Eating Healthy as a Single Parent

One challenge of being a single parent is having the time, money and energy to create healthy meals. After a tiresome day at wotk, the thought of standing on my feet for another half-hour or so just simply isn’t appealing at all. Until I think about my health. When my children were young, most of

Vegan Spinach Lasagna

There are certain foods that scream comfort and for me lasagna is one of them. I grew up with the kind of lasagna most people think of-filled with crumbled beef and melted cheese-but I’ve come to appreciate this yummy and healthy substitute. I will make a disclaimer here-if you expect it to taste like traditional

Salads for Health

I have a confession to make…vegetables are something I can do without. I’m all about eating healthy, but that doesn’t mean I can just pull a carrot out of the fridge, start munching on it and declare that that was the best thing I’ve eaten all day. Quite the contrary. I have to force mysef

Homemade Wheat Bread

There’s nothing like the aroma of bread baking. The smell wafts into every nook and corner, rendering anyone helpless to resist the fragrance of comfort. Breadmaking used to be a weekly ritual when the kids were little. Anticipation was high, waiting for the golden loaves to be taken out of the oven so that buttered