Tom Kha Gai Soup If you’ve ever ordered this soup from a Thai restaurant and think it’s “just okay,” you have not tasted Tom Kha Gai soup until you’ve tried this version! If you’ve never tried this soup before, I highly recommend you give it a chance. It’s a mildly spicy/sour hot soup with coconut...Read More

Grandma’s Best-Ever Chicken Noodle Soup   Serves 8-10 Ingredients: 2-3 cups shredded chicken, preferably mix of white and dark 1 large onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 10 cups chicken broth 4 celery ribs, chopped 4 medium carrots, chopped 2 bay leaves 1 t. finely chopped fresh thyme (or 1/4 t. dried) 8 oz egg...Read More

Creamy One-Pot Chicken and Mushroom Pasta Serves 4 Time: 45 minutes • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil • 1 shallot or small onion, chopped • 1 tablespoon minced garlic • 2 cups mushrooms of your choice (2-3 varieties) cleaned, trimmed, and sliced • 8 oz pasta like mini farfalle or penne, or long pasta...Read More

My Go-To for Fighting Viruses and Bacteria This has been my best discovery ever! It was first recommended to me to protect myself from germs and viruses while traveling. Then, it was recommended for my kids’ acne breakouts, and then for a cold sore, for treating a cut on my dog, and even disinfecting my...Read More

Watermelon Cucumber Salad 4 Cups of cubed watermelon 1 cup sliced cucumbers 3 oz cubed feta cheese 1 T. chopped mint 1 T. chopped basil Juice of one lime Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste Combine watermelon, cucumber, feta, basil, and mint in a large bowl. Squeeze the lime over the salad, season with...Read More

ELECTROLYTES: Do You Need Them? Tips for Staying Hydrated! Electrolyte drinks are popping up everywhere and in so many forms… liquid, powder, and dissolvable tablets. And SO many brands! The choices are overwhelming and confusing. First, what are electrolytes? Electrolytes are essentially charged metallic ions that, with the perfect ratio of salts and minerals, keep...Read More

“At what point do we realize we’ve had enough moments of silence and understand what we really need is momentous change?” ~Anonymous      The Nashville school shooting was my ‘last straw.’ Should it have come sooner? Probably. I guess I just felt it was the responsibility of our elected officials to serve and protect,...Read More

  White Wine Pasta (Serves 4) 3 strips turkey bacon 2 T. butter 1 small yellow onion, diced 1/4 – 1/3 cup 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp each dried oregano, rosemary, thyme 1 cup mushrooms, chopped 1 bell pepper, color of choice, chopped ½ cup dry white wine 1 ½ cups fresh baby spinach...Read More

Chicken, Shrimp & Sausage Jambalaya   3 T butter 1 large chicken breast, cubed 6 oz andouille sausage (less if you don’t like it spicy), cut into ¼-inch slices 1 lb large shrimp, peeled, deveined, and cut in half 2 T. paprika 1 T. ground cumin ½ t. cayenne pepper 14 oz diced tomatoes 2...Read More

Serves 8 Prep/Cooking Time: 3 hours… and worth it!! 4-4 ½ lbs. boneless beef chuck, trimmed of excess fat, cut into 1-inch pieces 9 T olive oil (plus more for sauteing meat) 8 C beef stock 1 ½ t. Worcestershire sauce 1 t. soy sauce 1 t. kosher salt Freshly ground pepper 3 medium carrots,...Read More