Green Beans have to be the easiest vegetable to work with. They make a cooks life easy if she is cooking for a crowd. I always go for the french green beans because I think they cook up tender and have a softer flavor. After a quick blanch you can store these beans in the […]
This morning the Fog was heavy and it made the garden so peaceful. I took some pics and wanted to share. The dew was showcasing the spiderwebs and making the plants glow green. Foghorn was doing his morning jog around the garden letting his crows fly. There were no bees or butterflies out this early […]
This is a Paula Dean recipe, I love to make this for a large group. The reason – it is perfect for a crowd? You don’t need to refrigerate it, you leave it to rest on the counter, so you can make it ahead of time and forget about it until its time to eat. […]
For a outdoor garden party what better way to say “summer has arrived” than tomato, mozzarella, basil and sweet balsamic glaze salad? I ended up making 30 skewers – not one was left! To serve this as an appetizer I decided to go mini-size on a skewer. However, with the summer tomatoes around the corner […]
I decided to throw a dinner party to bring together my friends before we all got lost in the summer madness and to celebrate my husbands birthday. Though I am no expert on how to throw a party I have done it several times and I thought it might be fun to share the party […]
With leaves the shape, size and plushness of Lamb’s Ears (Stachys byzantina), one look at this plant and its obvious how it got its name. It is native to Northern Turkey, the Southern Caucasus Mountain region and Southern Iran where it grows on rocky hills and scrub areas. In other words, it is a weed. I […]
I have never made my own pasta. It seems so time consuming to me and a bit intimidating. Maybe because I have an Italian mother-n-law?? Anyway, I like to use Wonton Wrappers as a stand in for pasta. My husband said these wouldn’t taste good without the homemade pasta. I think he would agree with […]
I am sure everyone who reads this post has a microwave or has access to one. We all use it day in and day out to cook our popcorn, our veggies, and whatever we can that will make our lives easier. The question that keeps popping up in my life, is it bad for us? […]
Not really, but boy does it help us out a lot! Thyme contains an essential oil that is rich in thymol, a powerful antiseptic, antibacterial, and a strong antioxidant. All the members of the mint family, including thyme, possess terpenoids which are recognized for their cancer preventive properties. Rosmarinic and ursolic acids are major terpenoids […]
Jillian contacted me and asked if she could guest blog here on A Healthy Life. I couldn’t have been more honored that she asked and was thrilled and quite excited to include her thoughts. Jillian McKee has worked as the Complementary Medicine Advocate at the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance since June of 2009. Jillian spends most […]
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