Food
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Recipes :: Delicious Soups for Fall
Tis the season for soups that can be enjoyed as a side dish or as the main course. I love this time of year and we actually turned on our natural gas fireplace the other day when we had some cold weather! I was about the happiest bug around and can’t wait to try out some yummy soups to enjoy next time we have some cold weather! You could serve these soups at your next dinner party as the pumpkins or squash look so pretty as the serving bowls. Enjoy the chilly weather with a nice bowl of homemade soup. Yum! Pumpkin Rice Laksa Soup This delicious…
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Sweets From Around the World
Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition – and its right around the corner! Did you know the nearly 2,000 year old holiday was originally a pre-celebration for the Celts New Year, known as Samhain, which began on November 1, marking the end of summer and the beginning of the dark, cold winter? They believed that during this day the dead returned as ghosts and that the mere presence of these ghosts aided their priests in predicting the future. The Celts would set bonfires, make sacrifices of food and animals to appease their Gods and wear costumes to celebrate the day. Combined with influences from other cultures,…
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Recipes :: Fun Halloween Lunch Ideas
My husband and I are now trying to barter with our first grader so that she will finish her school lunch. Our new grand idea is to let her eat Pizza Friday from the cafeteria on Friday’s if she eats the school lunches we pack her during the week. She is SO excited about eating pizza from the cafeteria we thought this might be motivation to eat more at lunchtime. I am not sure why she isn’t eating very much at school, but I think it is a combination of there being so much action going on around her at lunchtime that she is still getting accustomed to – as well as her packed…
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Ask the Doctor :: Best Supplements for Kids
Ask the Doctor: Question: My preschool and elementary children are back in school and I want to prevent any school colds and flus. Do you have any suggestions? Kids are back in school and yes, cold and flu season is gearing up. The best thing you can do, especially with those picky eaters, to slide in a few to boost and support their immune system; no one wants to miss school or work. Below are my 3 favorites that can be thrown into a smoothie or made into a popsicle: Essential Fatty Acids Why? Your body cannot make essential fatty acids so you need to get them from…
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Recipes :: Fall Paleo (Gluten-Free) Dishes
For Mother’s Day this year my husband gave me the book The Paleoista by Nell Stephenson that changed my life and my body. For reasons I will go into in my health post this week, I was at a real down point with my health (and up with the pounds) that I was willing to try just about anything to feel and look better! Fast forward a few months and I have lost 17 pounds, can finally fit into my wardrobe again and gave my bigger clothes to The Salvation Army as I figured I wouldn’t ever need them again if I stick to this way of eating. It was the easiest…
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Spotlight On :: Susie Cakes Bakery
This past spring, my daughter’s Daisy Troop had a tour through one of the best bakeries here in southern California – Susie Cakes. They are well-known for having the most delicious cakes – especially their carrot cake! When we visited the bakery, I had just started on the Paleo diet and you are not suppose to eat any dairy or gluten, so I reframed from trying any of the delicious cookies and cakes they had displayed. But I promised myself that once I reached a goal of losing some of the weight (that had secretly piled on this past year) that I would treat myself to a large slice of chocolate cake. When that day came…
