Yard Work Muscle Rub

In my opinion - when your medicine cabinet starts to look more like a witch's closet - you're doing something right.  I've always found the ideas and legends of home remedies fascinating and I'm always willing to incorporate a few in my day to day life.  Whether it's DIY face scrubs or a salve that replaces my Neosporin - if I can make it myself, I'm up to the task.

Mushroom Bean Burgers

Clarence and I have dipped our toe in the pool of vegetarianism.  To my surprise Clarence "the vegetable hater" was the one that suggested that we convert from our carnivore ways.  I was all for it.  Give me a steak from a grass fed organic cow and I'll gladly cook and stuff it in my face, but that's not exactly economical or realistic in the city. 

Pumpkin Pup Biscuits

Our baby girl aka Magpie aka our dog, recently had a violent stomach upset.  After a trip to the vet it was determined that she 'got into something' but that she would be fine after a gentle diet for a couple days and some rest.

We aren't the best at keeping her from table scraps, but we don't over feed her them and keep an eye on the things that dogs can't eat (onions).  But we thought we might want to cut back on that and also re-think the treats she gets at dinner time. 

Breakfast Smoothies

I've been pretty health conscious my whole life but my partner Clarence was one of those rubber kids that wouldn't dare look at a vegetable, could eat a quart of ice cream in one sitting,  followed by some pizza and Mt. Dew and not gain a pound.  He'd been getting older and after much pestering, I finally got him to make a doctor's appointment.  We got some discouraging news after his check up.  His cholesterol was through the roof.  They immediately put him on cholesterol lowing drugs which took care of the problem straight away.  That's all fine and dandy, but I'm too proactive to let that slide.  I wanted to make sure that we could also regulate the situation with exercise and diet.

Carmalized Ginger Treats

I don't do boats.  Cars can be a nightmare and my daily bus ride into the office is a coin toss on whether or not I'll be nauseous for the remainder of the AM.  If there was a annual Motion Sickness Parade I'd be leading it.  An accident as a teenager left me with a messy equilibrium so anything that takes me off my feet and moving can set me off. 

Grapefruit Bath Scrubber

As anyone who knows me will tell you, I love DIY and saving the planet.  I feel pretty awesome every time I dump something into the appropriate recycling bin or reuse a yogurt container in a crafty way.  The logo on my super hero cape would be a couple of A's encircled by a very green planet.