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Confession; I’ve Been Working On Something BIG
Confession True confession. My name is Thérèse and it’s been 6 months since my last post. During that time I wrote 84 recipes, created a connected meal system, helped design a mobile app, and filed for 3 trademarks and a patent. Say That Again Yes, I’ve been busy and...
Summer Salad: A Palette of Colorful, Fresh Ingredients
Magic in a Salad Bowl Preparing a summer salad is a creative outlet that allows me to experiment and play with my food. Colorful and fresh ingredients are readily available in the stores, farmer's markets, CSA boxes and, if you are lucky, your own garden. Magic...
Next Level Burger; Our Saturday Dinner on the Road
New Burger Joint Next Level Burger was a new eating experience that surprised us with its concept and the taste of its burgers. Last Saturday my husband, two sons and I, made a spontaneous trip to Portland to watch the State Championship lacrosse game. We knew that we...
4 Steps on How to Eat Healthy While Traveling
Is it Possible to Eat Healthy While Traveling? As we go into the biggest traveling time of the year, the question for many is, how can I eat healthy while traveling. Perhaps the most trying part of traveling is finding a healthy meal? It isn’t always easy and it can...
Milestones for Today, A Realization for Tomorrow
Milestones and Stages We tend to measure our children’s lives in milestones and stages. Often we are wishing for a certain stage to conclude (think terrible twos) or hoping the current stage never ends. However, it is the milestones that we really celebrate. Events...
The Grateful Heart of a Mother
I'm So Grateful For My Son I have a lot to be grateful for in my life. As we head into Mother's Day weekend I am fully aware of how lucky I am to be the mother of two brilliant boys. However this post is about my baby who turns 19 today. All parents will say, “Where...
A Day Hike Will Recharge Your Body, Mind, and Soul
A Day Hike Break On our drive from Las Vegas to Missoula we took time out for a day hike adventure. Our normal road trip routine is to drive as long as we can, with as few stops as possible, to get to our destination as soon as possible. On this travel day we decided...
Carrot-Zucchini Gluten-Free Vegetable Fritters
What’s a Fritter? When I hear fritter I think of some morsel of food that’s been covered in a batter and deep fried. Think of corn fritters, hush puppies or apple fritters and the word healthy doesn't come to mind. However, fritters can also be pan fried with a little...
My Vegas Tell All; A Three Week Re-Boot
We’re Leaving Las Vegas Actually, we left Las Vegas and I’m here to tell all. It was a nice change of pace for us, a re-set for body and mind. For three weeks we were able to focus on nutrition, fitness, and business. Rob and I thoroughly enjoyed the time we spent...
5 Steps on How to Live With Vitality
Live With Vitality I want to share with you my 5 steps on how to live with vitality. However, first I’ll tell you a story. In February as I stepped off a plane the lady in front of me struggled to get seated into the waiting wheelchair. When she finally got herself...
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