by Toni | Oct 24, 2020 | Be Simple, Healthy Treats, Let's Eat
We love Halloween in my house—the sweet part of it, right? The little trick-or-treaters in their costumes, the homemade goodies for family and friends at harvest gatherings, the seasonal displays of pumpkins and gourds, squeals and laughter. But we don’t mind...
by Toni | May 27, 2020 | Healthy Treats, Let's Eat, Live Green
I was cleaning some of the bookshelves in my studio the other day (Really, I was!), and I decided it was time to go through and purge some of my older periodicals (saving important articles and recipes, of course! Yeah, it’s a slow withdrawal.). I have one shelf...
by Toni | Mar 30, 2020 | Be Simple, Healthy Treats, Let's Eat
Ever since the Women’s Movement began in the early 70s, women have taken on one challenge after another. While we have won many hard-fought victories, it seems to me that some of what we’ve gained is something we’ve had all along… the ability to multi-task. No...
by Toni | Mar 19, 2020 | Be Simple, Healthy Treats, Let's Eat
You know me: why buy power bars when you can make them yourself? You will have total control over the ingredients, avoid the plastic wrapper and enjoy a much more delightful dining experience. Well, that’s my opinion, anyway. And making your own bars, snack balls and...
by Toni | Aug 30, 2019 | Be Simple, Healthy Treats, Let's Eat
Yes, I think we are talking tradition now. At the end of last summer, I decided to review the many delicious items that arrive quarterly in my New Hope Blogger Network Box for perfectly healthy lunchbox treats. It went so well, I have decided to repeat the idea with...
by Toni | Jul 29, 2019 | Be Simple, Healthy Treats, Let's Eat
So, candy. Should it have a place in your diet? Well, if you read this blog consistently, you will know that I feel candy, despite its usually terrible rep, has a place, albeit a conservatively small place, in a healthy diet. What we eat, whether we are conscious of...