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Top Brain Boosting Foods

The older I get, the more I’m allowing my pantry to be my medicine cabinet. While yes, there is definitely a place for the pharmacy, it can’t hurt to eat better, right? After some research, I found there are quite a few brain boosting foods out there we can all start adding into our diets. 1. Coconut Oil This oil is currently being studied for its powers in helping Alzheimer’s patients at the Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute. Recent research has found, during Alzheimer’s, the brain stops processing glucose and the disease acts much like a type three diabetes. When coconut oil […]

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Just Desserts and Vegan Apple Cinnamon Donut Holes

Top Chef: Just Desserts last night was a good one! I actually was so tired that I went to bed and had to set an alarm to watch it. But I’m glad I did, because I ended up having very sweet dreams! No wonder I was craving donuts this morning. Anyway, on to last night’s episode… I just love it when we see the chefs back at the house. It’s like a peek into their real personalities when they think no one is watching. The Katzie-Sally rivalry is apparent as ever when Katzie makes some comment about Sally being too […]

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Snickerdoodles

I found some amazing looking Carmelized Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies on Foodbuzz a few weeks ago, which I had planned to make in honor of Father’s Day month. I attempted to make them last night… I can say without hesitation that these two foods, no matter how good they are alone, are NOT delicious together. What a disaster! Anyway, Victor all set for cookies and was disappointed that they didn’t happen, so I promised him his favorite chocolate chip cookies. Well, the bacon recipe used all of my chocolate chips, so I went in search of a recipe that contained only […]

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