6 foods to stop eating right now

6 foods to stop eating right now

We get SO frustrated when we see foods being promoted as healthy when the sad reality is, they are quite the opposite. The food industry is huge, and spends billions of dollars doing whatever they can to sell their products, often at the expense of the consumer. Many...
Redefining the word TREAT

Redefining the word TREAT

When you hear the word treat, what comes to mind? We can (almost) guarantee your brain conjures up images of your favorite candy bar, ice cream or brownie if your a sweets loving kind of gal, or maybe potato or corn chips if you’re more of the...
2-ingredient chocolate truffles

2-ingredient chocolate truffles

Chocolate truffles anyone? If you’re stuck inside and happen to have these ingredients on hand, you’re in luck! We thought a delicious chocolaty treat might brighten up your weekend, so we are sharing this 2-ingredient recipe you can make in less than 10...
Cookies for Breakfast

Cookies for Breakfast

  In our homes, baking takes on a healthy twist as we are always aiming to create delicious goodies that contribute to instead of sabotage our health.   Our latest creation was prompted by a recipe we saw in a local NJ magazine, and we made just a few simple tweaks...
Lemon Blueberry Cake! Surprise Ingredient

Lemon Blueberry Cake! Surprise Ingredient

You’re going to have to excuse us from going on and on about blueberries but when these babies are in season we just can’t help ourselves!  Now since we both love baking (including Stephanie’s younger son who is a rock star in the baking department),...
Celery . . . the most underrated veggie

Celery . . . the most underrated veggie

If you asked a random person on the street if celery had any REAL nutritional value, the answer would probably be no. Most people assume that celery, which is made of about 95% water, is a good crunchy filler for weight loss diets and a simple low-cal vehicle for...