Total Health: through whole foods, family activities, saving money, and more

Total Health: through whole foods, family activities, saving money, and more

Author: pamnordbergblog

10 All-Natural Ways to Relieve Muscle Pain

10 All-Natural Ways to Relieve Muscle Pain

Muscle pain is a universal ailment, whether from overexercise, stress, misalignment of the body, or carrying around a little one. My own muscle pain tends to center around my neck. Stress tenses those muscles and then radiates upward to give me a headache. But I’ve […]

Raspberry Surprise Muffins

Raspberry Surprise Muffins

Raspberry Surprise Muffins are a fun and easy recipe to make. They bake up with a pretty pink color–no food coloring needed. The surprise is finding either chocolate or raspberry jam on the inside. They’re perfect for Valentine’s Day or any special occasion. Enlist the […]

Berries on a Cloud

Berries on a Cloud

Berries on a cloud is the perfect dessert for so many occasions, especially Valentine’s Day. It looks so fancy and has a unique combination of flavors, from light, airy meringue to bursts of both white and dark chocolate amid a cloud of creaminess and the […]

A Proofreader’s Top 10 Favorite Books

A Proofreader’s Top 10 Favorite Books

As of February 2021, I will have achieved the milestone of being a professional proofreader and copy editor for 11 years. That means I read LOTS of books. In a quick count, I did 66 books in 2020 alone. This list of my 10 favorite […]

Homemade Hummus

Homemade Hummus

Homemade hummus is so much better than store bought! It has a fresh flavor and the added benefit of no preservatives. I admit, I didn’t like hummus the first few times I tried it. But it has grown on me, and now I love it. […]

Turmeric Meatballs with Hummus and Arugula

Turmeric Meatballs with Hummus and Arugula

I went out to dinner with one of my lady friends last year, and she ordered a dish of turmeric meatballs with hummus, arugula . . . the recipe you see here. After she let me sample her dish, I knew I needed to try […]

The Best Spritz Cookies

The Best Spritz Cookies

Ah, spritz cookies. The Christmas classic! I’m going to give you the recipe, hints for making your cookies the best they can be, and even a discussion on cookie presses. My daughter came over to make Christmas cookies together last weekend, and what a treat […]

Christmas Decorating with Bows

Christmas Decorating with Bows

What could be a more perfect way to decorate your home for Christmas than with bows! Christmas Bows Inside the House If you have a staircase of any size, bows are the perfect decoration. You don’t even need a sweeping staircase like you see in […]

Cream Cheese Party Dip

Cream Cheese Party Dip

Cream cheese party dip is a recipe I have been making a looooong time. I recall being in church youth group in the early ’80s and having one of the kind, generous youth sponsor women–a lady named Cynthia–bring this dip to an event. She said, […]

More Ways to Earn Swagbucks without Doing Surveys

More Ways to Earn Swagbucks without Doing Surveys

Swagbucks is great, but sometimes you just want to earn Swagbucks without doing so many surveys. Now let me back up a second, in case you don’t know what Swagbucks is. Swagbucks is a program that allows you to earn points–called Swagbucks–that you can redeem […]