How to Freeze Bananas
Frozen bananas make the best smoothies, ice cream, and chocolate dipped snacks! If you ever have some over ripe-bananas sitting on the counter, freeze them instead of throwing them away. Follow these simple steps and you will have frozen bananas within a few hours. How to Freeze Bananas in 5 easy steps… Peel the bananas….
Garlic + Stomach
Have you ever experienced a stomach ache after eating garlic? When eating garlic, some people may experience abdominal discomfort or severe pain. This happens because they consume foods that are very high in fructans which you wouldn’t know or thought about it. I took a cooking class in Rome and I learned an interesting fact…
Chocolate Banana Maca Smoothie
Rich, smooth, and chocolatey goodness! This is my all time favorite smoothie for a mid-day energy boost. It is a super healthy smoothie packed full of potassium, magnesium, antioxidants and energy boosters! I make it with coconut milk, however, almond milk would work well too. It is really important to use both: a room temperature…
Heart & Star Shaped Vegetables
Imagine how much fun it would be to eat a salad and find a heart shaped cucumber or a star shaped tomato. It would have the same excitement as eating a bowl of Lucky Charms, but healthier! Zayinsoft, a company out of Europe has created plastic molds in the shape of hearts and stars that…
To Peel or Not to Peel Carrots? – Pros & Cons
Every time I have carrots in my kitchen I instinctively take out the peeler and peel the skins. Why peel carrots? Because it is what my mom and grandma did when they were in the kitchen. Do your parents and/or grandparents do the same? Is this a necessary step? Why do some people peel them…
Funny Looking Fruit & Veggies
Every year I love walking out to my garden to find a funny looking fruit or vegetable. Just as kids have their own personalities some of these fruits and veggies have a mind of their own too!
Learn to Create your own Recipes
As Americans we generally eat 3 meals a day, 365 days a year. That is over 1000 meals we eat each year and at least half of those are probably made by you. Food is such a huge part of our lives, it baffles me as to why cooking class in not required in school….
Fed Up Movie
Have you seen the new movie “Fed Up”? It spotlights America’s obsession with sugar and lack of exercise, due to the lies the government has led us to believe. The movie poster highlights the words, “Congress says Pizza is a Vegetable”. Sadly, some people believe that is true. America needs to learn that tomato paste is NOT…