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Tasty Thursday–From the Bellisima Cucina: Better Than Chicken Soup
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I received an email from Whole Foods Market today with 8 Nourishing Soup recipes. We haven’t tried this recipe yet, but I plan to cook it this weekend. It sounds wonderful and is filled with nourishing, immune-boosting ingredients. It’s also dairy free, high in fiber, and low in sugar! The reviews overall at the Whole Foods Market website were favorable.… (more…)

Wellness Wednesday–Interconnection and Healing the Earth
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Joan Borysenko states, “The knowledge that all things are interconnected is a first step toward spiritual awakening. A second step is putting that knowledge into action through good stewardship of personal and planetary resources. When the Lakota medicine man Wallace Black Elk was asked how we might heal the earth, he answered that the earth can heal herself; all we… (more…)

Tasty Thursday–From the Bellisima Cucina: Wild-Caught Coho Salmon with Sunshine Rice
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My family enjoyed this coho salmon and rice recipe for the first time on Tuesday night. It was a hit and a perfect dish for my husband’s birthday since salmon is one of his favorite foods. With one package of wild-caught salmon (12 oz.) for $8.99 from Whole Foods Market plus the other ingredients, this is a very affordable dish… (more…)

Wellness Wednesday–Support Local Today
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In Japan, February 16th is Fumi-e, a day when people demonstrate their non-attachment to Western imports. We can borrow from the Japanese tradition and use the spirit of today to celebrate the vitality and health of our local economies, practicing our non-attachment to imports–which can include other cities and towns, other states, and other countries. Today, take time to shop… (more…)

Wellness Wednesday–Perfect Bodies
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Not that many years ago, astronauts left the earth’s atmosphere and were able to send back the first pictures of our Earth from a whole new perspective. Those photos showed us this big, gorgeous, colorful globe suspended in “air,” a sphere we’d learned about in science class that constantly spun and rotated around the sun. Although we knew that our… (more…)

Footprint Friday–Bellisima Green Challenge: Call President Obama Today!
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Yesterday, the USDA approved Monsanto’s genetically engineered alfalfa seed. It will be planted this spring unless we take action to convince President Obama to stop this. Yesterday, I received two emails from Food & Water Watch urging action–to send a letter and to make a call to President Obama. President Obama is the only one who can stop the widespread… (more…)

Tasty Thursday–From the Bellisima Cucina: Mushroom-Barley Soup with Kale
Tasty Thursday–From the Bellisima Cucina: Mushroom-Barley Soup with Kale avatar

I came across this recipe from Pamela Salzman’s website, Pamela Salzman Kitchen Matters. I haven’t yet made it but plan to head to the store and pick up the veggies so I can prepare it for our family tonight. It looks and sounds wonderful–lots of hearty and healthy ingredients! Here are some of Pamela’s comments regarding this recipe: “The recipe… (more…)

Magical Monday–The Voice Across the Veil
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My dear friend Sue Scudder is now a published author. She is also the developer of Integrated Healing Therapies TM and an accomplished musician and recording artist. Near and dear to my heart, she is one of my co-facilitators for Pachamama Alliance’s Awakening the Dreamer symposium. Her book, “The Voice Across the Veil: Powerful Messages from Beyond That Give Us… (more…)

Tasty Thursday–From the Bellisima Cucina: Soup for a Winter’s Day
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As the temperature dropped yesterday, I was inspired to make a hearty soup to warm our bodies. This is another recipe taken from Delicious Living’s online magazine with a few comments in italics by me. This soup is hearty because of all the wonderful veggies and beans in it. It doesn’t contain pasta; however, you can add it if you… (more…)

Tasty Thursday–From the Bellisima Cucina: Carrot, Orange, and Ginger Soup
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Exposure to environmental toxins is more prevalent than ever. Periodically detoxing is the best way to assist our bodies in eliminating those unwanted toxins. Many people detox in the spring and fall, optimal times of year to prepare for the seasons ahead. The beginning of a new year can also be a time to start your body off on the… (more…)

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