Today, December 21, is the official first day of winter in the northern hemisphere. As you might guess from my oh-so-subtle-headline (NOT!), I really love winter. The picture below is an ideal view of winter, but it’s not appropriate for Atlanta, GA, because there’s no snow. That’s good though because driving on icy roads isn’t […]

I made an awesome cilantro cranberry relish recipe two days ago and have been eating it steadily ever since. In fact, when I made it I was a bit taken aback by the amount and thought I’d end up freezing most of it before it went bad. No problem. It’s so good and tastes so […]

About my fabulously successful gluten free bread recipe … I haven’t had any gluten since May of this year. And, mostly, I don’t mind giving up wheat and gluten. There are lots of substitutes for most of the foods I love – like a quinoa pasta that’s wonderful. But my favorite food in the world […]

There are lots of products you have in your home right now that are superb natural cleaning products. Like vinegar, oils, baking soda. So why not try these organic cleaning products first and only use the toxic ones if you absolutel must use them to get your home clean. Your health will thank you. And […]

<== PREVIOUS   6. A Gunky Iron Iron Can Damage Your Precious Clothing Image: Wikihow Here are six different ways to clean an iron. Yes, it might take a bit of time but it’s better than replacing scorched clothes.    7. Sticky Mess? Homemade Gunk Remover to the Rescue   What a fantastic product this is … non […]

  <== PREVIOUS 11. Light Maintenance For Your Cutting Boards Cutting boards save our fingers and hands from knife gouges as we accidentally cut ourselves, but there’s no doubt that they can quickly become unsanitary. We can wash off all traces of the foods we’ve cut but particles dig into the boards and rot away. The […]

  <== PREVIOUS   16. How To Kill The 10 Million Bacteria Per Square Inch on Your Sponge Image: Penn State University Dr Charles Gerba, professor of microbiology at the University of Arizona, claims that our toilet seats are cleaner than the kitchen sponge! So clean your non-metallic sponge often by running it through the microwave on high […]

<== PREVIOUS   21. Avoid A Marathon Shower-Cleaning Session With A Dishwand Image: Amazon Cleaning the shower can be such a back-breaking job that many of us avoid it until the shower is so grungy we can’t stand it any longer. Let’s face it: dried soap scum isn’t inspiring! But if we keep an inexpensive dishwand in […]

I've never met a bean salad I didn't like and this garbanzo and artichoke salad is easy and healthy. Best of all, it's delicious – well, it is if you like artichokes. Since I'm currently on my wheat free, gluten free diet I'm looking for interesting recipes that are easy to prepare and don't have […]

My wheat free, gluten free diet is going well but I know one thing for sure – if we start feeling deprived, our chances of "cheating" drastically increase. So here is an easy gluten free chocolate candy recipe that is so rich that you won't want much, but it does satisfy a craving for sweets. […]