Meatless Monday:  Creamy Spinach Soup     Ingredients 1 10-1/2-ounce can reduced-fat, reduced-sodium condensed cream of mushroom soup 2 green onions, sliced (1/4 cup) Dash ground nutmeg Dash pepper 4 cups cleaned spinach leaves, stems removed 1 12-ounce can evaporated skim milk Carrot cutouts (optional) In a blender or food processor combine soup, green onion, [...]

A good hot cup of tea is simply heavenly.  But drinking it can also have other benefits.  LOOSE WEIGHT:  Green Tea and White Tea Full of antioxidant that may get your metabolism moving. GAIN ENERGY:  Black Tean and Guayusa Guayusa has almost double the get-up-and-go as black tea, with 90 milligrams of caffeine per cup. [...]

Eating Organic….Affordably! Feeding a family of six, organic produce does not have to break the bank.  I have a small garden in my backyard and have joined a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Co-Op to ensure that my family eats well.  A CSA is a way to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farm at [...]

Early to Bed Early to Rise Makes . . . What Was That Again? **This guest post was written and provided by our good friend Hapari International—a leading retailer of swimwear.** If you’re like me, then the time of day you hate the most is the moment your alarm clock goes off. We night owls [...]

Meatless Monday:  Lemon Asparagus Penne 1/2 box penne 1 bunch asparagus, cut into 1 inch pieces 1 head broccoli, chopped 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces 1 small summer squash, cut into 1 inch pieces 4 sun dried tomatoes, sliced 1 small onion, diced 1 bunch spinach 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 [...]

Delaware Hospice offers a free, four-day summer camp at Lums Pond State Park for children and teens coping with the loss of a loved one.   I was invited to offer Zumba to the campers today by Earline Vann, the camp director. About a year ago, I met Ms. Vann at an annual charity art [...]

Recently, my children and I toured the Ronald McDonald House in our state.  We learned how this program provides a “home-away-from-home” for families so they can stay close by their hospitalized child at little or no cost.  They believe that nothing else should matter when a family is focused on healing their child – not [...]

Smile, Today is Smile Power Day! Health benefits to smiling: Smiling Changes Our Mood Next time you are feeling down, try putting on a smile. There’s a good chance you mood will change for the better. Smiling can trick the body into helping you change your mood. Smiling Is Contagious When someone is smiling they [...]

Muscles of Motherhood.  Today, I was featured in HerExchange.com. Click Here to Read About It Pam Andrews, Certified Zumba® Fitness Instructor | Bear, DE | 302.438.7779 | ZumbaWithPam.com

Meatless Monday:  Chickpea Tacos Here’s what we’re eating tonight!           Ingredients: 15 ounces chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 tbsp tamari 2 tsp lemon juice olive oil 1 tablespoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon paprika [...]