Living Simple Naturally
I received an email from a reader which made me happy because I never get emails; she explained to me that she loved reading my blog, trying my recipes and using substitutions since she has celiac disease. When using my recipes she finds it easy to substitute certain ingredients, but was having a hard time…
This Calming Sugar Scrub is one of my favorites; I cannot begin to tell you how good I feel right after using this scrub. I have been making this scrub for three years now ever since I came to Arizona. I started to make it because I would get these massive sinus headaches. The weather…
I now understand why everyone loves butter I believe it is the best thing that has happen to me. I do use butter but I never realized the flavors it brings out of baked goods; until I made blueberry puree bread. I have been making this bread all summer (I have been on a blueberry…
I hope you did not throw that pulp away! I am not one throw something away( if I can make good use of it) especially when food is involved. I like to save sugar cookie scrap, dough that never got used, fruit and veggie pulp or puree; which are my favorites. I was taught as…
I wonder if it’s me or is everyone getting ready for fall a little too quickly; summer doesn’t “technically” end until September 21st but it seems everyone is already in the spirit. Stores have already got the Halloween decorations and candy out, everyone is on pintrest pinning everything apples and pumpkins. I am wondering where they…
Lately have been a little blanch happy, boiling everything and almost anything I can (that’s edible). Blanching more than just blueberries has me feeling like I am in a chemistry lab doing science experiments. I have now moved on to big and better things and have begun blanching grapes. This has been the best thing…
My sister and I are history and culture buffs we talk for hours or fight over the origin of everything! She usually wants to travel to countries for the experience and I usually want to go for the food. I have never left the states (unless you count Tijuana then I have left plenty of…
My tea stash is getting out of hand; I am thinking about making a cupboard just for my teas. I am now shoving tea into the cupboards and hoping it doesn’t come falling out once I open the cupboard. I am not organize I try to be organized but it becomes quite a handful, especially…
I have been up all night looking forward to meat balls when I realized that I would half to go to the store if I wanted to make some. I was not in the mood to go to the grocery store(just for ground beef), so I looked to see if I had any ground chicken….
Summer ain’t over! Oh no it ain’t over (in my singing voice)! I decided that I would start asking myself if I am a person who loves to cook or an artist with a love of food! I have been watching some of my favorite chefs one being Pino Luongo and he makes me fall…