Year: 2011

Going Bananas over Wholesome Banana Bread !!

Going Bananas over Wholesome Banana Bread !!

Am not big into baking – more the grilling, cooking  kind …but this recipe of mine gets baked an average of 4-5 loaves/week. As far as I’m concerned that’s fine, because this recipe is “super healthy” and takes 5 minutes to prep ( my kind of […]

7 plus reasons you may want to find ‘ just ‘ your cup of Tea

7 plus reasons you may want to find ‘ just ‘ your cup of Tea

It just may be that a cup of tea a day can keep the doctor away. With the new findings by Dr Oz that apple juice contains Arsenic… apples may just be losing their charm. Well according to FDA …not enough Arsenic to be dangerous, […]

Wordless Wednesday -Geeky Pizza in under 2 minutes !

Wordless Wednesday -Geeky Pizza in under 2 minutes !

*Click * and watch … If only making a Pizza  was this easy!

Check out my new ‘Do It Yourself’ (DIY) page and become your own Health Expert

Check out my new ‘Do It Yourself’ (DIY) page and become your own Health Expert

If anyone noticed my ” NEW ” blog look, I got a makeover and redesign from   ‘  A Mommy’s Blog Design Studio ‘  who is an awesome talented designer. Am quite excited !!! I now have more pages  to organize my blog. I just created my ” […]

Zesty Mango Bean Summer Salad

Zesty Mango Bean Summer Salad

I am a “Salad Junkie “… can live on salads if someone will make them  for me. Give me a filling, cool crunchy salad like the one I made for last night’s dinner and I am in ” Food Heaven”.  Rich in antioxidants and high in […]

FABULOUS FLAX – Feed into it !

FABULOUS FLAX – Feed into it !

I incorporated Flax into my routine about 10 yrs back and It’s probably one of the best ” health habits ” I ‘ve taken to.  Now, like “caffeine for the soul ” I can’t be without it. It was originally cultivated in Babylon as early […]

Getting the most out of your WATERMELON

Getting the most out of your WATERMELON

 Red, delicious, crunchy chunks of watermelon scream “SUMMER” to me.  Not only is the watermelon one of the best thirst quenchers on a hot summer day, it one of the most fun foods to eat.  You can chop it, carve it, triangle it , Smiley face it, smoothie it , […]

Low GI Lemon Nut Rice

Low GI Lemon Nut Rice

Haven’t blogged in so long …think I may have serious blogger’s block..anyway breaking the block now. Since I just returned from a glorious, month long family vacation from the ” land of Spice and Curry” seems like blogging something spicy would make sense, so am going to […]

A TWIST to the Alkaline Diet

A TWIST to the Alkaline Diet

Am going on a long vacation soon and I really like to “pig out” on vacations … so I  think it’s time to shed a couple of pounds ( all of which I will most certainly put back on… when I am vacationing ) so tomorrow […]

Applying the 5 and 20 rule to read FOOD LABELS

Applying the 5 and 20 rule to read FOOD LABELS

To all my readers …. Apologies for the total lack of blogging for so long. It was an extremely busy, high stress month … but back to blogging now.Reading food labels has been on my mind a lot … could be because am currently creating […]