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Gluten Free Cauliflower Fried Rice with Red Curry

Considered a super-food by experts, cauliflower packs a bunch of benefits that few foods can top. One of the best benefits is its versatility.Lower in carbs and calories shredded cauliflower is a wonderful replacement for rice. One cup of cauliflower is only about 27 calories as opposed to one cup of white rice with more than 200 calories. For most of us that’s reason enough, and if you use cauliflower as a replacement, I bet you’ll be surprised at the full flavor it adds to your meal.
Ingredi...

Book Review ‘The Visitant: A Venetian Ghost Story’ by Megan Chance

Winter’s nights are long and it’s only natural to pull out a good ghost story to set the mood and this Venetian ghost story does the job, well. 19thcentury expectations are high for women and forgiveness is hard to come by in this romantic, paranormal, thriller.
Shamed, Elina Spira must escape scandal and distance herself from a naïve act of misjudgment that has destroyed her family. With her father’s medical career on the line, as her penance, she travels to Venice to care for the injur...

Healthy Gluten Free Pancakes

The recipe base consists of only two ingredients and both are super healthy.This is a fabulous recipe for health conscious and/or gluten free individuals.  As a pancake or bread replacement, your imagination sets the limits.
A banana and an egg, is all it takes to create the batter for your healthy pancakes, add one or more stir-ins and toppings to make it uniquely yours.
We all know bananas are a healthy source of potassium, but the potential benefits are often obscure. 

According to...

Book Review ‘The Neon Lawyer’ by Victor Methos

If you enjoyed John Grisham’s, The Rainmaker, you’ll like The Neon Lawyer.
However, I would be remiss if I did not warn; unlike Grisham’s, the crime against the child in The Neon Lawyer is disturbing and gruesome, but please understand it is detailed, briefly.Based on a true story, author Victor Methos captures the interior of his characters in a compelling story quick 178 page read that is just a little longer than a novella. 
Brigham Theodore transfers from Tulane University in New Orle...

Springtide: A 2-Ingredient Gluten Free Healthy Beverage

For the most part, commercially processed and packaged yogurt is of late a disappointing disaster for the health conscious consumer.Too much sugar, too much fat and even more worrisome is a process that destroys much of the good bacterial flora we have come to refer to as probiotics.
Probiotics are especially important for maintaining a healthy digestive system. A healthy gut can be an important component in an individual’s overall health. You might be thinking about a reasonable alternative...

Springtide: A 2-Ingredient Gluten Free Healthy Libation

For the most part, commercially processed and packaged yogurt is of late a disappointing disaster for the health conscious consumer.Too much sugar, too much fat and even more worrisome is a process that destroys much of the good bacterial flora we have come to refer to as probiotics.
Probiotics are especially important for maintaining a healthy digestive system. A healthy gut can be an important component in an individual’s overall health. You might be thinking about a reasonable alternative...

Audio Book Review ‘Beautiful Ruins’ by Jess Walter

Critics love this novel, named book of the year by several literary entities, it is a winner. I wish I liked the story, but I don’t.Even I concede it is a literary masterpiece, author Jess Walter awakens the senses and provides amazing visuals of faraway places. The glowing praise for this book is pretty phenomenal. Yet, I cannot appreciate the story’s premise.
Although the book is a work of fiction, the author weaves the story around actual, implied situations and events that took place durin...

Bestseller: Audio Book Review 'Fates and Furies' by Lauren Groff

Bestselling, multiple award winning, Fates and Furiesis a deviation from modern literary tradition that proves to deepen an intensely emotional tragedy.Is it a romance, a drama, a saga, or a beautiful narrative? The answer is yes, but truthfully, it is a modern day classic, tragedy. In light of the idea and with an ever-changing audience, if Shakespeare was alive and writing today, Fates and Furies would be a mirror of his craft.  By the same token, the rich style of writing that makes i...

Delicious Gluten Free Sangria Stew

This stew is not only tasty with a mild sweet flavor, but gorgeous with lovely red tones that serve as a perfect background for the colorful veggies. Gluten Free, Paleo, it is a wonderfully healthy dish that is absolutely delicious!
Ingredients
4 tablespoons butter or margarine preferably made from olive oil2 tablespoons chopped garlic Salt and Pepper1 1/2 pounds beef stew meat, trim excess fat and cut into bite-size pieces1 750 ml. bottle red Sangria wine (I used Lost Vineyards Sangr...

Audio Book Review ‘The Secret Chord’ by Geraldine Brooks

Written by a Pulitzer Prize Winning Author!
The Hebrew Bible claims; God loved King David most. Whether you view The Bible as a religious guide, history book, or a timeless work of literature, you likely find this idea perplexing enough to have a few questions pass through your mind’s eye. After all, King David was a warrior, a military leader that was responsible for many deaths, albeit to claim an earthly kingdom for God, many shed blood.Obviously addicted to power, for many, what makes this...