INGREDIENTS

1 ¼ cup polenta, dry

½ cup ground almond flour (Another healthy option is to grind whole unsalted almonds yourself)

½ tsp salt

1 ½ tsp baking powder

3 eggs, (at room temperature)

3/4 cup light brown sugar

1/3 cup olive oil

2 large lemons, zested and juiced

1 tsp vanilla extract

Optional garnish: thinly sliced lemon wedges, plain non-fat Greek yogurt or dust lightly with powdered…

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Have you ever looked closely at the label of an olive oil bottle? Strewn across the grocery store aisles, you’ll find bottles labeled with “first cold-pressed,” “extra-virgin,” or “product of Italy.” With so many labels, distinguishing the difference between these terms can be confusing. If you’ve ever wondered what these terms mean or how to choose a high quality olive oil, we’re here to clarify the confusion.

Extra virgin olive oil is made using a process called…

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There is a new children’s show on Nickelodeon called Peter Rabbit – if your kids don’t watch it – turn it on today. It is about a rabbit, Peter, and his buddies Benjamin and Lily who spend their days pilfering munchies, like radishes and carrots from Mr. McGregor’s vegetable garden.

The other day we were watching an episode where Benjamin accidentally hits Mr. McGregor’s cat with a Brussels sprout, and the cat got VERY ANGRY. Well, the boys just thought it was hilarious, the madder…

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It’s Jeanne.

I’ve been taking a Master Gardening class through Montana State these past few weeks.  Which has really gotten me excited to begin plans for our 2013 garden.

Drawing diagrams.

Ordering seeds.

Checking and double-checking the calendar to make sure I get the seeds planted in time.

Dreaming of the greens and reds and blooms of spring and summer.

And watching the snow fall all over our raised beds.

Then dreaming again as I…

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No Excuses, No Apologies: Pasta Ribbons with Tapenade and Peppers

I apologize a lot during the day.  Example?  “Sorry sweetie, you can’t play video games all day long, you know that…Sorry darling, you still can’t play with the outlets….Sorry,…

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I’ve mentioned before that I am trying to work on healthier eating. This used to mean dieting and no dessert to me. Well, that just set me up to fail every.single.time. There’s got to be a way to have a healthier cake and eat it too, right?



Apparently there is! Only, when I first heard about cooking with olive oil, I thought that was for cooking chicken in a pan or for coating potatoes to be baked in the oven with some seasoning. So, if you are like me, finding out that olive oil can… Continue

 

 

Why should we use olive oil in natural hair?

 

Olive oil is a type of vegetable oil. It is extracted from crushed olives and 95% of the world production is from the Mediterranean…

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I am so excited to announce this giveaway.

I contacted Andrea Burnett, the publicist for Mark Leslie, author of Beyond the Pasta and she agreed to send me a copy for one lucky reader!I know this is a book you want to read for yourself or give as a gift, so be sure to enter my drawing to win this copy. There are a few ways to do that.

1. Leave a comment telling me why you want this book.

For…

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