I don't know how chocolate got its reputation has a junk food. Okay, maybe I do--chocolate is usually paired with cream, plenty of sugar, and other things that aren't very good for us. So it's really not the chocolate itself that's bad, it's what we add to it or eat with it. But the cacao bean, where chocolate comes from, is packed with antioxidant … [Read more...]
When you're entertaining for the holidays, you want to serve food that will impress your guests. This is a given! Even when it's just close family and friends, you don't want to set out a box of stale crackers and tell your guests to have at it. But during this hectic time of year, you don't have the time to spend all day working on the perfect … [Read more...]
Do you have a crafting to-do list? I do, and it's about a mile long at this point. One of the things I've had on my list for a long time is making soap. It seems like such a fun thing to do and, wanting to avoid ingredients that aren't natural (or even worse, dangerous), making my own soap seems like a good idea. When presented with the opportunity … [Read more...]
Although I had heard of eating chia seeds before, like most people my first thought when hearing the word "chia" is "CH-CH-CH-CHIA!" Yeah, you know what I'm talking about--the pottery that grows! When I was offered the opportunity to try Mamma Chia beverages, I thought, why not! I put flax seeds on my oatmeal, so why not drink chia seeds? Why not, … [Read more...]
To put it delicately, I have a sensitive stomach. But the unvarnished truth is this: I have a digestive system that goes into rebellion over even the slightest offense. I blame a long-term course of antibiotics and a genetic predisposition to digestive wonkiness. I've been taking probiotics to correct the damage done by that extended stretch of … [Read more...]
Air Purifier Review The need for an air purifier! This weekend, we opened the windows for the first time since we moved to our new house (which was at the end of the May!). These days seem to be so rare. During the summer, it's so hot that you have the air conditioning on most of the time. (Well, maybe this isn't the case everywhere, but in … [Read more...]
I love J.R. Watkins Naturals! It was love at first sight, really--one day, I was in the cleaning products aisle at Target and noticed the beautifully designed bottles shelved next to the other natural cleaning products. I knew that this was my kind of brand. My mom always said not to judge a book by its cover, though, so I bought a bottle of toilet … [Read more...]
Riceworks healthy snacks review I'm always on the lookout for healthy snacks, but not just any healthy snacks--I want snacks that have bold flavors or different textures so I can forget that I'm eating something that's good for me. (I mean, really, if I was just looking for something healthy, I'd have some celery stalks, right?) riceworks just … [Read more...]
I'm not a big gum chewer, but I like to keep a package in my purse for post-lunch ick-breath, boredom, and for my husband. One thing I hate about gum? The artificial sweeteners. I try to avoid them--not just for health reasons, but mostly because I hate the taste. But gums made with sugar are usually too sweet and cloying for me. What's a girl to … [Read more...]
Emergency One-Egg Brownies Recipe So last weekend there was a little hurricane happening on the East Coast (perhaps you heard?). And unfortunately for me, I had a hankering for brownies that just couldn't be denied and only one egg on hand. When I Googled for brownie recipes that only used one egg, I couldn't find much. So I adapted the recipe I … [Read more...]
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