On Monday, I posted a giveaway for NuNaturalsNuStevia NoCarb Blend packets (stevia extract couched in erythritol, a sugar alcohol), and today I’m offering the same company’s originalWhite Stevia Powder packets. If you’ve been looking for an alternative to frightening artificial sweeteners, look no further! Stevia is perfect for most diabetics and hypoglycemics, as well as for [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Giveaways Day 3: A Different Kind of Stevia
Posted in Giveaway on October 29, 2008 | 46 Comments »
Liver/Gallbladder Flush Results
Posted in Health, My Health Journey, Natural Remedies, tagged gallbladder flush, liver flush on October 28, 2008 | 13 Comments »
So I completed the liver/gallbladder flush a couple of weeks ago. Can I just say M-I-S-E-R-A-B-L-E??? Good heavens, it was a disaster!! For those of you asking about my results, I needed to distance myself from the trauma of the experience before I could write reasonably about it. Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating. But just a [...]
Giveaways Day 2: Herbal Lavender Tea
Posted in Giveaway, Products I Like, tagged herbal tea on October 27, 2008 | 70 Comments »
For my second giveaway this week, I’m thrilled to offer the tea I reviewed the other day as a prize to one lucky winner. Penny Lane Boutique has generously donated a beautiful saint pouch containing six hand-crafted bags of their signature Lavendar Herbal Blend Tea. Composed of lavender, hibiscus, peppermint, rosehips, and orange peel, it makes a [...]
A Week of Giveaways: Day 1
Posted in Giveaway, Products I Like on October 27, 2008 | 98 Comments »
I mentioned a while back that, after I raved about NuNaturals stevia on my blog, the company sent me a bunch of their products to test and review. I want to share the ones I love with you, and now’s the perfect opportunity! Boggy Giveaways is hosting a massive giveaway carnival this week, so I thought I’d [...]
Herbal Tea Review
Posted in Products I Like, Reviews, tagged herbal tea on October 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A couple of weeks ago, Penny of Penny Lane Boutique contacted me about a review of her custom herbal tea blend. I promptly visited her site, and it just about charmed my socks off! Penny hand crafts natural skin care products like gentle bar soaps, soothing lotions, body wash (no sodium laureth/lauryl sulfate!), and mists. Many [...]
Curried Chicken with Quinoa and Vegetables
Posted in Cooking, Recipes, tagged curry, food on October 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sigh. Well, I missed Kimi’s carnival. It was one of those days yesterday. Nevertheless, you should still go check out her postto see everyone’s entries. If you’re in the mood for inspiration, you’re sure to find something to jazz up your fall table. And if you want to share a recipe of your own, you can [...]
Easy Tortilla Soup
Posted in Cooking, Recipes, tagged entertaining, food, Mexican, soup on October 20, 2008 | 12 Comments »
I hosted a Mexican-themed dinner for ten after church yesterday. Instead of my usual routine (i.e., pulling out all the stops and collapsing in exhaustion afterwards), I tried really hard to plan easy, do-ahead dishes. Taco salads, tortilla soup, chips and salsa, Spanish rice, and Pamela’s GF brownies with Breyer’s French Vanilla ice cream made the [...]
