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Day 2 of the 30 Days, 30 Soups Project

2025-09-14T06:54:31-07:00

Minestrone Soup is warming and hearty. Change up the veggies to meet the season, you tastes or what you have on hand. Add beans for a complete one bowl meal. Buon appetito!

Day 2 of the 30 Days, 30 Soups Project2025-09-14T06:54:31-07:00

The Humble Collard Green

2025-09-14T04:43:21-07:00

Today we have a beautiful rain storm here and we are so happy for it. And since the trees still have their winter look, a warm dish for dinner is the plan. A few years

The Humble Collard Green2025-09-14T04:43:21-07:00

Day 8 of the 30 Days, 30 Soups Project

2025-09-14T03:53:14-07:00

Today is sea veggie day (at least in my world). The always over-looked-yet-so-good-for-you veggie group. Full of vitamins and minerals, they are low calorie and high fiber. Add kombu to your bean recipes to enhance

Day 8 of the 30 Days, 30 Soups Project2025-09-14T03:53:14-07:00

Medical & Recreational Cannabis Tip

2025-09-14T01:04:04-07:00

I live in an area where medical and recreational marijuana (cannabis) is now legal. With all of the news, I have been wondering if the addition of recreational cannabis will stir more people to explore

Medical & Recreational Cannabis Tip2025-09-14T01:04:04-07:00

March Is Nutrition Month #2 Post

2025-09-13T23:47:46-07:00

Good nutrition is more than eating well. It is also ensuring that we eat and live clean. By this I mean we need to buy clean produce and ingredients for our cooking and clean products

March Is Nutrition Month #2 Post2025-09-13T23:47:46-07:00

Resting and Relaxing

2025-09-13T23:42:16-07:00

May 2019 Newsletter Re-post Hello and Happy May Day! I hope you are well and enjoying all the beauty of spring. Rest and Digest We all have heard the term “Fight or Flight” but

Resting and Relaxing2025-09-13T23:42:16-07:00

Day 3 of the 30 Days, 30 Soups Project

2025-09-13T21:14:50-07:00

Okroshka - Cold Kefir Soup From Russia While it may be the dead of winter for many of you, the sun was shining bright and it was warmish in Oakland so I could not resist

Day 3 of the 30 Days, 30 Soups Project2025-09-13T21:14:50-07:00

30 Days, 30 Soups

2025-09-13T20:14:31-07:00

For the next 30 days I will post one soup recipe each day - starting the new year off with easy, tasty ways to bring veggies into our day. First up is a soup using

30 Days, 30 Soups2025-09-13T20:14:31-07:00