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Southwest Quinoa Salad – lifethroughmonica
Over the past week we’ve been talking about healthy carbohydrates. I wanted to share this super healthy and flavorful recipe from Life Through Monica. The recipe uses super healthy quinoa, black beans and avocado, among other great foods. It does call for corn, so,…
Allergy Free Friday-Mocha Cookies | The Teff Company
I’ve written about Teff before. If you’re not familiar with Teff, it’s a tiny grain/seed, grown in Ethiopia, and used to make Injera-Ethiopian Flatbread. But don’t let it’s tiny size fool you. It packs a wallop in terms of nutritional fire power. Take a…
Wellness Wednesday: Healthy Whole Food Meals in 30 Minutes or Less
Earlier today, we talked about how to stay healthy at work. What happens after a long stressful day? Many people feel too tired to cook and end up ordering take out or stopping for fast food. ‘They don’t realize just how quickly you can…
Allergy-Free Friday: Slow-Cooker Irish Stew with Traditional Irish Soda Bread (GF)-(Updated- 4/29/17)
UPDATE: (4/29/17) This bread recipe does contain millet. The proteins in millet are very similar to corn. If you have a corn allergy, you will want to substitute the millet with something else. I did a bit of research and found that Quinoa Flour…
Press-It Thursday: Orange-Sesame Salmon with Quinoa | RD in the Midwest
Today’s PRESS-IT Thursday recipe is from Kara of RD in the MIDWEST. Kara, a Registered Dietician from a small town in Iowa, has a Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics and a Master’s degree in Nutrition Science. She says she’s passionate about “cooking delicious food that is…
Press-It Thursday: Healthy Fruit and Oat Crumble Bars | Feeding Your Beauty
Today’s first “Press-it” Thursday article is brought to you by Larice from Feeding Your Beauty. Larice, 36 years “young”, is married, and mother of a rambunctious preschool age girl. Larice has degrees in Health Sciences and Therapeutic Recreation. She says that earning both degrees gave her “a…
Press-It Thursday: Date Sugar — Sukkari Life
We all know that RAW HONEY is very healthy, which is the sugar that is highest in phytochemicals that heal the body. However, there is one “sugar” that is even healthier than raw honey, and is highest in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. The healthiest sweetener isn’t…
10 Fabulous Pistachio Recipes
I have moved around a lot and lived in many different places, one of which was the beautiful state of New Mexico. Before living in New Mexico, I never gave Pistachios a second thought. That is, until I was introduced to HEART OF THE…
Sweet potato quinoa cakes/The Portland Kitchen
This gluten free, vegan recipe is a wonderful combination of two super healthy foods: Sweet potato and quinoa. As a reminder, here are two infographics with the health benefits! Author: Abby Fammartino Serves 8: 32 cakes (freezes well) These cakes are versatile and a…
Grandma Weisbeck’s Cheese Buttons (Kase Knepfela)
My Grandma came from a large German family, who farmed on the beautiful South Dakota prarie. Born in 1917, she talks about the lack of running water and electricity in their farm house, when she was a girl. Part of their daily chores involved…
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Meet and Greet: 5/26/17
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Meet and Greet: 5/26/17
Originally posted on Dream Big, Dream Often:
? It’s the Meet and Greet weekend everyone!! ?Strap on your party shoes and join the fun! ? Ok so here are the rules: Leave a link to your page or post in the comments of this post. Reblog this post.? It helps you, it helps me, it…
5 Spiritual Boundaries to Push Every Day-Gnostica
This is a great article, very quick to read, listing 5 ways to be more spiritual in your day to day life. How Efficiently You Work How Much Gratitude You Feel How Good You Make Others Feel Your Level of Unconditional Self-Love Your Presence in This Everlasting Moment For more details and the complete article, […]
Magic Mantra – Breathe
Originally posted on Vivid Tales:
We all go through different moods and phases in life, some are meant to be cherished, some are ordinary and remaining of them meant to test what we’ve got inside us. We really don’t have much control there, isn’t it? There is a secret trick (only if you trust and…
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- Apple Carrot and Sweet Potato Salad May 29, 2017Originally posted on HEALTHY FOOD & RECIPES: Forget the coleslaw! This simple salad is a fresh, crunchy delight: healthy, full of flavour, delicious, yet easy and quick to make. And there is no need for claggy mayonnaise either! This salad combines the sweet tartness…
- Share the Link Of Your Favorite Blogger! May 29, 2017Originally posted on Dream Big, Dream Often: Tom Slatin sent me a great idea via Twitter and I am going to do something a little different while on vacation. Here is the basic idea for this link share post: I want you to leave…
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Judge?
“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.” Luke 6:37 NLT A forgiving spirit demonstrates that a person has received God’s forgiveness. Jesus used the picture of measuring grain in a basket to ensure…
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