Spaghetti with “Beet Balls”, Root Vegetable Bolognaise and Sweet Grass Dairy
Serves 4 guestsPreparation time: 1 hourIngredients: Spaghetti:1lb Whole Wheat Spaghetti1 Jar Tomato Sauce (24 ounces)½ cup Carrots (peeled and cut into ½ inch pieces)½ cup Parsnips (peeled and cut into ½ inch pieces)½ cup Celeriac (peeled and cut into ½ inch pieces)½ cup Yellow Beets (peeled and cut into ½ inch pieces)½ cup Turnips (peeled […]
Peace and the Bean Stalk
What does peace look like? Is it the view of a tranquil ocean? A beautiful, placid lake? Or is it sitting on a park bench alone, watching passersby as life goes by? Whatever peace looks like, it is beautiful. It is a gift. Like the magic beans Jack was given in the fairy tale, “Jack […]
Interview: Heart Disease and our Need for Inner Peace
The Connection between Heart Disease and our body’s need for inner peace is as real as the ground you and I walk on. Dr. Kara Davis is a board certified medically trained physician. Dr. Davis has a special interest in the connection between mental, emotional and spiritual well-being with physical disease. She is a firm […]
Finding Health and Balance through Harmonious Eating
Everyone knows that we live in an “instant society” where instant results and instant responses are expected. One would be hard-pressed to find a person between the ages of 8 and 78 who has not been affected by our hurried American western lifestyle. Most of us live a treadmill, hurried and rushed life without balance. We […]
Making Peace with Your Body: Three + 1 Step
Are you at peace with your body? Before you answer, consider this. One of the most popular definitions of peace is Freedom from or the cessation of war or violence and freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility (Google dictionary). So what would the opposite of peace look like for you? A war or battle, fight […]
Faith Vs . Fear
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen… (Hebrews 11:1 KJV).Faith is a firm belief for something for which there is no proof… (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faith). Fear is best described as a strong emotion brought on by the expectation of something unpleasant or dangerous.Both faith and fear are strong beliefs […]
Finding Peace in my Dark Hour
Let me start this article with a very uplifting thought…you may very well be disappointed by its message. You see, it would be incredibly presumptuous of me to assume that I can tell someone how to find peace in a couple thousand words or less. Doing so would probably produce an article containing a lot […]
Healing Properties of Okra
Okra, also known as “Lady’s Finger,” is grown in warm and tropical regions of the world and is very popular in North-Eastern Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Even so, I believe okra may be the most disliked amongst vegetables because of its ‘slimy’ texture. But let’s take a closer look at the health benefits of […]
Meditation: A Simple ‘How to” for Beginners
May my meditation be sweet to Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the Lord.Psalm 104:34 (AMP) First, let’s clarify what meditation is from a biblical perspective since there are many popular twists on what meditation is and how to meditate. In my book, Wellness for Christians, I go into great detail about meditation. […]
15 Heirloom Bean and Root Vegetable Chili
15 Heirloom Bean and Root Vegetable Chili Serves 8 guestsPreparation time: 2 ½ hours Ingredients: 1 lb 15 Bean mix1 cup Carrots (peeled and cut into ½ inch dices)1 cup Parsnips (peeled and cut into ½ inch dices)1 cup Celeriac (peeled and cut into ½ inch dices) 1 cup Yellow Beets (peeled and cut into ½ […]
