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Shalom Y’all,
I posted a picture of our fab Green Pizza Swirls and promised more info, which I promptly forgot about until today. I was looking up the Pizza Swirls for a friend’s request and saw that I left this undone! Accccckkk!
So, here is the follow-up:

OK, the Pizza Swirls. My family (and friends) have been going [...]

Shalom Y’all,
Each year we learn a bit more about how to garden organically and what’s best for our area and family.
This year we have 4 small raised beds (4 x 4) so that I can reach them without too much pain In them we have zucchini, eggplant, broccoli, cabbage, seedless cukes and spinach [...]

Cutting carbs is more effective than low-fat diet for insulin-resistant women

June 18, 2010

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Obese women with insulin resistance lose more weight after three months on a lower-carbohydrate diet than on a traditional low-fat diet with the same number of calories, according to a new study. The results will be presented [...]

Shalom Y’all,
I’ve been messing around with this recipe for some time. I have a great version in my newest book, but I wanted to tweak it even more. I think I have achieved exactly what my family wants.  Now, having said that, you may not like the texture of this recipe at all because it’s [...]

Updated from our family favorite, Baked Oatmeal comes a wheat-free-dairy-free Oatmeal Blueberry Breakfast Cake.
Wonderful warm for breakfast, room temperature for brunch or a snack, or even topped with ice cream for a simple, delicious dessert.
Oatmeal Blueberry Breakfast Cake
Variation on our family favorite “Baked Oatmeal”
Servings: 15
*Use organic ingredients whenever possible**
5   cups  rolled oats,  or quick oats
2   [...]

Shalom dear readers!
Thank you for hanging in with me even though my blogging has been sporadic. I hope to update more often.
Because of my physical limitations, I am always looking for ways to make my batch-cooking techniques work for many things so that I don’t cook or bake every day.
This week I made a large [...]

I am so excited to be writing 3-4 times per week for the syndicated outlet Examiner.com!
My new assignment is as the “Housewares Examiner” for the Charlotte area and I will be writing articles on my Product Reviews. My column addresses Tools of the Trade for homemakers worldwide. For example, my first 2 articles are on [...]

Shalom,
As the new book, Naturally Healthy Cuisine: Real Food for Real Families hits the mailboxes and stores, the feedback is coming in to my mailbox and on the RFD email loop. Here are 2 that we received today:
“Hi Everyone,
Woo hoo!! I got my book today and I AM SO EXCITED!! It is so beautiful and [...]

Shalom Y’all,
Tonight at sundown, we will welcome the Biblical Feast of Passover (Pesach). This is such a rich commemoration of G-d’s faithfulness. For Jew and Christian, Passover is an essential reminder of the sacrifice of the Lamb. Exodus 12
For further reading, I recommend this wonderful site and has excellent homeschooling resources for teaching the L-rd’s [...]

*(This was a post that I wrote in February and placed in my Draft folder and forgot about it!! Don’t laugh! You’ve done it too! Even though it’s Spring now, this sounds like a yummy weeknight supper!)
Shalom,
It’s SNOWING outside! Yesssssss! I love to watch falling snow and on these days I love to [...]