Health-a-licious

Ahhh!!!! Love this!! I come from a family of bakers. My great-grandfather Schmitt on my mom's side was a baker from Germany who owned a family bakery. He handed down his craft to my grandfather Schmitt who handed down his craft to my mother and of course then on to me. So, you can understand when I say that I am a cake snob, a donut snob and a bread snob. I will only eat the best. As my mom says, I don't want to "waste calories" on a food that is mediocre. The cake must be delicious. More than delicious, MAGNIFICENT! Kudos and many thanks to Land-o-Lakes who posted this recipe on May 22, 2018. (www.landolakes.com/recipe) Of course, I  had to change and adapt it to become one of my favorites, however, I did use Land-o-Lakes butter. My household uses the one that is wrapped in 1/4 cup sizes. Gluten Free Pound Cake Ingredients: 2 cups Truvia brand white baking sugar (75% Stevia/25% Cane sugar blend) 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, melted 4 large eggs (We used E...

     I love, love, love fresh summer veggies. The more we know about our health, the more we are finding fresh options throughout the year. Although nothing is as wonderful as "straight from your own garden" vegetable variety, we can still have great flavor and get our health-on too.     Ingredients      10 Brussels Sprouts. Sliced vertically in thirds.      1 whole Red Pepper. Sliced in two inch chunks.      10 fresh White or Bella Mushrooms. Sliced.      1 teaspoon Garlic Salt or 2 crushed cloves of garlic      1 teaspoon Olive Oil (any variety)      2 cups of Water   Directions          Place all of the ingredients into a two quart pot, preferably with a colander-type lid. The lid allows the steam from the vegetables to release. Bring to a boil and steam boil for 7-10 minutes or until the vegetables are at your desired tenderne...

     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 ...