Super Moist Chocolate Avocado Cake

First let me say that this is not my recipe. It was created by a smart young woman from Penn, and also let me say that this cake is sooo moist and really delicious! I used xylitol instead of sugar but you can make it exactly like the recipe. I also made a ganache frosting…

Easy Fall Recipe- Zuppa Tuscana Soup

Taken from funonadime.com and addapted where needed. Fall is in the air and I love to make soup this time of year. It’s so wonderful to cozy up under a blanket with a hot bowl of soup and a piece of crusty bread to dip in it. Almost as good as hot chocolate and biscotti. Yum!…

Putting Your Garden To Bed for Winter

It’s time to put your garden to bed for winter. Summer is no more bohoohoo. I spent time today doing just that and thought it would be nice to pass on a little bit of info on the most important steps to winterizing your garden. I have taken some of this information from Rodales Organic…

Burma Old World Traditions Beautiful People

Michael Biach’s photo essay documents the scenes and people of Burma, including the women of Chin — an isolated state in the mountains — who “used to follow the thousand-year-old tradition of tattooing their faces.” via Burma — Discover

Szechwan Stir fry

This is so good I couldn’t stop eating the carrots soaked in all that juice. I use all organic produce and other ingredients unless they are not available. Szechwan Stir fry 1/4 cup sunflower or peanut oil 1-2  Heads broccoli (cut off all of the flower heads and save the stalk for soup stock) 2…