This is a go-to dinner at my house especially during the week. It’s quick, easy, healthy, never disappoints and makes great leftovers. It’s simple and genius cooking the broccoli and pasta in one pot. And the final step harmonizes all the ingredients when mixed with garlic-infused EVOO, a bit of pasta water and grated cheese. You can make it with chicken or sausage. No matter how you make it, it always comes out delicious.
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I’m still adjusting to Benjamin Moore’s Revere Pewter. In a good way. After almost 20 years with wheat-colored walls dominating the kitchen, I still catch myself in moments of awe over the newness of the wall color. Even months later. When these fleeting moments of wonderment occur, I find myself smiling to myself. I love how clean, neat and crisp this color is with showcasing artwork, décor and furnishings. In this post, I’ll share how Revere Pewter looks in the kitchen and hallway areas to follow up on the living room reveal post, part one of the open-concept area of our main floor.
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The onset of spring totally defines spiritual health in my eyes because it gets me outdoors to connect with nature. I have already taken advantage of some unseasonably warm March days to walk outside, a happy change from the treadmill. I’m very fortunate that I can take in the beauty of a walk along a wooded path with lake views right from my doorstep. Spring is also a time to refresh, which means activating my home goal: To begin the process to deeply purge and get better organized.
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I’m not of Irish descent, but like many Americans, I enjoy observing St. Patrick’s Day. We always have my homemade Irish soda bread to accompany my oven-roasted corned beef and cabbage dinner (future post idea!). I didn’t experience soda bread when growing up. In fact, my college roommate from a very Irish family introduced it to me. It wasn’t for many years later that I made it myself, following my trusty Betty Crocker cookbook, and eventually tweaking the recipe so much, I created my own.
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As I continue on my journey to eat real food, I’m constantly trying new smoothie combinations and my newest incorporates adding in a nutritious, low-calorie beet. You really must try it just for the color alone. I’ve been testing recipes every morning for the past two weeks and now ready to share my two favorites. Adding to my go-to base of greens, banana, flax, almond butter and milk, I’ve tried beets with …
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As promised in a recent post, I’m sharing room tours of of my home’s newly painted interior now that it’s put back together. Of course, this also gives me the shopportunity to pick of some new things to complete the refresh! The first step in this update is having the perfect neutral to go with my living room focal point and main floor open-concept space. The focal point of my cozy living room is a painting by friend and artist Robin Reynolds called Jill’s Garden III. An admirer of her work for many years, I indulged myself to celebrate a special occasion by purchasing one of her vibrant floral abstract pieces. A decision I have not once regretted.
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I have an infatuation with Indian food from my days living in London; however, the downside to traditional restaurant Indian food is that it’s typically loaded with calories. This recipe complements a healthy way of eating. So, whether you eat dairy (or not!) or white carbs (or not!), this recipe should satisfy all curry-lover palates. Instead of ghee or butter, I’ve replaced it with a small amount of extra virgin olive oil and offer alternatives to heavy cream to cut down the fat.
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Hello, February! It’s a new month and time to tackle another goal that I’m tracking through journaling with my Commit30 planner. This month my focus is on physical health. Of course, my plan was to kick that off in January, but that wasn’t in the cards with COVID-19 making a cameo appearance in my life. The upside of that is while I was in isolation for the days around the new year, I focused on setting up this blog and met my January goal.
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Like many of us, my new year resolutions usually go by the wayside by Valentine’s Day. This is the year, I vowed to myself, that I would be more accountable to my goals. The first step was finding the right journal for me; and after researching the many options in the market now, I opted for a Commit30 planner. So, during the week between Christmas and the new year, I plotted out my annual goals. Sounds easy, right? Not really.
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