Pale green globes, pinkish purple, dusty blue then dark purpley blue. There’s the evolution of a blueberry in a few hues. For those with blueberry bushes of your own, you know how tough it can be to wait until they achieve that dark purpley hue before twisting them off their tiny stem. I’ve been so […]
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You Could Climb a Mountain with These Bars! Actually, I Did.
Sometimes a good protein can be hard to find – especially when it has to be portable, stable without refrigeration, and ready to eat out-of-hand. These bars fill the requirements and then some. Supremely easy to assemble (a great recipe to do with kids) with on-hand ingredients and less than an hour invested from start […]
Build Those Muscles with Cheesy Spinach Squares..and Get Your Antioxidants Too
Getting lots of antioxidants in your diet is so much easier than you think: you can steam those deep, leafy greens, enjoy them in Eggs Florentine, or add them to your smoothies. With this recipe, you have protein packed squares for a snack or make them into lunch by adding a side salad or steamed […]
How to Make Oat Flour
Let’s clear something up right off the bat: oats are naturally gluten-free. They become non-gluten-free when they are processed in facilities that mill other gluten-containing grains such as wheat, barley or rye. If you must eat gluten-free, choose certified gluten-free oats for making oatmeal, using in recipes and for flour. These have been processed without […]
What to Do With All of that Zucchini, Part 1
Maybe you’ve experienced a similar surprise upon returning home from vacation like my neighbors did: a garden being overrun by baseball bats, er, zucchini gone wild. They harvested the monsters, loaded them into a couple of boxes and offered them at the street to walkers needing added protection (don’t some walking advisors suggest carrying a […]