Super easy roasted Brussels sprouts are one of my favorites. They only take about 5 min of prep and then cook for 40 min, with some attention needed at halfway point. These little guys are nutritious, flavorful and will keep you feeling satisfied for hours! What you’ll need: 2 pounds of Brussels sprouts, trimmed and… Read More Roasted Brussels Sprouts
This is so so easy and absolutely yummy! I like to make these for football parties too! To jazz it up I garnish with chives and blue cheese crumbles or drizzle with ranch. It’s always a hit. Better yet it’s a great make head meal for meal prep. Prep time: 15 min … Read More Stuffed Peppers…Buffalo Chicken Style
This roast chicken is so delicious, even my chicken hating husband loves it! He must have eaten a lot of dry chicken back in the day, because the man used to stick his nose up and swear he hated the stuff. Until he tasted my delicious roast chicken. Now he can’t get enough of it!!!… Read More Delicious Roast Chicken
How in the world did I learn about bone broth? Well, I used to search for quick ways to lose weight. I came across the bone broth diet and thought I’d give it a try. Just like all the other fad diets I’ve tried, I take something with me and adapt it to our daily… Read More Bone Broth…The Secret Unveiled
Cancer is hard! It’s hard for the cancer patient and the people in our lives. Here are 8 things people fighting cancer wish you knew… 1. If you become overly emotional, we will feel the need to comfort you. When I was sick, I often felt responsible for people’s emotion over my illness. This lead to… Read More Cancer is hard…8 things people fighting cancer wish you knew…
Now that we have the “I had cancer” blog out of the way. Let’s talk about advocacy. Being my own advocate saved my life…eventually. But I made a lot of mistakes. I assumed the doctor knew best, it took me a long time to seek a second opinion, and I became overly emotional. My hope… Read More Advocacy: 5 Tips to a Better Healthcare Experience
It all started in 1999, my second year of college. I was busy taking 21 hours, working 40 hours and enjoying a full social schedule. Life was challenging! Life was also fun! Life was good, but I was EXHAUSTED! The kind of tired that makes you crazy. At first, I figured I was socializing a little too much… Read More Cancer-My Story of Survival
Kombucha, the magical fermented tea. Seriously, this stuff is amazing! Once you get past the ickyness of the SCOBY (symbiotic culture of yeast and bacteria) you realize the drink itself is actually deliciously fizzy and refreshing. Not to mention it’s numerous health benefits. Kombucha is loaded with probiotics…everyone’s heard of probiotics, right?! They are advertised… Read More Kombucha Love And HOW TO BREW
Let me share a little secret with you…Diets Don’t Work, SURPRISE?! I have been dieting most of my life. The first time an adult told me, “you’d be so pretty if you lost a little weight” I was 7. Yep…seven years old. Needless to say, that started a life long abusive relationship with food. My… Read More Nutritionally Healthy vs Diet
Infertility has opened my eyes to the naïveté of our society. People assume if you don’t have children then that’s the way you wanted it. For some people it is. Not so for us. We desperately want to be parents. People believe A LOT of old wives tales. You know…put your bed facing East, use… Read More Infertility…8 things I Wish People Didn’t Say
