Year: 2012

Banish Bloat With Foods & Natural Supplements

Banish Bloat With Foods & Natural Supplements

  Ever tried to slip on your favorite pair of jeans only to find the jeans barely zip shut ? You could be  suffering from bloat ! You could be retaining fluids or have excess gas because of something you ate, or you could be constipated. […]

Tandoori Salmon Rolled In Whole Wheat Couscous #SundaySupper

Tandoori Salmon Rolled In Whole Wheat Couscous #SundaySupper

Today my #SundaySupper team is doing a ” what does Sunday Supper mean  you ” ? theme. I got involved in Sunday Supper 7 months back and have loved being a part of it. The concept behind it which is bringing families together for a […]

Chickpea Lemon Mint Rice Salad

Chickpea Lemon Mint Rice Salad

Summer & Salads go together.  When it gets super  HOT  outside,  eating salads and keeping hydrated is all I want to do.  Sometimes I crave more than just veggies, fruit and meat in my salad. I want carbs  !! Then I go in for rice, […]

Can Changing Your Diet Help Your Migraines ? Know Your Food Triggers !

Can Changing Your Diet Help Your Migraines ? Know Your Food Triggers !

  Personally I have never suffered from migraines.  Headaches, Yes! But not the shooting pain that comes with migraines.  I do have friends & relatives who suffer from migraines and have on occasion doled out ” food advice”.  There are many triggers  for migraine including […]

Skillet Spinach Corn With Edamame Cilantro & Bacon Bits #SundaySupper

Skillet Spinach Corn With Edamame Cilantro & Bacon Bits #SundaySupper

  My Sunday Supper team is doing another round of favorite recipes from “100 recipes every mom should have‘  by  Katie Workman ! I had the book for the past month and have been using it a lot. So many lovely recipes that you can […]

Roasted Banana Coconut Ice Cream with Rum Honey Glaze #IceCreamWeek

Roasted Banana Coconut Ice Cream with Rum Honey Glaze #IceCreamWeek

    July is “National Ice Cream Month” (haha! like we need a reason!!) and some of my fellow foodie bloggers and friends have deemed this week  “ice cream week”!! Jen , Carla and Jennie are coming up with delish ice cream concoctions every day this week and I have been […]

Potassium Packed Smoothies To Lower Your Blood pressure

Potassium Packed Smoothies To Lower Your Blood pressure

  This is a follow-up  post to  my “Foods That Can Lower Blood pressure” that I wrotet last week.  I believe  that eating  certain foods regularly can lower your blood pressure naturally because I experienced it.  My blood pressure dropped after  3 weeks on these […]

Sweet & Tangy Chili Lime Fruit Salad #SundaySupper

Sweet & Tangy Chili Lime Fruit Salad #SundaySupper

    It’s hot these days.  Here in DC, we’ve been hitting the 100 degrees mark and over!  So when my #Sunday Supper team decided on a “Beat the Heat” theme I gladly jumped on the bandwagon!  Jen from Juanita’s Cocina is hosting it this week and […]

Beets & Other Foods That Can Naturally Lower Blood Pressure

Beets & Other Foods That Can Naturally Lower Blood Pressure

    A month back I went for my yearly check up and found I had the joined the ranks of the “chosen”!!!  I have high Blood pressure. !! This was quite a surprise!  The fact that I eat healthy for the most part, watch […]

Healthy Creamy Caramel Apple Parfait with Greek Yogurt #SundaySupper

Healthy Creamy Caramel Apple Parfait with Greek Yogurt #SundaySupper

  Ever walked into Wendy’s and had their creamy caramel parfait. It’s delish !! Sadly at  400 plus calories / parfait it is not a dessert the kids or myself can indulge it often. Seeing how the kids loved it and wanted to stop by […]