Is it the groceries, the garden or the beach? Which one gets my attention today? Do you think I’m going to let the groceries get me— never? But the garden? The garden keeps me from the beach. Each morning I peruse the yard picking up stray papers, sticks, mini-branches from critters frolicking the night before—and … Continue reading
Human beings cannot manufacture Vitamin C in our bodies–— and we need constant replenishment of this vitamin from dietary sources. With this photo I’m thinking of Lestat and constant replenishment….but not to digress, it doesn’t have to be a blood orange, the flesh of a single naval orange will do, with only 64 calories, it … Continue reading
Walnuts—1 layer on your palm, five days a week. source of plant-derived omega-3 fatty acids and Vitamin E —brain food. The membranes of our brain cells are primarily composed of fats. Walnuts have often been thought of as a “brain food” with their wrinkled brain-like look! The real reason they’re called brain food is because … Continue reading
It’s kisses one misses. You can get a lei —any day. But sweet kisses one misses. Want to keep your honey heart-healthy and fit? “Super Foods” kale and cranberries transmit… a heart-healthy treat. Need I repeat? “We are what we eat!” Kale & Kisses (tomato and cranberry) 3 cups of chopped kale, remove stems, chop … Continue reading
Ciliegine in Italian means cherry. At the grocers there is a type of mozzarella called Ciliegine; round soft fresh mozzarella balls packed in water or oil, a little larger than cherry tomatoes. Caprese got its name from the Isle of Capri, off the Amalfi Coast and Naples, Italy. The colors of the salad—red-tomatoes, white-mozzarella cheese, … Continue reading
Italian Handful 