Years ago, I wrote a blog post about the importance of clean and nontoxic household cleaning products. In that post, I touched upon detergent, but I don’t think I gave detergent its due. For that matter, it’s also not just about detergent. There are also dryer sheets, fabric softeners, and spot cleaners that are all
Tomatoes get a bad reputation, and most of this reputation has to do with old wives’ tales. It is true that tomatoes are a nightshade fruit, but nightshades are not a bad word like everyone mistakenly thinks. They are a nightshade fruit, because tomatoes contain small amounts of alkaloids, and the alkaloid found in tomatoes
I was on the pill for a very long time, and basically, one day almost 3 years ago now, I decided I no longer wanted to be on the pill. So, after my last withdrawal bleed almost 3 years ago, I stopped taking the pill. I was a tad nervous to go off the pill because
INGREDIENTS PASTA: 16-18 ounces paccheri 6 tablespoons sea salt for pasta water 8 ounces organic mozzarella (cubed) 6 ounces freshly grated parm 1 tablespoon organic basil CREAM SAUCE: 4 organic garlic cloves (minced) 3 tablespoons organic grass-fed butter 3 tablespoons gluten free flour 1 cup organic heavy grass-fed cream 1 cup organic grass-fed milk 1
I love the holidays—beginning with October and ending through the New Year, but the holidays are a little more complicated for me due to the whole multiple sclerosis (ms) thing. The decorations, festive feelings, desserts, and family togetherness are the reasons I love the holidays. There’s nothing better than having all of those big family
I can’t believe I have not written a blog post about dogs at all in these over four years of having this blog, but dogs need to be well preserved too. So, it’s definitely more than time to start talking about them—especially because for the most of us with dogs, including myself and my family,
INGREDIENTS SALAD: 1 organic peach (washed and quartered/sliced) 1 large organic burrata ball 1 avocado (washed and chopped) 1 organic tomato (washed and chopped) Small hanful of organic microgreens (washed) DRESSING: 2 cups organic fresh basil leaves 1/2 cup cold pressed extra virgin olive oil 1 cup organic parm (grated) 1/2 cup organic pine nuts
INGREDIENTS POACHED EGGS: 2 large organic pasture raised eggs Splash white vinegar Splash salt YOGURT: 2 slices of Vegan Mario’s Gluten Free Sourdough Bread ½ cup organic grass-fed yogurt 1 tablespoon organic dill 1 tablespoon capers 2 garlic gloves (minced) Salt and pepper CHILI BUTTER SAUCE: 2 tablespoons organic grass-fed butter 1 teaspoon cayenne ½
INGREDIENTS: 4 medium/large organic yellow onions 1 medium/large organic sweet onion 1 medium/large red onion 8 tablespoons unsalted grass-fed butter (separated in half) 5 organic garlic cloves (sliced) 3 sprigs fresh organic thyme 2 bay leaves ¾ cup pinot grigio or sauv blanc 3 tablespoons gluten free flour (if you want) 4 cups organic grass-fed
INGREDIENTS COD: 2 wild caught cod filets ¼ cup avocado oil Juice of 1 organic lime ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice 3 organic garlic cloves ¼ onion (minced) ¼ teaspoon organic cumin ¼ teaspoon organic paprika 1 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ½ tablespoon avocado oil. CITRUS CABBAGE SLAW:
