Year: 2024

If you’ve never made a Caribbean style jerk chicken, but have only seen it, smelled the aroma, or had some in a restaurant, this dish can seem magical! How in the world did they get those amazing flavors all over that chicken!? But for all the subtle sweet spiciness...

This classic Italian dish is perfect for the spring and summer as all the fresh produce comes in, a bounty of goodness that you fold into delicious pasta.  When you “play with your food”, realize that your choice of veg it totally up to you, your tastes, and what...

There is seriously a problem with this hummus. Once you make it and taste what full-on amazing hummus tastes like, you’ll be ruined for every other grocery store version! The other thing to note about this recipe is to 100% “play with your food”. The amount of lemon, or...

Think of this Asian stir fry as a base that you can build off of. It is delicious on its own, but I fully expect you to juggle the ingredients around and make this your own.  For example, look at those vegetables in the list and decide if you...

You know what’s an amazingly healthy food? White beans.  You know what’s another amazingly healthy food? Greens. So add these up and you a turbo booster mega dose of healthiness! Plus, the deliciousness factor here is through the roof … you’re welcome!     You’ll Need 4 large garlic...

Love this quote. Oddly enough, it’s also a principle of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to regain control over your choices. That way, even the annoying stimuli in your life lead to responses that actually benefit you … and you start running your own show, rather than just responding reflexively. “in...

When you think about Loooozianna, the mind doesn’t just reflexively think, ”oh yeah, that’s the land of healthy foods.” But one of the classic staples of Cajun cuisine features the highest anti-oxidant foods you can fine – red beans. If you have to take your antioxidant multi-vitamin, you might...

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make this crazy good side dish for you and your family. When you do, you’ll discover how easy it is to throw together.   But then, part two of your stealthy mission will be to do the impossible and...

No, I get it. Plums are amazing, but there are only so many one person can eat! But this recipe for spiced plums will make you weep. You’re going to want this on your savory meats, like pork or lamb, as the “J” to your “PB&”, and on your...

Coffee itself is very healthy for us, but sometimes you just want that cozy made-for-cable-knit-sweater-on-the-couch kinda coffee. There are many kinds of “cozy coffee”, but too often they have artificial ingredients that subtract from the health benefits of the coffee!  So we wanted to provide this cozy coffee recipe...

Your light is your own, a way you know, in your head and your heart. So trust in yourself, and follow your own light....

This principle of mindfulness may be unconventional, I know … but hear me out. And please let me know your own take on this. If you’re in the air at 30,000 feet and there’s “a sudden loss of cabin pressure”, those little breathing cups drop down. You’re instructed to...