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Lentil Cilantro Soup

Happy Human — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:34:07 +0000

This recipe is for a delightful soup that is both light and satisfying. The recipe below is for 4 servings. Enjoy! Ingredients Peanut Oil - 2 tablespoons Minced Red Onion - 1 cup Garlic clove, minced - 2 cloves Vegetable Stock - 4.5 cups Lentils (brown) - 1 cup Carrots, peeled and chopped - 2 cups Salt - 2 teaspoons Pepper - a dash Cilantro [...]

Organic Delivery To Your Door

Happy Human — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:45:29 +0000

If you’re looking for an easy and cost effective way to eat healthy, there is an emerging service you are going to love: local organic produce delivered to your door. Here’s how it works: 1) You find a local delivery service and sign up for weekly deliveries. Prices vary based on the size box you choose. 2) [...]

Simple Healthy Meals: The Perfect Salad

Happy Human — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:44:43 +0000

Even before I became really interested in delicious and healthy food and finding the perfect mesh of flavor, I had one go-to dish that was perfect every time. I use the word dish to describe this salad because for me it is exactly that. An entire meal with no accompaniments needed. Since I got married [...]

Living Green: Cloth Napkins to the Rescue

Happy Human — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:44:11 +0000

I don’t know about you but every time I reach for a paper napkin to wipe my hands while eating my meals, I get an unsettling twinge thinking of the trees that were cut down to manufacture these napkins. Growing up my family always used cloth napkins at dinner time and they worked just fine. [...]

Your Very Own Thought Coach

Happy Human — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:36:34 +0000

A few weeks ago I was searching iTunes for some relaxation meditations and I came across guided meditations and affirmations by Stin. Stin’s project - aka mythoughtcoach.com - is a place to go to find meditations and affirmations to suit your every mood or need. Stin herself is a nationally-certified fitness and meditation expert with [...]

Curcumin and Omega-3 Compound May Fight Pancreatic Cancer

Happy Human — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:33:44 +0000

Cancer Mothly reported today on new reseach that shows that a compund of curcumin (found in turmeric) and omega-3 fatty acids inhibits the growth of pancretic cancer cells in rats. Both curcumin and omega-3 seperately have been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties with cancer-fighting properties. Combining the two substances have a cumultive effect that is [...]

Cooking with Spice Made Easy

Happy Human — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:08:23 +0000

On my recent visit to a Farmer’s Market I picked up a spice recipe card from World Cuisine Institute. Each spice recipe card contains a recipe for a delicious dish from some world cuisine - Indian, Mexican, Moroccan - with filled spice pouches with the pre-measured spices needed to make the recipe. All you have [...]

Obama’s Favorite Food is Chile, and Other Presidential Food Facts.

Happy Human — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:00:09 +0000

In honor of Inauguration Day we’ve compiled a list of our presidents’ favorite foods. We generally like to write about healthy foods, but for this post we’re overlooking that theme (cheeseburger pizza? really?) in order to satisfy your curiosity about the leaders of our great nation, and their favorite consumables. Enjoy! Barack Obama Chili, protein bars, vegetables, [...]

Comfort Food with a Kick: Chicken Soup for the Cold

Happy Human — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:33:04 +0000

This past week my husband, suffering from a winter cold, made a delicious fresh batch of chicken soup. Chicken soup is a traditional go-to in our household during the cold and flu season and it got me thinking: is there any scientific evidence to support the notion that chicken soup has healing powers? Here’s what [...]

Good Morning Sunshine

Happy Human — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:29:46 +0000

Winter is upon us and with it the less than happy routine of waking up in darkness even with that little trick of daylight savings times. I am not a morning person at the best of times so winter mornings pose a real challenge. Those of us who are not morning people fall into the [...]