Categories: Eats, Life Style
Hey, What’s Cookin’? Sometimes you just really crave Chinese takeout. But if it’s Beef and Broccoli you’re after, you’re probably going to pay a lot for a not-great meal. The beef is probably going to be skimpy and what there is will probably be fatty. Those little bits of beef will be hidden in a …
Categories: Gettin The Mind Right
Happy Monday! How many of the following meditations + actions combos resonate most with where you are in your life right now? How can you apply them to improve your life this week? 1). Know that the inner chatter in your mind is self-made, which means you have the power. Take control of the …
Categories: Eats, Life Style
Hey, What’s Cookin’? Unless you haven’t been on the Internet for the last 5 years, you’ve heard about Cloud Bread. Cloud bread is grain-free bread substitute that is beautifully light and airy—but doesn’t really resemble bread in texture. But when you are desperately craving a sandwich for lunch or a piece of bread with …
Categories: Gettin The Mind Right
Happy Monday! (This week I am taking the opportunity to feature a favorite post from the earlier days of m.e.l.t. While this post is not new, I hope you find that the message still resonates and is of value. Enjoy! JC) Life is like climbing a mountain. You can’t always see the peak or …
Categories: Eats, Life Style
Hey, What’s Cookin’? Thanksgiving is mere days away! You’ve all probably made your food shopping lists, gotten your groceries, are thawing the turkey, and have your recipes pulled and ready to follow. I’d like to suggest you add one more item to your menu, and that’s today’s Grapefruit and Greens Salad. Why salad? Well …
Categories: Gettin The Mind Right
Happy Monday! After Bikram yoga one day this past week, I took a dip in the ocean. I got out and within seconds I found myself frantically itching. It was awful and the most uncomfortable I’ve felt since I can remember. I tried the beach shower…no difference. I took a regular shower…still itching. …
Categories: Gettin The Mind Right
Happy Monday! One of the hardest parts of eating clean for so many of us is controlling our cravings when they arise. Eating is something we greatly enjoy and subsequently find hard to control in the short-term, because we don’t immediately see the drawbacks. That beloved glass of wine each night will not add inches …
Categories: Eats, Life Style
Hey, What’s Cookin’? When a cold salad doesn’t appeal to you, what can you do to make sure you get your rainbow of veggies intake for the day? What can you have–besides a salad–for a veggie-loaded meal or side dish? That’s easy–you whip up a pot of vegetable soup, like today’s Green Bean and Tomato …
Categories: Eats, Life Style
Hey, What’s Cookin’? Not too many people like the thought of a cold salad in the winter. What’s inviting and refreshing in the heat of summer isn’t overly enticing during the endless struggle to stay warm. But as we all know, vegetables are necessary–both raw and cooked–every day, all year long. A good way around …
Categories: Gettin The Mind Right
Happy Monday! Humans tend to be more emotional than objective. When something happens that we don’t like, our natural tendency is to react emotionally rather than to question the situation objectively. For example; This is the worst thing ever. There is no way to recover from this event. Things will never get better. …
