Quinoa Granola {Gluten Free}

Quinoa Granola

Thanks to a friend on Facebook who was inspired to make Quinoa Granola and post about it with pictures, herself inspired by a Hungry Hungry Hippie, I decided to embark upon this delicious journey myself... and who says social media is a waste of time?! :) This is kind of like my Granola BAR recipe (gluten free), but this one has less sugar and more protein from the Quinoa. I was excited about … [Read more...]

Probiotic Goodness (Part 2)

As I mentioned in my Part 1, I was a little skeptical about trying the probiotics at first. It's not that I'm against the probiotics at all, I've taken them several times this year, (while I was on an antibiotic or when I had stomach problems which happened a few times this year,) BUT I'm also very all-natural and prefer organic, whole food vitamins from a local health food store. I don't like … [Read more...]

A Day of Gluten-Free Foods

Veggie Straws

I wouldn't consider myself a Foodie per se (I didn't know what "muddling" was until the other day, Thanks NWA Foodie...) or that my blog is a Food blog even though I post Gluten-Free recipes fairly frequently. I guess what I'm saying here is because of my general lack of knowledge in culinary arts, I don't feel like I'm qualified to have a Food Blog.  I don't know the names of half of the … [Read more...]

Be Good 2 Yourself: 2 Things to AVOID in Foods

I'm sure you are asking yourself, "change?! but I'm so ingrained in my ways that I'm loathe to an alternative to what I've been doing for so many years!" Or maybe not. :) Basically, the following are ingredients in commonly bought items that are BAD for you. Stay away from them. The more research that I do into nutrition, the more certain I become that today's average American's health failing- … [Read more...]