Changing It Now

HAPPY HOLIDAYS The Morning after Christmas Day and I feel good! I’ve done it!!! Or should I say ‘I’m doing it’! I made it through my birthday, my daughters birthday, Thanksgiving, a Christmas Party food and drink fest, Christmas Eve and now Christmas Day without sugar or diet soda or artificial sweetener, or artificial anything. […]

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Check out this cool gift I got from my sister, Master Gardner Rosalie Donatelli. She has been a been a constant resource for me over the years for any of my wellness and nutritional questions. Plus: The best way to start my organic garden, spreading my own seeds with my new seed spreading shovel.

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Traditionally, christmas eve is a seafood event in our home. I kept it really simple tonight. We started off with chilled jumbo  shrimp cocktail. Then for our first course, I made linguine marinara. For my dish, I substituted the pasta with zucchini. For the next and final course, I made sesame crusted salmon, garlic string […]

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Tonight was my nephew JP’s annual Birthday Christmas party celebration. It’s has become a festive family tradition for 13 years now. Lot’s food and spirits and laughter. This is not a party that caters to anyone watching their weight so I knew I was completely on my own. 30 minutes before we were leaving, I prepared a […]

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Being Prepared for Dinner and Passing up the annual dessert competition. Every Thanksgiving we have a dessert competition and we take it very seriously. The entries are always amazing and delicious. This year, I am committed to change, change each day, and that includes Holidays. Being prepared is key to success.  I was completely aware […]

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