey, this is the cornbread recipe for you. I found it three years ago and thought I added the recipe to this blog. As it turns out, I only wrote about it. I have made many adaptations. I will give you my favorite and then add options for you. Rustic Hearty Cornbread Ingredients: 1 cup Bob Mill's Brown Rice Flour 3/4 cup Bob Mills' Stone Ground Corn Flour 2 - 3 tablespoons sugar 2 1/2  teaspoons Baking Soda 3/4 teaspoon Salt 1 tablespoon butter 1/4 cup melted butter 2 eggs 1 cup milk 9 x 9 glass pan or 9 inch cake pan Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix dry ingredients Put one tablespoon of butter into the pan. Place the pan in the oven and let the butter melt. Keep an eye on the butter so it does not burn. Mix wet ingredients Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until well blended. (About a minute.) Pour in pan. Smooth to side, bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Check center with a toothpick. When the toothpick comes out clean the cornbread is done. S...

So my hubby was selected by his company to be a lead in a certain group which meant he would be traveling for 4 days. Perfect, I thought. I will only eat vegies or fruit, and drink coffee, tea or water. My fav foods are vegies and fruit. I know I need protein so I eat it, but if I didn't have to I wouldn't eat it everyday. I love, vegies, fruit and desert. In fact one of my fav meals is a huge vegie plate and a pint of Hagen Daaz Gelato. So...I decided to do a detox while my hubby was out of town. $72.00 for what I felt was 4 days worth of fruits and vegetables. I did the detox. Only water, coffee or tea. Only vegetables or fruits. No sauces, no sugars, no condiments except herbs and spices. Every day about 3p, I started getting a headache. I would eat a piece of fruit. That wouldn't help. I decided after those 3 days that I am addicted to sugar. So I am now working my way to be sugar free with the exception of fruits. The holidays are proving challenging because of f...

     The beautiful thing about being Health-a-licious is that it can take place in your body, mind or soul or all at the same time. I often focus on body and mind because that is where I find I am most deficient. I have always had a strong faith and feel my soul is filled on a daily basis through prayer, reflection and meditation.      Yoga, takes the Health-a-licious trio to a new level. It works your body and slows down your mind. In yoga, the term "Monkey Mind", defines a mind that won't slow down. It has been said that our mind thinks 48.6 thoughts per minute. An average of 3,300 thoughts per hour and 70,000 thoughts per day. '      It is easy for us to be Human-Doings. It is our nature to "do" all day long. It is difficult to be a Human-Being and just be: even for a few moments throughout the day. A yoga instructor is your "tour-guide" to being-ness . A great instructor will help you get your body tired enough in 55 minutes to allow...

        Gluten -Free is definitely a lifestyle. Like it or not you once you claim a gluten-free life, you have differentiated yourself from most of society. Some people have gone gluten-free due to GMO issues. Some because of the awful Celiac Disease. I personally decided to go gluten-free because of a nerve disorder that began taking charge of my life, Chronic Migraine Syndrome. Whatever your reason or your family members reason, know that we do it for the "Health-of-It". It is a difficult journey not only for you, but for those around you.          Sometimes family members feel they need to tip-toe around the subject. Most times, they want you to know that they understand your needs and want to accommodate you. If you are like me, deep inside, it bothers you immensely and hurts your heart that others feel they need to adjust their lifestyle for you. After a few years, people close to you begin to adapt their thinking and understand that a ...

My life is about healthy eating sprinkled with junk food...or is it about junk food, sprinkled with healthy eating? From day to day, I am not quite sure. I am guessing you are like me. We try to find the balance between optimum nutrition and the foods we love to eat and hate the consequences of eating them. The Consequences : The gelato and jelly beans filled with sugar that make your heart beat fast like a little kid at the local ice cream shop.  The Saturday pizza binge that makes your tummy so bloated that you decide to wear your "fat" clothes.  Ah, regret. However, mmmm, love those yummy foods of satisfaction and loathing. The beauty of eating gluten-free today is that now you can have the satisfaction without the loathing. Or, a least, less loathing. I am putting a couple photos of my favorites here. New staples in our household, that are especially purchased for me because I need to be gluten free for health, however, the entire family can and will enjoy them t...

In my family's effort to remain, healthy, energetic and eat delicious foods, we have discovered through trial and error that our sweet furry babies can no longer tolerate processed foods. One of our furry babies spent Easter weekend 2016 in the animal hospital. It was life-changing for our family. We found over the course of two months, several food brand changes and food prescriptions that the only food which will not induce vomiting is a homemade food blend. We mix the homemade blend with a little bit of Rachel Ray's hard dog food (for vitamins and nutrients). By the end of  the day each furry baby has eaten about 1 cup to 1 1/2 cups of food. We do feed them smaller amounts twice a day instead of once a day feeding, otherwise they will over eat and throw up their food. Once one of them throws up a food, they will both no longer eat any food for two-three days. Health-a-licious Homemade Recipe for your Furry Friends Ingredients 3 lbs Ground Turkey (With rosemary extra...