Make this berry smoothie recipe that is Keto-adaptable. Choose strawberries, blackberries, or blueberries, and even add veggies. Ten large strawberries or twenty blackberries contain 14 grams of carbs each. That’s a lot of carbs for the Keto dieter who only consumes twenty carbs per day. So how can you eat berries or drink a berry smoothie AND do a Keto diet?Read More →
Summer is Coming Soon Summer officially begins almost four weeks from now. Spring has sprung forth with such beauty in gardens and vineyards, bees have been busy pollinating, and temperatures are warming up. The summer solstice falls on June 21 this year at 12:24 a.m. EDT. But for the rest of North America, the first day of summer will be June 20. I’m excited because the release date for my new Simple Summer Recipes cookbook is June 15! “If you decide to make a purchase through my links, Amazon will pay me a commission for it. This doesn’t cost you anything additional. These commissions helpRead More →
Strawberry Snacks Looking for a healthy snack to get you through the day? Try these strawberry nutritious shake recipes to give you a daily boost. Strawberry Cream Shake & Ice Cream I am an Independent Team Beachbody Coach and earn a 25% commission on Beachbody products that are purchased through links that I provide on this website. Love strawberry Shakeology recipes? Now is the time to make them with fresh strawberries at farmers markets and fruit stands. A two-in-one shake and ice cream recipe, this nutritious strawberry snack is filling and tastes thick and creamy. Try it out, and see how you like it. MakeRead More →
Strawberries in Summer If I had to pick one favorite thing about summer, it would be fresh strawberries. Plan a Strawberry Picking Outing Want to plan a fun outing with your daughters or sons? Take them to a strawberry farm to pick fresh berries. It’s so much fun. You pick. You pay. Then you take them home and come up with all kinds of recipes for the big basket of strawberries you came home with. My daughter and I were invited by some friend to go strawberry picking when she was a young girl. We had a fun day eating those fresh-picked strawberries. The strawberryRead More →
Buttermilk was often enjoyed by my family as I grew up as a night-time snack with crackers. I have many memories of my dad standing at the end of the kitchen counter drinking the stuff. He would crush a few crackers into the buttermilk and eat them with a spoon. It’s about like eating soup with crushed crackers. My parents and brothers liked buttermilk, but I never did. I tried it a couple of times, but one taste was all the sour I could stand. Later, when I was married and learning to cook, I discovered great recipes that called for buttermilk like pancakes andRead More →
Hey, y’all! It’s National Dessert Day! One of the kitchen joys I like the most is preparing a dessert because I love sweets and enjoy making them for family and friends. Lately, I’ve strived to be more mindful of my daily nutritional intake – including desserts. Call it food for comfort, reward, or whatever you think best fits, sweets just simply taste good. That doesn’t mean I don’t like eating meat or vegetables. The bottom line is that I prefer the main meal – and the dessert. Who says I can’t have the cake and eat it, too? Since using MyFitnessPal, an easy-to-use IOS calorieRead More →
Ingredients for pumpkin recipes might be at the top of your fall grocery list, but don’t forget the fall strawberries. Strawberry season is typically early summer but in some parts of the country, you may find fall strawberries in October.Read More →
