I love fudge, especially this easy fudge recipe. Throughout the day, I can pop open the freezer door to help myself to a piece and feel no guilt – only chocolate pleasure. If you’re thinking I’m sounding a bit like Katie over at  Chocolate Covered Katie, then you are right. I’ve been browsing her site [...]

These are my 5 favorite ways to prepare greens without cooking the vegetables to death. The most popular way of eating vegetables is canned, which are almost always boiled or microwaved (eek!). When we boil foods, many of the nutrients are leached into the water, while the vegetables are virtually dead. Now, there is bound [...]

I just wanted to take a post to show you what I have growing in my organic gardening bed. Although quite small compared to others, I specifically chose prolific producers to get the maximum harvest possible. What I am growing in my bed, using organic seeds and organic growing methods: Okra Zucchini Carrots Green Beans [...]

You cannot turn on the television without hearing the wonderful benefits of calcium. Milk is promoted extensively by both dietitians and doctors as being the most important food for children and adults for the building and maintenance of “strong bones”. We are inundated with the miracles of this nutrient. However important, without the proper balance [...]

Sausage meatballs add flavor to any dish, whether you are adding it to spaghetti (using zucchini noodles, perhaps?) or to eat them on their own, they will definitely be a look forward to meal. I like to use free-range turkey sausage in my sausage meatballs, only because I personally do not find pork very satisfying. [...]

If you are seeking to ditch high-priced natural toothpaste while cleaning and brightening your smile at the same time, then look no more for this natural toothpaste recipe. To make your own toothpaste, you need just three things: coconut oil, baking soda and a pinch of salt. That’s it. Baking soda and salt act as [...]

There is another myth that I’m about to bust. I like busting a lot of nutrition myths, especially those touted by governmental agencies like the USDA and the FDA. This story I am focusing on the milk myth. Although milk has been touted as “good for your bones”, I want to tell you that this [...]

Not everyone celebrates Easter, but everyone can more than likely indulge healthfully on these tasty, sugarless (but sweet) chocolate Easter candies. You can make them without the peanut butter center, of course, or substitute for you favorite nut or seed butter. Almond butter works really well for this recipe. I am using these plastic molds [...]

I love green smoothies. I’m drinking one write now, as a matter of fact. It’s the one meal that allows me to get so much nutrition from all sources easily, and it is so enjoyable to sip throughout the morning, afternoon or evening. This year, I’m growing swiss chard in my organic vegetable garden, and [...]

This simple cream cheese frosting is tasty, nourishing and goes great with carrot cake, chocolate cupcakes and more.