Easy, Nutritious Recipes to Fuel an Active Lifestyle
Cooking for one is something new I’ve had to learn in college. I really enjoyed cooking back in high school when I was living at home, too, but most things I made were for at least the five people in my family. I also had a big kitchen, a huge selection of ingredients and spices, people to help me clean up the kitchen, and bit more free time. Now that I live in
Make plain raw almonds a little more exciting with a dash of cocoa powder, a very light sprinkle of powdered sugar, and a shake of espresso powder for a healthy snack! Lots of us have heard that raw almonds are super good for us. They help raise your HDL (good cholesterol) level while lowering your LDL (bad cholesterol) level. Almonds are high in monounsaturated fat, the same type of healthy fat found in olive oil,
Soft and chewy oatmeal cookies with semisweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, almonds, walnuts, and butterscotch chips. PSA: Don’t be fooled by this recipe appearing on “Healthy” Liv– there’s nothing necessarily healthy about these cookies, unless you do some so-called “girl math” and decide that the oats and almonds in these cookies make them practically an appropriate breakfast food. Or you could say these cookies are healthy for your
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! I’m popping in today with a quick little Christmas recap in case you’ve been dying to find out how the Bane family celebrated this year. We kicked off the festivites on December 23rd with our church’s annual Christmas Eve service at a performing arts center downtown. My great uncle and grandparents were scheduled to arrive in Raleigh around noon on
Merry Christmas EVE! Can you believe it’s here?! My family has always done a bunch of different Christmas traditions because my mom absolutely loves traditions. I love our Christmas traditions, too, because they’ve stayed constant throughout our numerous moves (Atlanta, Orlando, Raleigh) and different stages of life. I thought it’d be fun (maybe just for my mom) to share some of them here. When I go home,
