Tag: happiness

April 20, 2018

Before I get to “What I Ate Today”, a couple small reminders that help keep my eating disorder at arm’s length/help me be kind to myself. 1. I…

In Earthen Vessels

“We hold a treasure, Not made of gold, In earthen vessels wealth untold. One treasure only The Lord, the Christ In earthen vessels.” This song brings me to…

Chocolate for breakfast! Whohoo!

First, my apologies for the downtime between posts. Sometimes my work takes over my life and I simply don’t have time to pull a post together. It can…

On Letting Go

In my previous post I wrote about forgiveness, or rather, letting go of the pain when you have been wronged. Letting go is so counter to what we…

On that dreaded word, Forgiveness.

Do you cringe when you are advised to just forgive and forget? Does the whole concept make you want to choke? Does it seem incomprehensible that some people…

Homage to Julia Child: Fresh Peach Clafouti

I have always maintained that if the name of a recipe is too difficult to pronounce, then it must also be too fussy to bother trying to cook….

Mix & Dump Cherry Cake- Certified Mmmmm Tasty!

This recipe called itself a Cherry Cake but it is the weirdest recipe for a cake that I have EVER seen. The results however, are delish, as reported…

“The Poultry King” or “How I learned to cook the best chicken of my life one easy step from…a life-long bachelor”

There is so much misinformation out there about simple cooking topics, that it isn’t surprising that people are CONFUSED. So today I am going to address a topic…

The Joy of Pizza

Greetings all Pizza Lovers! After posting the pictures of my pizza adventure on Facebook, several people asked me to post the recipe so here goes. I need to…

Welcome to The Verdant Home

  This site is dedicated to the idea that life should be full of JOY- every day- and not just in sad little snips that are quickly forgotten. Check back often for…