10 Things I’ve Learned through the Simply Me Project

With the 1 year anniversary of my blog drawing near, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’ve learned over the past several months. I’ve been kicking myself because I’m not going to finish within the year. But when I read the (read full article)

324. A Rack Makeover

When come Hari Raya everybody seems busy making biscuits and cakes but I don't. Since I have Aya to bake the cakes and Noormy to make sure there are some biscuits on that day, I am busy sprucing up a little bit of my kitchen area .I have this rack ( (read full article)

Rum Scented Blueberry Pork Loin

I need your help! Maple Leaf is hosting a new contest for its new Prime Pork - every cut I have tried - chops, loin, roast has been delcious and juicy! Many bloggers have been chosen to participate - and I am one of them! You can vote (read full article)

Break Out the Doxycycline! You’re in the Bachelor Pad

I have not watched more than a single episode of any of the past seasons of The Bachelor or The Bachelorette, so I come to ABC’s new Big Brother-Bachelor hybrid, Bachelor Pad completely free from bias against anyone in this entire group of swe (read full article)

Island hopping.....

last week a couple of friends and i went island hopping... Salt Spring Island to be exact!  if you've never been and are on the west coast, it's a very 'cute' little island which is what i like to think of as 'artsy fartsy'... i've only been a f (read full article)

"I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move."Robert Louis Stevenson (read full article)

Bricks and Boredom

A truck yard may not be the most beautiful place in Nebraska, but, while my hubby's working, what's a bored girl to do? Take pictures! Nevertheless, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. (read full article)

Abandoned

Don't you wonder about old, abandoned, places? Who lived there, what happened that people stopped coming, and what stories do they have to tell? (read full article)

Circles

I've mentioned earlier that I was off on a vacation. This does not mean that I was zipping down a water slide or having my toenails painted at a spa (I wish). Instead, myself and two dogs hop on a big-rig truck with my husband and spend some preciou (read full article)

"Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need."-Sarah Ban Breathnach (read full article)

Welcome nutritioulicious™ Blogger Jo!

Today I’d like to introduce a new blogger here at nutritioulicious™ — Jo Bartell. Jo is interning with me and you will get to learn all about her today and through her future blog posts. I’m so excited to have Jo on my team, so please (read full article)

A mid-summer night's fling

Since there are so many small treasures that I'm crushing on this summer, I thought that it would be best to consolidate everything in to one list.  From cocktails and bites to hair accessories and beach bags, these are a few of my favorite thin (read full article)

What do cowboys wear when going swimming?

At the beginning of summer, I checked out a few movies at the library. One of which was The Best of Bonanza. Thirty-four episodes of a beloved western that I remember watching as a kid. I thought maybe during a few of the long summer days, my ten-yea (read full article)

Tomatoes and Magpies

MAGPIE 22 how do I tell you? Now.is the right time for meoh, how I have grown-can you see it, too?pick me!others have stood on the vine in the windby my side together- yet, alone.where will you place your fingers to choose me away-or will I stay and (read full article)

"Earth laughs in flowers."-Ralph Waldo Emerson (read full article)

Field of Dreams

This is the first year that my son played in a little league baseball team.Their team did not make it through the play-offs, nevertheless, it was a very exciting experience for both him and myself. Evenings spent eating snow cones and sunflowers see (read full article)

The 4th of July Meal (Recipes)

I enjoyed my 4th of July, 2010 with friends and after a 2 mile hike up a trail, went tubing down the gunpowder falls river. The group was tired from floating down river. All anyone could think of was food and drinks before the fireworks started at du (read full article)

Veggin’ Cookbook Chronicles: Poor Person’s Sukiyaki

The title of my next cookbook is a novel in itself: From a Monastery Kitchen: A practical cookbook of vegetarian recipes for the four seasons complete from soups to desserts with breads. This cookbook, written in 1976, was inspired by a visit to a m (read full article)

Magpie Tales #21

(This is my first attempt at submitting a Magpie Tale. Magpie Tales is a wonderfully creative blog in which a picture is posted and one is to write a vignette or poem about the image. So here goes my best shot - Can you guess what I think it is?)gent (read full article)

Old-fashioned Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits

We've enjoyed the company of young guests this past two days and promised to make all their favorite breakfast foods on this last morning.  The family, (Mom, Grandma, Griffin and Lili) have enjoyed their morning family time and breakfasts have b (read full article)