Now that October is upon us, it’s time to plant the garlic! There are two varieties of garlic, softneck and hardneck. The “neck” of garlic is the stem of the plant. Hardneck garlic tends to grow larger, produces a garlic scape (an edible stalk that is great for pesto, stir fry, and etc.), is hardier in Northern climates, and has more of a complex flavor than a softneck garlic (softneck is what is in the grocery store). Garlic is one of the easiest crops to grow! Like any crop

June is fun for many reasons…. Warm summer weather, longer sunny days, and strawberries make their annual debut! Strawberries are one of the healthiest, most nutritious, and delicious foods on earth! Here are a few fun facts about this wonderful berry… Did you know that strawberries are members of the rose family?! (go figure!) Every U.S. state and Canadian province grows strawberries.... YAY! If you're traveling...there is a museum in Belgium, called Musée de la Fraise, (Str

My family loves to joke around and laugh. We are especially into jokes and puns! One of our favorite used puns is “C” Food. “C” food … aka seafood… preferably shrimp, lobster, and scallops… or if we “C” Food we will eat food! One of the favorite “C” foods is carrots! Carrots are pretty popular.. You can find them in everything from a salad to dinners to juice. Carrots are antioxidants, which are nutrients that help the body remove free radicals(unstable molecules that can ca

Oh the potato! We eat so many of them in so many forms….from chips to baked to french fried (don’t forget the burger) or even in the form of flour! Potatoes have permeated our meals. Hail to the world’s fourth largest food crop! The potato provides a great source of vitamin C, has more potassium than a banana, and it’s fat, sodium, cholesterol and gluten free! So here’s to the potato or do you say potata? #potatoes #glutenfree #wellness #blogger Give me a “LIKE” at Beyond

Yes, you read that right!! I DO put good old Asparagus in my smoothie! Why?? Well… obviously as someone who is into healthy stuff and smoothies...because it not only provides a super rich source of dietary fiber, it also contains vitamins like C,K, and E, and minerals like iron, phosphorus and potassium! As an avid gardener, It’s always great to have an Asparagus plant because it is a perennial plant! ( one less plant to plant every year..YAY!) And after it’s first harvest,

I don’t know about you but for me, I am super excited that Spring is just around the corner!! I am an avid gardener so once I see the smallest of green pop up in the garden, I get excited!! It’s the simple things that make the “dull and drab winter” disappear. As a person who loves to dig in the dirt, that first little green gem of garlic (pictured below) poking through the soil starts in motion a whole bunch of garden planning and prep work. For me, my planning and prep happ

Studies show that people regain weight within in 1 to 5 years of a diet. WOW! Then why bother? You’re just going to gain it all back. How about this thought.... Why not change your lifestyle and then you won’t need a diet? Lifestyle is how a person lives. It's how we think and what our attitude is towards ourselves and the world. How we live affects our health which not only includes the body but the mind and spirit as well. A diet that "didn't work" might have had allot