The other morning just as I was finishing morning coffee, the phone rang and it was my next door neighbor. She was planning a garage sale and wanted to know if I could run over and help her with the pricing. She said she was never sure on what to charge for second hand items. She had so much stuff, so I grabbed a box and started checking it out. It contained cookbooks. I love preparing new recipes and started going through looking for healthy chicken recipes. With the holidays, we all put on a little weight and I was looking forwarding to taking a few pounds off, so I was in the market for healthy chicken recipes. I put a few books on the side for myself to buy and got back to my purpose of stopping over, so I went back to sorting and pricing. I hope her garage sale will be a success.
January 26, 2012
December 1, 2011
Cat Food Coupons: Cat Lover
If you are a cat lover, than you know that it is hard knowing that there are many cats in shelters that do not have a place to call home. While you would love to adopt every single homeless cat out there, it is simply not possible for many. A great way to show homeless cats that you care is by donating cat food to your local animal shelter. Cat Food Coupons can help you save money on this cat food so that you do not break your budget when donating. Shelters need all the help that they can get when it comes to animal supplies. Many shelters are non-profit and operate at a loss so that they do not leave any animal out in the cold. Donating cat food can be one of the best ways for a cat lover to show that they care about the homeless cats.
November 4, 2011
The Traditional Foods Journey
I should start off by saying, I love food. I love food of all different types. I love cheeseburgers and french fries. I love Mexican food. I love fancy Itallian cuisine. I love food in general. There are a lot of people out there who are on traditional foods diets that are intended to be healthier than the way most people eat now days. They call this sort of diet Nourishing Traditions.
Nourishing traditions is exactly what it sounds like. It is taking traditional food preparation methods from centuries and even millennia back and cooking that way under the concept that it is more nourishing. I love the idea, really. People claim to lose weight and feel much better. There are also studies that show that the traditional food diets like this keep you from getting sick as often and can prolong your life by protecting you from genetic disorders as well as cancers and other diseases.
To be honest, the thing I like the best is the food itself. When you delve into the world of Traditional Food Recipes you will find that there are literally dozens of nationalities represented. You lean to cook and eat foods from all over the world. Some of the stuff is really good. Some of it is questionable, but that is what you get when you try new things.
I have to say that many of my favorite foods have come out of exploring traditional foods. I hope that I continue to find new favorites as I and my family continue on the nourishing traditions diet. I can’t wait to figure out what new (well, new to me) recipes my wife is going to come up with. Another fun thing is rediscovering old favorites that can be eaten in a new way.