I found meditation about nine years ago in a yoga class. I hated it…really hated it, but loved the exercise of the class. A few years later, the teacher quit, and the class ended. I found that what I missed most was meditation. Soon, I began my own 20 minute-a-day meditation time at home. It’s […]
Washable Grocery Tote Bags
Washable Grocery Totes (left side of the photo) could be one of the healthiest choices you make. The cute printed totes made from recycled plastic (the blue one in the photo) are almost irresistible. They’re bright, cheerful, memorable of a place or season. I used to have a lot of them, until I realized I couldn’t throw them in […]
Sweet Cashew Cream Sauce
Creams and sauces made from raw cashews are wonderful alternatives to dairy. Raw cashew nuts blended with vanilla, lemon and maple syrup create a sweet cashew cream sauce, and come very close to a Romanoff-style sauce. Blend them with roasted red peppers or cilantro for more savory sauces to use on pasta. Lately, with organic […]
Bone Health & Eating Dried Plums
They were always called prunes, but a market research study found that when they were renamed dried plums, sales increased. Indications were that women were more likely to purchase a product named dried plums than named prunes. The title, California Dried Plums, came from the fact that most of the produce is grown in California. […]