Food, Family, and Lifestyle
Today I want to share more about the first consolidation therapy as part of the treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia. If you recall, I was told I would need three to four rounds of consolidation chemotherapy. I was blessed to be home about two weeks following the month of Induction before I had to report…
What can you mix with Quinoa? One of my son’s favorite products at our local Aldi, is a quinoa brown rice mixture. Most of the time, we enjoy it as a simple side dish however, I have been using it in this breakfast bowl that I have been enjoying. You could create this breakfast bowl…
Hello friends! Last week the kids had spring vacation, and we were blessed by a visit from my aunt. We spent as much time outside as we could but naturally, one day was 70 degrees and the next was 35 with sleet. During the week, we experimented with recipes, celebrated my Aunt’s 80th birthday, and…
I feel it is public knowledge that anyone who goes through Chemotherapy is going to lose their hair. It is inevitable in most every case. The standard advice is to get out ahead of it. Shave your head before it all falls out. Spare yourself the devastation of watching it come out in clumps. Shave…
As I mentioned previously, the induction treatment for the Acute Myeloid Leukemia required a month long stay at the hospital. My second biopsy (first one taken my first night in the hospital and full of bad cells) showed that there were no cells in the sample they took from my hip after the seven days…
So let’s start off by agreeing that mini sized foods are way more fun than regular size. Now that we have that out of the way, we can also agree, it can be easier to make a meal using some frozen ingredient aka short-cuts. I decided to grab some mini-pierogi from the frozen section, and…
Expand your wrap aka sandwich repertoire with these 13 healthy wrap recipes. Seriously, who doesn’t love a wrap? If you don’t, then simply make these recipes using bread. These recipes are so balanced and healthy that they are basically a meal in themselves. I am presenting to you a variety of wraps from the well…
The first two days of my month Induction Chemotherapy long stay were a whirlwind of massive blood draws, lines being placed in my chest while I was sedated, a biopsy, in-depth cardiac tests, and cat scans. I felt as if I had no choice, and took no part in the decisions. It was all part…
There are two new cookbooks on the market, ‘Everyday Ketogenic Kitchen’ and ‘Easy Keto Dinners’, written by my blogging friend Carolyn Ketchum of All day I Dream About Food. Whether your family eats a low-carb or ketogenic diet is irrelevant, because these two books are chock full of yummy, approachable recipes that will not make you…
