Have you ever wondered if you were totally crazy. Not like, “I feel a little crazy today”, but more like, “Am I totally going off the deep end?!” It’s easy to feel like that when you’ve gone to the doctor over and over for <strong>health symptoms that don’t seem to make any sense. Every prescription, […]

Back in August I was chosen to go on Fitcation 13, a fitness based vacation for mom bloggers. The opportunity to get away for a few days and meet some moms I had been interacting with online for over a year was something I was looking forward too and so glad I went! Fitcation was […]

I’ve always been interested in learning how to can my own foods. I remember my grandparents canning their tomatoes from their garden, it was soooo good. Last year I bought a starter kit eager to make some homemade blueberry jam that we bought on our blueberry picking trip, but I ended up freezing those into […]

Thanks to Pinterest, I have been inspired in my kitchen.  I have seen quite a few recipes for cauliflower tots in some way shape or form, but many I was seeing was full of heavy cream, a load of cheese, butter. My challenge in the kitchen is making everything food that is low in salicylates. […]

If you have never had a frappe, then you are in for a special treat. The ones in Greektown are so good, but also loaded with a lot of sugar and dairy, which does not make my belly happy. I haven’t had one in years, so one morning all by myself, I had yet to […]

I came across this recipe back in 2009, except it wasn’t gluten free. The avocado in the recipe intrigued me so I converted it and posted it in my Chicago Family Health Examiner Column. However, Mighty Nest, a local e-commerce company that sells non-toxic, eco-friendly home goods, asked me to help them un-cupcake the cupcake, […]