Recipes

Eat this with a fork and knife or sandwich-style, if you prefer.

Severe shortages mean UK supermarket chains are restricting sales of tomatoes, peppers and other salad vegetables, as images of empty shelves circulate on social media this week. Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket chain, and Aldi placed temporary limits of three per customer on tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, while Asda has capped sales per customer of broccoli, lettuce, cauliflower, raspberries and salad bags. Morrison’s is also rationing tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce and peppers. Tesco is blaming adverse weather conditions abroad, but how much are other issues, such as rising energy prices, supply chain problems, the climate crisis and Brexit contributing to shortages?...

I had 1 c. chopped cauliflower leaves and stems to use up yesterday so I decided to cook something Asian last night. Decided on fried “rice” since I also have a huge head on hand this week. To lower the carbs so I could eat it, I put minimal real rice and mostly cauliflower rice. My husband just will not eat Chinese food on exclusively cauli-rice……….so we compromise. He gets just enough added in so that he can taste the rice. This works for us. This recipe, as written is not suitable for Atkins Induction Phase due to the rice...

Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving…Lent As a Roman Catholic, we have a close relationship with Jesus through Lent. Our sacrifices help to bring us closer to Our Lord. So, what do we eat? Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, actually yesterday! So…lunch and dinner. On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday we, after the age of 18, are supposed to fast. I, as a diabetic, am not supposed to, but I still try. Fasting includes two small meals and one larger one, not to equal the two smaller meals. In other words, the larger meal has to be bigger than the two smaller meals...

There’s a lot to be said about having a proper diet and plenty of exercise in our daily routines. It seems like the number of people suffering from conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or obesity is consistently increasing. While there are many medications on the market to treat such ailments, sometimes we can simply change our eating habits to either improve the condition or get rid of it completely. Adding healthy, cleansing foods to your diet can make a world of difference while also helping us feel better overall.  Obesity can lead to a wide range of health...