Healthy Living

Day 4 – Juicing for Disease Prevention & Cure

Juicing for Disease Prevention & Cure Well, I lost another 1/2 pound. It’s not much, but I’ll take it! Welcome to a diary of food and adventure.  My goal is to lose 5 pounds in 10 days – returning me to my ‘normal’ weight and getting all the fat rolls…

Day 3 – Juicing Helps & Tips

Juicing Helps & Tips Hurrah!  I lost a pound. It’s not much but I’ll take it. It came as a bit of a surprise since I ate everything that wasn’t nailed to the counter last night for dinner.  Mmm – Pork chops. Losing a pound is just the encouragement a…

Day 2 – Why Juice Instead of Smoothies

Well.  The weigh in was disappointing.  I haven’t lost an ounce – but this is how it goes.  It usually takes my body a couple of days to catch on. I am on a juicing marathon.  The goal is to lose the 5 pounds I found over the past month…

Day 1 – 6 Reasons to Start Juicing

Welcome to a diary of food and adventure.  My goal is to lose 5 pounds in less than 10 days – returning me to my ‘normal’ weight and getting all the fat rolls out of my armpits.  To hear about how this all began go here. If you have a…

The 5 Pound Problem & the Plan

BEAT THE HOLIDAY BULGE Side Note:  This post contains pictures of us burning our Christmas tree.  It is a tradition at our home and has nothing to do with the current “flesh-belt” I am wearing.  I just thought you may want to see our tree go up in flames.  🙂…

December Peek Behind the Scenes (Premium)

December – Peek Behind the Scenes WELCOME CHRISTMAS WEEK! This week ends the COOK ONCE – Eat for a Week Series.  If you haven’t seen that lineup yet – you should check it out.  Just click on the box and it should take you to the menu plan. This is…

Cook Once & Eat for a Week: Ground Beef Week (Premium)

COOK Once & Eat All Week:  Ground Beef (or other meat) Week Welcome to my favorite way to cook.  This is the 4th week of the series, “Cook Once & Eat for a Week.”  This week’s feature is ground beef.  It includes 4 nights of simple, delicious meals made from…

Cook Once & Eat All Week: Pork Week (Premium)

COOK Once & Eat All Week:  Pork Week Welcome to my favorite way to cook.  The week begins with an enormous amount of meat and all the following meals are created using the leftovers from the first night.  This week’s featured dish is a smoked pork butt.  I begin the…

How to Eat Fresh Food From Your Garden Year Round

How to Eat Fresh Food From Your Garden Year Round Not much gardening is going on right now.  Which is one of the reasons I love gardening so much.  If I had to pull weeds and deal with bugs year round I would probably need therapy. I love growing food. …

Cook Once & Eat All Week: Chicken (or rabbit) Week (Premium)

COOK Once & Eat all week:  Chicken (or rabbit) Week This is my favorite approach to cooking.  The entire week begins with the preparation of a featured dish that is used to produce all the consecutive meals.  This week’s featured dish is roasted chicken (or rabbit).  I begin the week…

COOK Once – Eat For a Week- Roast WEEK (Premium)

COOK Once – Eat all week:  ROAST WEEK This is my favorite approach to cooking.  The entire week begins with the preparation of a featured dish that is used to produce all the consecutive meals.  If you have no idea what I’m talking about go here to learn all about…

My Secret to Stress-Free Dinners all Week (Premium)

My Secret to Stress Free Dinners  Meal preparation can be overwhelming and time consuming.  This is one challenge I want to tackle here in the Premium Member section of the blog. I hope I can encourage you and help make your kitchen time easier & more enjoyable. I’ve been cooking…