This is a healthy, tasty recipe for Lentil-Barley Vegetable Soup. It only took me and my husband 5 minutes to throw all the ingredients into a slow-cooker, then we went to bed and it was done in the morning. You can have it for any meal. It is filling and hot for this cool weather. This is [...]

It’s possible to feed your family the right way and receive a lot of benefits; such as being too healthy to visit the doctor, saving tons of money, and having an easy time making meals. Being Too Healthy to Visit the Doctor I haven’t had to take myself or my four kids to the doctor [...]

This might sound crazy to a lot of you. But a fresh tomato sandwich with tomatoes from the garden is awesomely delicious. Many people know what I am talking about here. But, not everybody. So, I am doing a post to help you non-tomato-sandwich people out there A tomato sandwich is really simple. It’s a [...]

  I’m here to tell you that there are other awesome ways to make a great cabbage salad. You can actually add any dressing that you like to some shredded cabbage. It tastes great with a ranch-type or Italian dressing as well as the usual poppy seed dressing. Get your favorite dressing and add it [...]

Here is an easy, tasty stir-fry recipe that my family loves. It’s so easy that my husband and children all know how to make it. And, it’s so tasty, that we all love it. Anyone who tries it has also loved it so far as I know. If you are a beginner in trying to [...]

How many of you remember being given a bowl of hot oatmeal in the morning before going to school? And, have you ever tried a tasty grain salad? Eating grains is one of the best choices for bones, muscles  and for staying full longer.  There are  tasty, healthy ways to use grains for weight loss. Cooking [...]

Grains are an awesome addition to your daily menu. Because of their mild taste, there are many uses for them.  Cooking grains are so easy and will make your life much healthier and your cooking more varied. Use healthy grains for your bones, muscles, and weight loss efforts.  Try these fun ways to use grains. [...]

I’m sharing this yummy soup recipe that I demonstrated for my Maximum Weight Loss class tonight. It’s versatile because other grains, beans, and vegetables can be substituted or added for or to the white beans. I got the idea for this recipe from a cookbook called

When my daughter was little, I tried something new and gave her some brussels sprouts that were fried in a little olive oil. They were extra tasty because of the chicken seasoning and salt I’d sprinkled on them. A week or two later, she begged me to make some balls again. I didn’t know what she was [...]

This apple pizza is a lot like apple pie, but in the form of a pizza. It would make a good breakfast or healthy dessert item, great for energy and good digestion (if you’re not gluten sensitive). This particular recipe is vegan, high fiber, no-fat, tasty, and  low-calorie. And, by the way, if you don’t [...]

Snacks are fun. It seems like sometimes you just want to be munching on something tasty.  But, you got to also make sure that you are getting good nutrition and not ruining your health with junk. Here are some recent, kind-of-unique snacks that I’ve tried lately that are tasty and healthy:

It’s the chilly season of year, many people are battling a bad cold. But, there are seven natural ways to beat the common cold. You can prevent or reverse this whole scenario of misery. I did a guest post called Beating the Common Cold Naturally, at a big site called Kitchen Stewardship, which you can access [...]

I made a chili recipe for a Halloween trunk-r-treat event that my ward (church parish)  had in the parking lot on Halloween night. There were awards for each chili. Mine got the “Most Unexpected” award. I guess that’s because there was no meat and it had a really distinctive flavor that you wouldn’t expect from [...]

If you are like me, you are too busy to spend a lot of time eating and you want something fast before you head out the door. I like something that is nutritional, has good taste, and is sustaining. But, I don’t want a bunch of animal products that will  bog me down and be [...]

I picked my teen daughter up from school and we were both hungry. She loves potatoes. And, it’s so easy to make oven baked fries. She said to use three potatoes. She’s the expert . I guess three is the magic number for two people.

This is a recipe for herbal calcium-magnesium instant tea for strong bones and teeth. I think I got this recipe, which I’ve revised, from a master herbalist friend, can’t remember who; possibly Vicki Sorenson of Cedar City or Kal Sellers at bestfoodist.com. The nice thing about this recipe is that you don’t have to boil [...]

This is a recipe of fresh, spicy salsa for a sinus infection. There are fresh raw onion and garlic that are minced and good for killing anything. The cayenne pepper helps with this also. Then, all of the chopped red or green peppers, tomatoes, and lime or lemon juice for some fresh vitamin C. Try [...]

My daughter made the Most Yummy, Crispy, Tangy, Spaghetti-Vegetable Salad last night. I really enjoyed it and decided to post it. She got the recipe from a SelectHealth newsletter. We tweaked it to match our more healthy inclinations.

This post is about a Miracle Drink for Healing and Rejuvenation that I was inspired to make to help a sick neighbor. I used to have a neighbor friend years ago who was having some severe health challenges. I decided to pay her a visit. She was laying on her couch feeling very weak and [...]

This is a fat-free easy tabouli recipe that I demonstrated for my Maximum Weight Loss class this summer. Tabouli is originally a Middle-Eastern dish that is made with bulgur.