by messienessie_62pahm | Jul 19, 2014 | Gluten-Free, Healthful Eats, Live, Quick and Easy Meals
When you’re working out, you want the right combination of energy to see you through. Bodybuilders tend to drink a lot of protein shakes and eat a LOT of baked chicken and sweet potatoes. This is because they want lean muscle — not extra fat. With grains...
by messienessie_62pahm | Jun 25, 2014 | Chicken, Gluten-Free, Healthful Eats, Live, Main Dish, Meals, Salads, Seasonal Recipes, Spring & Summer Recipes, Thai
In the summer, we eat lighter, fresher, brighter-tasting foods. Seasonal eating for summer is a wonderful way to take pleasure in the moment and to give your body a break from so much of the rich heaviness that brings comfort in the cold in winter. There are...
by messienessie_62pahm | Jul 19, 2012 | Healthful Eats, Live, Low or No Sugar
As part our family’s commitment to Build A Better Me this year, we have eliminated gluten in our diets, reduced the overall carbs in our family’s food choices, and adopted a mostly Paleo style diet. But the most compelling change in our household came for...
by messienessie_62pahm | Jun 16, 2012 | Healthful Eats, Live, Quick and Easy Meals, Spring & Summer Recipes
For our daily lunch over here at Casa de Groovy, we often eat a variety of green salads or things like tuna, salmon or chicken salad on brown rice cake, served with assorted fresh veggies and humus. These lunches are always extremely satisfying, never weigh us down...
by messienessie_62pahm | Jun 7, 2012 | Healthful Eats, Live, World Cuisine
After my last post, many of my readers voiced that they had never had or heard of Injera bread. This was so exciting to me (I love introducing folks to new things and Ethiopian food is one of my favs.) If you like Indian food, Arabic food or are the least bit...
by messienessie_62pahm | May 12, 2012 | Grilling, Healthful Eats, Holiday Fare, Live, Quick and Easy Meals
SURPRISE!! Well, at least to me — my hubby and son planned a surprise Mother’s Day getaway. It’s been a long time since we had a vacation and even eight long, wet Portland months since our last weekend getaway. So, they decided momma needed a camping trip (one...
