By Marilyn Zink
Looking for a quick, simple solution for something tasty for Valentine’s Day?
There’s nothing like chocolate and strawberries to enjoy with your loved one. But chocolate is often laden with sugar and fat, making it heavy on calories and unhealthy. Here’s a dairy-free alternative to enjoy, which has good fats from the coconut oil, […]
By Marilyn Zink
Plums are one of those fruits that are still available near the end of summer.
You might have red plums, purple plums or yellow plums. We had them in the fridge and I hadn’t decided what to do with them, other than a vague thought of making upside down cake.
The following is a recipe I […]
By Marilyn Zink
Summer is a great time to make smoothies, as it’s a quick way to get nourishment into the body.
It’s also a great way to cool down if ice or frozen fruit is used in the smoothie.
I developed my Strawberry Chocolate Hemp Smoothie as a way to use some hemp protein I purchased. The […]
By Marilyn Zink
I used to think of pancakes as a basic carbohydrate breakfast which wasn’t always satisfying. It could leave you hungry before lunchtime.
I wanted to add some healthy grains like wheat germ but it still wasn’t enough. Doing a herbal cleanse prompted me to look for more healthy grains, as I had to skip […]
By Marilyn Zink
It was a bone chilling kind of day, windy, rain slanting sideways - and my car wouldn’t start. Great.
After using a lifeline to call a friend ( my father-in-law actually) we got the car jump-started and I was on my way. But the rain had soaked its way into my body. By the […]