Last night I had a group of wonderful women come to my house to make Pay it forward baskets.  Each of us was responsible for selecting our our containers to make beautiful flower filled baskets –one for ourselves (self love is important, right?) and one for a friend in need of a little love and […]

Happy Monday! The sun is shining in my backyard this morning….which is a happy sight after a mostly rainy weekend. Despite the rain, Russ and I got in two nice runs.  Spring is sprung…and the green grass and budding trees are really so nice to see after our brutally cold winter! I am gearing up […]

I was tagged by Tricia Thompson to participate in a fun post about what I ate last Wednesday.  Dietitians around the world are posting what they ate on Wednesdays–follow the hashtag, #wiawrd Tricia Thompson is the founder of Gluten Free Watchdog, an organization that  tests gluten free products to ensure they truly are gluten free. […]

Let’s talk lasagna. Kids love it and so does my Italian husband.  So…I decided to give a FODMAP friendly version a whirl. Typically lasagna is made with wheat rich pasta but you can find wheat free lasagna noodles at most large grocery stores. I purchased some brown rice lasagna noodles, a couple cans of plain […]

Happy 2014! Well this New Year, I have so many new things in store.  I am in the midst of merging my website and blog and giving it all a fresh new face.  Very exciting…stay tuned –should be up and running by the end of the month. I tend to look at the start of […]

Holidays and sweet treats seem to go together, right? I know there are quite a few of you out there that have a bit of a sweet tooth. So… I thought I would make this post all about low FODMAP treats for the holiday season.  How does that sound? I contacted one of  my favorite […]

I received a short and sweet email from my father-in-law, Tony with a recipe attached for “Crustless Cranberry Pie”.  The email stated, “Mickie thought you might like the recipe,” from your favorite PAPA in law. 🙂 Mickie is my Mother-in-law….a great one at that! And she was right, I DID love the recipe!  And so […]

Nelson Mandela, champion of the anti-apartheid movement and former president of South Africa, died this month at the age of 95. He will be remembered for his commitment of the pursuit of racial equality and establishment of anti-poverty programs as well for his passionate belief in humanity. Nelson Mandela for many exemplified the meaning of […]

I am not crazy about the cold weather…How about you? Look who showed up this morning? Yup…Mr. Jack Frost! Ugh….Last night we bought our Christmas tree.  Decorating the tree brings back so many memories of years gone by….when picking out the holiday tree took quite a while with 5 different personalities intent on finding the […]