Chicken Parmigiana….sort of…..
A quick easy meal I make for my family is chicken parmigiana. Back in the day I use to love it….so, the other day I had to make a quick meal for the family and made them chicken parm…I thought, I’ll just have marinara sauce and pasta…but wait a minute…what if I took one of my Gardein Chick’n “fillets” and dip it in a little water, then dip it in Italian bread crumbs…saute it in a little safflower oil…chick’n parm…right? Right! I made...
Read MoreHappy Earth Day and Happy Birthday….to me!
I It was my birthday the other day (April 19). Imagine that…I was born during earth week..(well actually I was already 12 when earth day became a special day)…. How to celebrate….I volunteered at the hospital, went out to dinner with my family and made myself a vegan chocolate cake! To my amazement, it wasn’t bad at all, it was actually pretty good! I did my own version of the cake…here’s the...
Read MoreHappy Green Earth Week!
This is earth week! I’m so excited…its a time when we should really think about not only our earth and what we can do for it but our health too….So I challenge you this week…have at least one meal that has no meat in it…come on…you can do it! And just maybe that one meal, might turn into one day and maybe one week.Have fun…try some of my recipes….I just planted my herb garden…can’t wait to get some yummy kale, arugula, basil, dill, thyme, all different...
Read MoreA Happy Heart……
I haven’t talked much about exercising on this blog. Exercising is the number ONE thing you can do for your heart. I volunteer at my local hospital for the Cardiac Rehabilitation department. I talk to the patients just after they’ve either had open heart surgery or a stent put into their arteries. According to most cardiologist, the number one prevention besides a healthy diet is doing at least 30 minutes of exercising per day. I use to be one of those people who would...
Read MoreBarbecue Gardein Chick’n
We had the most gorgeous day the other day…April 7th…funny, 1 year ago from that date was the day that changed my eating life forever. One year ago I was preparing for open heart surgery. Here it is..one year later, I’m so much happier, healthier, leaner and most important of all I feel GREAT! Life has a funny way to wake you up…I really believe that your body gives you signs…we just don’t listen. Okay…no more preaching for the day…on with the...
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