I just love this time of year with the variety of squashes available. The dishes we can create are colorful, hearty, and taste yummy too. This fall, I have been having a special courtship with butternut squash. The following is a recipe that comes from Eating Well Magazine’s website. Bon apetito! Grated butternut squash adds color and nutrients to this… (more…)
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Wellness Wednesday–Jane’s Holiday Kitchen from EWG
From Jane Houlihan, EWG’s Senior Vice President for Research and the visionary behind our popular cosmetics database Skin Deep: One of my favorite things about the Holidays, especially Thanksgiving, is spending time with my family — in the kitchen or around the table. If you’re looking for great new recipes to enliven your cooking, or as a gift for your… (more…)
Tasty Thursday–From the Bellisima Cucina: Chai Tea Latte
This past week, I’ve been enjoying the bulk tea I recently bought from Mountain Rose Herbs (I have a link to them here on my blog). I decided to try their teas rather than continue to buy my favorite store brands for a few reasons: Mountain Rose teas come in bulk so there is no excess packaging, they’re organic, and… (more…)
Wellness Wednesday–The Health of Creativity
Most of the time when I focus on wellness, I focus on the physical actions I can do to promote health in my body: a good diet, supplements, physical exercise, a less toxic home environment. I also make sure that I am supporting myself spiritually by journaling, meditating and taking time in nature. The area that seems to get the… (more…)
Simply Saturday–Hitting the Wall
Yesterday, I hit a wall. I am sick of Carl taking up residence in our house–really fed up! He takes so much energy from all of us. My husband Dominic and I try to deal with him and our daughter Frankie avoids him. Carl, nicknamed for Carlton, is the name Alex gave her eating disorder (my apologies to anyone who… (more…)
Tasty Thursday–From the Bellisima Cucina: Roasted Cauliflower with Apples and Red Onion
Now that we’ve entered the fall season (and in the Colorado front range, we’ve just hit the first few nighttime temperatures dropping into the 20s and 30s), it’s time for heartier foods. Since I have a wonderful head of organic cauliflower in my frig right now, I’m posting what I’ll be preparing with it tonight. It comes from Family Friendly… (more…)
Wellness Wednesday–Four Days Left Until 10-10-10!
10-10-10 is almost here! Why is this date significant, you might wonder? At this special time in our earth’s history, we face many issues with regard to the state of our planet and all her inhabitants. 10-10-10 has been chosen as a perfect time for organizations to bring awareness to these many challenges and opportunities for change. One organization, the… (more…)
Tasty Thursday–From the Bellisima Cucina: Lemon Bars
Today’s recipe is in honor of our good friend, and godfather to my girls, David. Today is his birthday, and my daughters and I are happy and excited to be here in California and able to share his special day with him. My daughter Alix wanted to do something for him today by baking a yummy dessert. My other daughter… (more…)
Tasty Thursday–From the Bellisima Cucina: Salmon, Squash, Tomatoes & Olives
This week, my daughter Alix, who loves cooking, created a wonderful dish, modifying a recipe we found in the September issue of Whole Living. The original recipe calls for halibut instead of salmon. It also requires cooking the dish in individual parchment pockets. Since we had no parchment in our house, she used aluminum foil. Using foil required that we… (more…)
Tasty Thursday: Bellisima Cucina–Griddled Sesame and Garlic Tofu with Wilted Bok Choy
Today as I write this, I have tears in my eyes. My mother has literally broken her back, with fractures in two discs and another condition related to the alignment of her discs. She has osteoporosis, and as a result of recent events–none of which involved an accident or fall–she is now unable to walk on her own. Just two… (more…)
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