Mediterranean Tuna Salad
This lightened-up version of tuna salad is a snap to throw together for a quick lunch.
Holly’s Best Breads: Basic French Loaf
As you may have figured out from some of my earlier posts, I did not grow up eating food made from scratch. My mom is a good cook, but definitely used boxed mixes and convenience items. So where did I get the idea to eat real food? DH would blame my friend and former co-worker Holly. She's the one who told me about kombucha, turned her front lawn into a garden, and made a believer of raw milk out of me when she brought fromage blanc to work.
Things I Love Thursday: Yoga!
For some reason, no matter my weight or fitness level, I always love yoga. In the New Year I am going to get back into it. I've always been flexible, but for some reason when I do yoga it makes me feel nice and stretched (a huge difference after being hunched over a computer) and at peace.
Slow-Cooker Black Bean Chili
My friends at Collective Bias issued another challenge: make something in a slow cooker, using Frank's Red Hot sauce. I decided to combine it with my Dark Days Challenge and created the following recipe, which turned out great if I do say so myself.
Nurture People
This week we continue the Living Simply series with the topic of Nurture People. "Finally, enough already with the global perspective!" you might be thinking. Fair enough. Today I'll lead with a quote from Suze Orman: