Kale Chips Author: Denise Costello Recipe type: Appetizer Cuisine: American Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 35 mins Total time: 40 mins Save Print Kale is an powerful source of vitamins A, C and K it also contains impressive amounts of Calcium. They’re terrific as a snack or even with cocktails. Roasting the leaves coaxes out a nutty, briny flavor that’s kind of addictive. There are many varieties of Kale, the most common is Curley Kale, ...
Kale with Italian-Turkey-Sausage Soup Recipe
Kale with Italian-Turkey-Sausage Soup Author: Denise Costello Recipe type: Soup Cuisine: Italian Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 60 mins Total time: 1 hour 15 mins Save Print I always have a stash of Aleppo pepper in my pantry. It comes from the town of Aleppo in northern Syria; the flaky crushed sun-dried pepper has a slightly smoky flavor. I find mine at Sofra in Cambridge or you can find it in gourmet markets. If necessary, you can ...
Safe Sunscreen & A Summer Smoothie!
Growing up, I spent my summers on Lake Wawasee in Indiana. It was, and still is, one of my favorite places on Earth! I have very fair skin and back in the day, I used to spend hours in the water and burn like crazy -- I remember not being happy having to swim in a big white t-shirt. Now, we have some pretty potent sunscreens that are almost like wearing a t-shirt. But you have to have the right ingredients to do the job without adding harmful toxins. So what are the chemicals and toxins we ...
A Kale Pesto Even Fathers Will Love
Last week, we talked about how certain foods actually help to protect your skin from the sun. Two of those foods are kale and Brazil nuts. Kale has an abundant source of beta-carotene that converts in the body to retinol. Retinol is an active form of vitamin A, which protects against oxidative stress and UV damage. Brazil nuts contain selenium which helps to slow down the aging process caused by sun damage. Today, I am going to share a delicious Kale Pesto Dip created by a new ...
Best Foods to Protect Your Skin From Sun Damage
Summer is coming and boy, do I love to scoop up the sunshine! It is a definite mood-booster and a natural way to get the vital vitamin D for improving your immune system and bone health. However, we have to be careful with those golden rays. Too much UV exposure from the sun can cause accelerated aging, wrinkles and cancer. Who wants that? The key is to strike a balance. We can protect our skin with hats, sunscreen and eat the foods that have UV protective powers. I bet you didn’t know ...
Overindulged? 3 Strategies to Get Back On Track
We have all been there before - holidays, vacations, and parties add up and before we know it, we have had too many sweets, rich foods or cocktails. Celebrating with family and friends is always good but there comes a time when we need to return to our healthy routine. These are three strategies that I use when I need to get back on track. It is also how I like to start my Mondays. 1. Go Green! Start your morning with a Green Smoothie - to give your body a jolt of power nutrients that is easy ...
Reclaim Your Hearth Health
It’s easier and tastier than you think! February is Heart Health month and you have probably heard some of the startling statistics: Someone dies from heart disease every 39 seconds; Someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; and Heart disease and stroke cost patients over $173 billion annually. Yikes! I certainly don’t want to spend my hard earned money or time in a doctor’s office and on medications. Do you?? I believe in living life to its fullest. My parents died at a young ...
If I had breast cancer, I would eat…
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness month, and as I listen to the statistics of women diagnosed, I ponder the reality that it could happen to me. I can’t help but wonder, what would I do? What power foods would I eat to strengthen my immune system? What I do know is that we have incredible power over our health. Even if there are genetic factors involved, our lifestyle can have an effect on whether or not those genes are expressed. That being said, cancer is a stinker and can appear in even the ...
But You Don’t Look Sick! Living with Celiac Disease
Have you heard the one about the child with a tummy ache? “He wasn’t really sick, he was just nervous.” Or the one about the freshly-baked cookie: “one won’t hurt you!” Having celiac disease or other gastrointestinal disorders often means looking fine while feeling sick. Unlike when you have the flu or hives, where you “look as bad as you feel,” when you have celiac disease and have been “glutened,” you may look outwardly fine while feeling terrible inside. For my family members with ...
How to Use Your CSA box!
Got a CSA box? Shopping at the farmer’s market this weekend? Below are some recipes to help you use all those wonderful healing veggies. Let’s learn about some of the benefits we get from these veggies: Radishes: these are amazing! They are high in skin-beautifying sulfur, silicon and Vitamin C. They are said to be arguably the best mucus-dissolving food for the digestive tract, which helps cleanses our systems. The cleaner and more free of toxins our systems are, the more beautiful we ...