goodness, fitness, wellness
As I have mentioned previously, my mother is a great cook. We were spoiled growing up with many home-cooked goodies. In honour of Mother's Day, I am sharing some of her classics. One of those was homemade rice pudding. We love to buy rice pudding but I thought I would try an old recipe for homemade... Continue Reading →
With Mother's Day fast approaching, I thought I would share one of my mother's classic recipes - spaghetti beef casserole. She made this casserole often when I was growing up, and there is no greater comfort food than that made with love by a mother. This is great winter fare, but also perfect for a... Continue Reading →
If you’re looking for a different kind of green treat for St. Patrick’s Day, try these green-sauced chicken enchiladas with (green!) avocados. The original recipe, courtesy of a Facebook post from High Protein Foods, is below. But I experimented and enjoyed the end result, so feel free to do so as well! Your basic ingredients... Continue Reading →
I keep seeing posts for healthy alternatives to some classic favourite recipes. I decided the other day to try one, an alternative for Ranch dressing. This recipe uses avocado and plain Greek yogurt as the flavour base. This means it is healthy, but it certainly is not completely without fat. However, it is healthier than... Continue Reading →
I love shrimp and could eat them every day. One of my favourites to order at a restaurant is coconut shrimp. Since we can easily get fresh shrimp, I decided to try my hand at coconut shrimp at home. My brother-in-law has made baked coconut shrimp and shared the recipe with me from AllRecipes.... Continue Reading →
I have always enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles. Recently, with extra time available for relaxing activities, I have been doing some puzzles. After a couple of 500-piece puzzles, I took on a 1000-piece puzzle. Not an easy task. But as I spent time working through the puzzle, it allowed me some quiet time to think. As... Continue Reading →
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Some interesting tidbits. I'd like to thank all my loyal readers for following the blog in my first year. Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,000 times in 2014. If it were... Continue Reading →
I just looked back at recent posts, and it has been a long time since I wrote anything focused on cooking, or the “goodness” portion of this blog’s theme. Well, this morning’s breakfast is worth a post. For some reason, I have been craving pancakes. But since it feels like I have been eating a... Continue Reading →
As mentioned in my last post, a love of walking has been re-awakened in me these last few weeks. Daily walks, exploring the area around us, has become a wonderful habit. I have always enjoyed going for a walk. When we used to have a dog, a daily walk - sometimes two - was a necessity.... Continue Reading →
There are a lot of amazing ways to get yourself into shape. My recent experience with boxing certainly did the trick, as did a previous round of marathon running. I love swimming; lots of people enjoy cycling. There are many types of classes at an overwhelming variety of gyms. There are also many theories and... Continue Reading →
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