Using yoga to improve digestive health
There’s more to yoga than just improving flexibility. It also improves digestion and all of us acknowledge good digestive health is priceless. Anyone who’s had to endure regular digestive discomfort such as constipation, stomach cramps, diarrhea, nausea, indigestion, esophagus spasms, or irritable bowel syndrome, will agree a well-functioning digestive tract plays a huge role in…
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Crudité Vegetable Wreath with Creamy Yogurt Dip
Doesn’t this crudité vegetable platter perfectly capture the spirit of the holiday season? I can just see this being the hit of a Christmas gathering. So festive and merry, it’s almost too pretty to eat. First of all, I know what you’re thinking. Wow, Cheryl must be a highly creative person to have dreamed up…
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Cinnamon Bread Pudding Snacks
Say “bread pudding” and people will come running, especially when you serve up this dandy concoction of a generations old favorite. Even if bread pudding was not in your family’s recipe rotation growing up, there’s no better time than now to mingle it into yours. If you need a bit of sweetness to top off…
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Six Great Reads on Food & Nutrition to Give This Holiday Season
Let me guess – some of you are pulling your hair out over what to get a friend or loved one for Christmas. You need IDEAS. How about a book? A gift of a book is good any time of year but getting a really good book around the holidays is especially nice. I personally…
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Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Stew
Nothing quite says “comfort food” like beef stew. Especially on a cold winter day; and when I made this recipe, northeast Kansas was in the midst of having a major blizzard for the first time since 2009. Hours of sustained winds of up to 55 mph, white out conditions, snowfall totals of up to 9…
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Cozy Peppermint Hot Cocoa
Get cozy on the couch as you warm up with this indulgent hot cocoa that’s pepped with smooth peppermint and vanilla extract. If you love chocolate and peppermint, this will become your favorite hot cocoa beverage. Melting dark chocolate chip morsels of at least 72% cacao content and using nonfat or low-fat milk, creates a…
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How to protect yourself from deadly strains of E. Coli
It’s happened once again – just before Thanksgiving 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent out a public warning to avoid eating romaine lettuce due to links of a multistate outbreak of a nasty strain of E. coli 0157:H7. Romaine lettuce was also to blame for an E. coli outbreak across the…
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3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Cookies
Do you like peanut butter? Do you like bananas? Do you like oatmeal? If you answered “yes” to all three, why not combine them into a fabulous breakfast cookie? No more excuses for skipping breakfast. Easy to make and so easy to enjoy, these 3-ingredient breakfast cookies will become your go-to breakfast time and time…
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Expert advice on avoiding holiday weight gain
The season of holidays is almost here beginning with Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years, and Valentine’s Day. Even the best intentions of staying on track with your healthy lifestyle habits can be derailed during this time. One of those healthy lifestyle habits at risk of derailing may include watching your waistline. How do you get…
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Caramelized Brussel Sprouts with Cranberries
Looking for a perfect comfort food companion? Why not Brussel Sprouts? Every main dish needs a companion and Caramelized Brussel Sprouts with Cranberries will do trick. Whether paired with a cozy winter meal or as a satisfying side dish for Thanksgiving dinner, this recipe is one you’ll use again and again. This recipe won me…
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