happy, healthy & hot

Yesterday was a slushy Sunday…

with lots to do, including a big Target run.  So I slipped on my Hunter boots and hopped in the car.  The Billy Squier Christmas song was playing on the radio…nothing like an ’80s rocker to get you in the holiday spirit! I got everything done and had time to make a quick dinner of […]

Can you really eat fat and get thin?

I think so. And so does Mark Hyman, who wrote Eat Fat, Get Thin and The Eat Fat, Get Thin Cookbook, which was just released a few weeks ago. Mark Hyman, MD is the director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, chairman of the Institute for Functional Medicine, and founder and director of the Ultra Wellness Center. […]

Easiest chili ever!

I will not be winning any chili cook-offs with this recipe.  There are no weird ingredients like alligator tail or cocoa powder.  And I didn’t grow my own chili peppers and grind them by hand. But it’s so easy and good, and can be made with stuff you usually have on hand.  My kind of […]

Peppermint mocha sounded tempting to me…

when I parked myself at Starbucks on a cold Tuesday morning. Now that the whole Pumpkin Spice Latte thing is dying down, Starbucks is promoting some pretty enticing holiday flavors.  Peppermint Mocha, Chestnut Praline Latte, and Caramel Brulee Latte all sound good. When I’m at Starbucks (which is pretty much all the time) I stick […]

I am a total sucker for the "free" gifts at Victoria's Secret…

especially the totes.  I always convince myself that I need two new bras, or a ridiculous amount of underwear. So of course I had to have this year’s Black Friday tote.  (Don’t worry, I never left the house…that’s the beauty of online shopping.) It’s a great bag…black nylon and a little more sophisticated than the […]

It doesn't matter what you call it…

Sloppy Joe, Manwich or Beef Bar-b-que…it’s tasty comfort food. But isn’t it loaded with crap?     Well, that all depends on how you make it. If you use sauce from a can, like Manwich, it’s definitely got some crap in it.

I don't know why it took me so long…

to open up this bottle of Primal Kitchen Ranch Dressing. Everyone I know who has tried it has been raving about it.  And I love the Primal Kitchen Honey Mustard and Greek dressings. But I’ve never been a huge fan of ranch dressing.  So it’s been sitting, untouched, in my pantry.  Until today.  And all […]

Pimped Guacamole…

is what caught my attention.  I mean, don’t we all want to pimp up our guac? The Paleo Primer:  A Second Helping is loaded with recipes like Pimped Guac.  Quick, easy, amazing for you, and with fun, catchy names.  I was hooked the first time I paged through this new book from Primal Blueprint Publishing. This […]