8 Ways to Make Your Thanksgiving Zoom Meaningful & Fun

Many of us have decided to forego the traditional family Thanksgiving for a virtual one. And although it’s not the same as being in person, zoom sure beats a phone call. There’s something so different about seeing my family’s faces and their homes while we talk. It took awhile to show my mom and dad […]

20 Things to be Grateful for in 2020

Each year at this time, we post articles on how an attitude of gratitude decreases stress, improves health and generally makes you a better person to be around. When have we ever needed these things as much as we do right now?? Here are 20 things that inspire gratitude for me right now. Whatever yours […]

How to See Santa This Year

This year is a different from other years; Santa needs to social distance too! But we discovered a way that your kids can still have a visit with Santa–virtually. Santa will virtually visit your family from his North Pole Home, via ZOOM for 10 minutes through North Pole Direct. Have your Christmas list ready and any […]

Should You Try CBD Oil? I finally did!

The below was posted in 2018, and at the end of writing it, I was excited to give it a go. Then, life got in the way, and I was feeling generally fine, and it went out of my head. Recently though, the producers of a hemp oil in upstate NY, who are also friends, asked […]

35+ Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Recipes

Also Read: 7 Signs You Might Be Gluten-Intolerant In our family, there are three people who are gluten-free. I have two nieces with celiac disease, and I have been gluten free for about 6 years. The first few years after diagnoses were made, Thanksgiving was a challenge, but we have since gotten the hang of […]

What to Wear to Your Thanksgiving Zoom: Turkey Hats!

This will be the first year in 15 years that we won’t be with my husband’s family at Thanksgiving. I know I’m not the only one that is separated from their family this year. We do plan to zoom and I wanted to find a way to keep things light and silly. We all need […]

Apple Crisp – Your Go To GF Fall Dessert

Even if I wasn’t gluten free, I would prefer this to a traditional apple pie. Warm it up and add some vanilla ice cream or homemade whipped cream! Ingredients: 6-8 tart apples sliced 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup GF all purpose flour 1/2 cup GF oats 1/3 cup butter, softened 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon […]

Sweet Sweet Potatoes

I love sweet potatoes, and cook with them a lot. They are healthy, and they are wonderful when oven roasted and mixed with quinoa, are a perfect simple side dish after a quick cook in the microwave and are delicious mashed with a little salt and butter, skin on. But, there is no sweet potato […]