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Iced Tea Musings
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. I am a Southern woman of color. The past two weeks have been incredibly scary and uplifting at the same time. Disturbing and soul-stirring… I have a teenage son who is going off to college in a couple of months (maybe — COVID may have something to say about that!) We have had the talk many times — more now since he is driving. I have always…
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Stuffed Papaya Bowls
My husband loves papaya. This recipe uses papaya. That is almost all… 😁 This is Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Month. These Fresh Stuffed Papaya Breakfast Bowls fit right in! This is a fun tropical breakfast. You will feel like you are on a lovely island… Just an FYI: This flexible recipe includes 3 variations. Please note, though one set of images shows (a mixture of ground flax, chia, hemp & coconut) in lieu of plain chia seeds. You can buy this here by clicking on the link.
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Emotional Eating: Learn the Hunger Scale
Do you have trouble finding out if you’re hungry or just trying to fill some kind of need? Eating and the psychology behind it are notoriously complex things even though it’s a common part of life for living things. If you want to be more in control, then it would be a great idea to gain some of the tools that you can use to get a handle on your eating habits. If you continue to read on, you will learn the hunger scale to know if you’re actually hungry. It’s Important to Eat Slow One of the important things about making a hunger scale is that you must eat…
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Southern Italian Antipasto
I am sorry this post is late. I had planned to post this on June 4th to coincide with National Cheese Day. Best laid plans, right? But it’s been a weird week — a death in the family and my son’s high school graduation. We have had huge highs and huge lows and I haven’t been very focused on my blogs or my business. I will do better. On to my late recipe: I love — LOVE — cheese platters. When I attend a function and there is a platter with cheese, meat, bread, and crackers, I am satisfied. Sometimes, the actual meal (not the dessert, mind you) isn’t necessary!…
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Mini-Pavlovas with Fresh Fruit
For some reason, I was not familiar with Pavlovas and never had any as a child. As a rule, meringue was placed on the top of pies — which I did not like!. Any pie that had meringue on it got the fork-scrape treatment. I would eat all of the pie and leave a pile of meringue behind. Seemed like a boring addition to tasty pies… I don’t think I gave meringue much thought until I started watching various cooking shows. Suddenly I saw a different side to meringue — a baked one! Pavlova! Pavlovas are a delicious type of meringue with a delightfully crispy exterior and a soft marshmallow-like…
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Introduction to Emotional Eating
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. Happy Monday! This post looks at emotional eating. I thought it was an important topic with many people noticing increased eating and weight gain during this quarantine. Today we look at some possible reasons for emotional eating. What is Emotional Eating? Emotional eating is the practice of managing one’s emotions by eating food. Here are some things that can help you figure out how to identify emotional…
