Food – This Beautiful Life of Ours

Baobab Powder | Recipe

What is Baobab Powder? Baobab powder is the true definition of a ‘superfood’. It has six times the amount of vitamin C found in oranges, twice the calcium of milk and five times the amount of potassium than a banana. It also has twice the level of antioxidants than goji berries and blueberries combined! I…

Graze Snack Box Review

Graze is a subscription snack service which delivers the items directly to your mailbox.. For $6.99, Graze will deliver a box of four single-serving snacks; OR you can get eight snacks for $11.99. You get the option of choosing the frequency that works best for you: once a week, once every two weeks, or once every…

How to Avoid Fast Food, Get Healthy & Save Money in 5 Easy Steps!

Lots of days we have that urge to grab the next unhealthy meal staring us in the face. You know, the one where you just drive through, order, pay and pick up. Sounds easy enough, right? Here’s how to avoid that! Meal plan. Grocery shop for everything needed for the meals for the week. Place…

Margherita Pizza | Recipe

This is reprinted from Epicurious.com and as a side note, I have always used store bought sauce instead of my own. 🙂 It is an irresistible recipe and although very simple, very scrumptious pizza! For dough: 1 (1/4-ounce) package active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoon) 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, divided, plus more for…

What are you thankful for?

In light of everything that is transpiring around the world and even locally, with Hurricane Matthew..I think we ought to realize how very lucky we are! 5 things in no particular order: – my family; immediate and extended. – clean drinking water – adequate food – good health – my faith and belief in God….

Spinach with Paneer | Palak Paneer

This is a very simple and tasty vegetarian dish, taking only about 30 minutes to complete. It is served with warm naan bread. Ingredients: 1/2 pound paneer, cubed 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 1/2 cups water 1 (10 ounce) package fresh spinach 1 large tomato, diced 3 cloves garlic 2…

Easy Cheesecake Recipe

Once you make this and realize how simple it is, you’ll never pay $6 or more for a slice of cheesecake again!

5 Ingredient Mediterranean Chicken Wraps

These wraps are a favorite in my household; especially for me because they come together SO easily! The chicken is marinated in 5 ingredients before being grilled: – the juice of 1 lemon – seven spice (found in the Mediterranean super markets or international aisles in the local grocery stores) – onion salt – black…

Funky Pancakes| Natural Food Coloring

Some days, we serve up toast and eggs for a simple breakfast or even cereal when this mama isn’t quite awake and other days I pretend to be artsy and creative and make pancakes into special designs. To add color I added natural food coloring which I purchased from Whole Foods. It is concocted from…