Field Tea-Foraging for Beverage Fun “Field Tea” means making your tea out of whatever you forage from the plants growing outside in a field. It could be made from many yummy things, which in addition to looking pretty, are fun to pick. My friend Sarah F. was the first to introduce me to the name…
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Eating Outside- Vegan, Diabetic, Paleo- Spicy Broccoli
Eating Outside- Vegan, Paleo, Diabetic- Spicy Broccoli Eating outside is one of summer’s great pleasures. Hiking up mountains, swimming in lakes, and of course jumping into ice cold rivers are all extremely fun. By the end of that busy day you are hungry like a bear! It feels good to eat delicious food cooked over…
Orange Mood Enhancer-Using Essential Oils
Orange Mood Enhancer- Using Essential Oils- Some days we all need a boost. Think bright, happy oranges, soaking up the sunlight. When I feel down I reach for my d.i.y. Orange Mood Enhancer. You may already use essential oils in your life. Everyone is familiar with the lovely fresh scent of flowers and fruits. Did…
Easy Vegan Soup Stock
Easy Vegan Soup Stock Easy Vegan Soup Stock is simple to make and gives you back flavour tenfold. This recipe is the second part of our January “Soup Beautiful Soup” series. The term was coined by pressure cooking maven, Lorna Sass. Easy Vegan Broth is a great base for future soups, can be used to…
Low carb black bean soup
Low carb black bean soup Soup Beautiful Soup Low carb black bean soup is the first part of our January series, “Soup Beautiful Soup”. Think hot and spicy, with tasty veggie add-ons like onion, cilantro, and avocado. I can almost hear the Mariachis singing! I was recently asked by my Aunt Lynn to explain the…
How to use a pressure cooker
How to use a pressure cooker Pressure Cooker- At L.S. Livewell January is “Soup Beautiful Soup” month. We are spending this whole month going through the ins and outs of making beautiful, delicious, and nutritious soup. A pressure cooker is a fantastic tool for making soups with greatly reduced the cooking time. Think of this-…
New Year’s Message-Keeping It Real in 2018
It’s New Years soon New Years-keeping it real in 2018. Now that it is almost New Years I wanted to check in with my community. I am happy to report that this is our 56th post and the six month anniversary of launching my blog, L.S. Livewell. This had been a fantastic experience for me,…
Henry James- Well Said
“It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition” Henry James. “Snowy Park” was photographed in Washington Square Park, N.Y.C.. When I witnessed this snow tableaux, I imagined Henry James strolling on the path wearing a stylish silk coat, his black tophat tipped with snowflakes, his head swimming with characters. Grab…
Rosemary Infused Pink Salt
Rosemary Infused Pink Salt This delicious salt is easy to make and provides an Alice Waters type of immersive food sensuality. A pinch of these heavenly grains can transform your holiday side dishes from mild mannered into red carpet in seconds. Try it on our two minute tomato sauce or easy greens. Even a few pinches in…
Albert Einstein-Well Said
“Creativity is intelligence having fun” Albert Einstein “Giant bubbles at sunset” was photographed in Tompkins Square Park, in the East Village of New York City. Have you ever seen a group of kindergarten age children at play? The constant new ideas, the number of ways they can take the same thing and make it…