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Strawberry & Pecan Yogurt Parfait

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So, a recipe is a little overkill, but this idea is a great one, no? This is an absolutely divine evening time snack – whole raw pecans, homemade plain yogurt, with sliced strawberries and a drizzle of natural honey. Yummmmm.

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How to select, cut and serve papaya

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papaya milk fruit juice hot cereal main course including protein (egg or meat) And that, my friends, is a daily breakfast at Rethy Academy in Rethy, Zaire, West Africa.   And happens to be what I ate 5 days a week for 2 years.  I just so happened to stumble across some nice looking papaya [...]

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Setting Up Our Lifestyle Goals

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I saw the Miracle Worker yesterday and we had an absolutely fantastic conversation.  We discussed in detail my new propension to be granola-y.  Every time I see her, it is like pushing a reset button.  This time, I was able to talk myself out of my current consumed-by-work mindset and put my health back on [...]

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I’m Sick. I’m Tired. I’m *making* yogurt.

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This falls in the weird and quirky category.  no, not the yogurt making – I plan on subjecting you to my rambling first. Between the ages of 13 and 17 I lived in Zaire (Republic of Congo now) and Kenya, East Africa.  For a few years I went to a boarding school, but when we [...]

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Good News(Finally!) about Dairy Cattle in Canada

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cattle are treated well because the farms have some sort of production guarantee ticket.  It is a guarantee that a certain amount of milk will be purchased at a regulated price.  so they know they will be paid, and the price will always be fair. there is a slowly rotating milking machine, that the cows [...]

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Remember the old days in Vancouver?

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Do you remember the days of yesteryear – where mashed potatoes, heaped with gobs of fat, and a giant hunk of meat, perhaps with a few peas on the side served as dinner?   Are you still living in yesteryear?  I was.  Yesterday.  Then I read Skinny Bitch.  Now, I have to say, since then, [...]

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Check your hot chocolate packages!

Of all the nasty things to happen – our regular HOT CHOCOLATE mix now has gluten in it!!  Check carefully – over and over.  Ad nauseum. To your good health, Cathy

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Starbucks Replacement Ideas – Orange Cocoa

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Orange Cocoa Makes 3 servings: 2 Tbsp cocoa 2 Tbsp sugar 3/4 c boiling water grated rind of 1/2 orange 2 c milk whipped cream extra lemon or orange rind for garnish Directions: In saucepan, combine cocoa, sugar, and hot water.  Sir to combine. Add grated orange rind. Add milk, heat over medium low heat [...]

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