Some vegetables have secrets to making them taste great. Here are what I’ve discovered: Broccoli The secret to broccoli, I believe, is miso or salt or soy sauce, and they should be a little crunchy. I remember in the past, anytime broccoli tasted good was when it was stir fried with miso and not overdone…
Why is it if any other organ in your body breaks, you get sympathy, but if your brain breaks, you get secrecy and shame? I read this on a Facebook status and I can’t agree with it more. It’s interesting that people expect that if you run into emotional problems, you can simply change your…
Seriously, I consider this a freaking MIRACLE! (This was once completely DEAD looking!) We bought a little pot plant of basil last week so I can cook, but for some reason I didn’t manage to use that one, so I left it behind my computer desk most of the day. Uh-oh, bad idea because when…
Silicone muffin cups Aren’t these just such a wonderful invention? Instead of buying paper muffin cups that you throw away each time, you can bake muffins in these, and it comes out easily, plus you can reuse them! Candy/Chocolate Molds These are amazing, they pop out so easily and you can mold brownies, candy or…
Decide what you are going to cook this week, don’t buy things that you won’t have time to make, because if you store them away, you may even forget about them. Buy foods that have the hardest quality, you can probably tell by the way they look – if they are fresh or wilting. If…
You’ve heard of this word, they talk about it with sugar, but what is it? Let me explain that the Glycemic Index is a measure of exactly how fast carbohydrates triggers a rise in your blood sugar. The higher the number, the greater the rise. Low: Lower than 55 Medium: Between 56-69 High: 70 and…
Here are more inspirational little reads that hopefully will brighten your day.
I love to keep everyone in the loop with what I usually buy, and recently I made an updated shopping list which I often paste to my husband so he can do all my shopping. This is it: What I get Every Week 2 organic kale 1 large packet organic baby spinach 1 packet swiss…
(Image Source) (For those who are getting 6 hours or less) Yesterday, I really got an insight to just how much I needed SLEEP! And if I’m like this, I bet others are the same. Firstly, have you ever felt really ANGRY when someone interrupts your sleep? Whether it’s your noisy neighbours doing you-know-what at…
I love making new discoveries like this! Have you ever heard of a White Noise Machine? Marpac Dohm-DS Dual Speed Sound Conditioner Say if you were relying on fans or a constant sound to keep you sleeping well because you have noisy neighbours, sound of cars or sirens wake you up, or even your own…