So far, we’ve examined the basics of what it means to eat organic food: no added synthetic pesticides and other chemicals. We’ve also learned about the use of pesticides on non-food items like the cotton that will be used to make our clothes. Bottom line is: synthetic chemicals are used in various forms of productions…
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Healthy Gourmet Grilled-Cheese: A Story (Not For The Faint of Heart)
If you’ve been following me on my Facebook page since the beginning (did you know I’m on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest?), you probably saw this before. I’m a big fan of gourmet grilled-cheese and I couldn’t resist posting this today because it’s apparently National Grilled-Cheese Day! 🙂 What makes a grilled-cheese gourmet and healthier?…
5 min Carrot, Sunflower and Pumpkin Seed Salad
Sometimes I shy away from posting such simple recipes, because I think: is that really a recipe worthy to be posted on my blog?? But I think it is, just because it’s simple doesn’t mean it’s not good! And simple recipes are what makes us able to make healthy choices everyday, even when we’re really…
Quick Weeknight Swiss Chard, Mushrooms and Bacon Quiche
Delicious traditional quiche, using all real ingredients and a lot of vegetables. I believe that eating healthy is eating whole ingredients, so I have no problem eating some 35% cream once in a while (obviously, I wouldn’t do that every day!) Everything is good, in moderation, except fresh raw vegetables – which you can have…