• -Vegan- Blueberry Banana Smoothie

    Vegan Blueberry Banana Smoothie Recipe from http://chowvegan.com/ - a blog with tons of fantastic vegan recipes! Blueberry Banana Smoothie Makes about 16 ounces 1 banana, peeled, sliced and frozen 1/2 cup unsweetened soy milk 6 ounces vanilla soy yogurt 1/2 cup frozen blueberries Dash of…
  • 76 Things Women Should Do to Stay Healthy

    Women's Health Magazine has recently released a list of what experts say are the 76 best things a woman can do for her body. The results contain a lot of things that are already pretty well known, but I found some of the answers to be a bit surprising!
  • Homemade Mexican Fried Ice Cream

    This is a guest post from Kirbie's Cravings. I love Mexican fried ice cream. I get it every year at the County Fair and whenever it’s on the dessert menu at a restaurant. Creamy vanilla ice cream encrusted with a cinnamon crunchy exterior and drizzled with chocolate and whipped cream, what&rs…
  • Protecting Cebu's hillylands

    Events I get flooded with forwarded email messages all the time, the reason why I would just dump them. But from time to time I check out my trash bin and check if there are important messages that got lost there, and today there indeed was one. On June 19, the Philippine Business for Social Pr…
  • A Healthy Combo: Honey and Cinnamon

    Image SourceLots of foods are great on their own, but sometimes it takes two to make a thing go right. (Forgive the corny song reference, please). It just so happens that honey and cinnamon happen to be a great duo. They go way back as being ancient remedies and natural medicines. According to an…
  • Spice boy Many years ago,…

    Spice boy Many years ago, while visiting relatives in Michigan, I happened to notice some uber-cool candles on my mother’s buffet. The colors were totally her, but the containers were really grabbing my design eye: hip glass square jars that looked like old-time canning jar with its hinged-locki…
  • Cinnamon May Help Lower Cholesterol

    sourceCinannamon has been used as a spice and herbal medicine for thousands of years ago. In traditional Chinese medicine they use cinnamon as a means to provide relief from menstrual pain, colds, flatulence, nausea and diarrhea. It's also believed to improve blood circulation, acting as an anti-mi…
  • 10 Miraculous Health Benefits of Honey and Cinnamon

    Today I found that “mixture of honey and cinnamon is known for hundreds of years for their miraculous curing power. If we look back into the history we can see both these items used by different countries and cultures across the world for different medicinal purposes”. I always thought that ho…
  • Asparagus cookies If you tho…

    Asparagus cookies If you thought Asparagus guac was odd, try to wrap your brain around these. Sweet, tender and surprisingly delicious, the spices are reminiscent of the winter holidays, but the abundance of the best asparagus the season has to offer belies waiting another minute. Ingredients 2 c…
  • I Miss Eating Cereal

    I used to eat cereal pretty often for breakfast when I was younger but nowadays I hardly ever touch a bowl of cereal. My top picks are Honey Bunches of Oats, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Corn Pops. I would usually use a little amount of milk because I don't like soggy cereal and I don't really like…