Category Archives: SURPRISE

Sustainability – Cuddling is a new Therapy for Overall Wellness

A bright smile

“Nordic Cuddle.” Founder Rebecca Mikkola CUDDLING is a new form of Physical and Mental Therapy, aka, Hugging! The company’s name is “Nordic Cuddle.” Founder Rebecca Mikkola uses tactile therapy to get up close and personal in the name of relaxation and a sense of well-being. Big city life often dictates that you shouldn’t so much as […]

LITERATURE: “Dinner at Antoine’s” (A favorite book of New Orleans’ Past.)

Dinner at Antoine’s A Book by Frances Parkinson Keyes (Editor’s Note) As a best-selling novel in 1948 (multi-millions sold), Dinner at Antoine’s is both fiction and a time capsule of mid-century New Orleans’ history.  It’s a peek into what life was like at that time, not just in New Orleans, but in the United States […]

The Cajun Restaurant with a Year-Long Waiting List

In an unassuming building in Galliano, Louisiana, Alzina Toups makes some of the best food you’ll ever eat. But while her Jambalaya, fried shrimp and other garlic-laden Cajun staples are sure to bless your tongue and break your heart, they aren’t so easy to come by. Alzina doesn’t take walk-ins, and reservations—which book up a […]

APFELSTRUDEL

Easy German Apple Strudel A traditional Viennese strudel is a popular layered pastry treat associated with many countries that once belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867–1918).   Ingredients 4 cup (about 3 medium apples, peeled, cored, and cubed 3/4 cups sugar 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 10 sheets fillo dough […]

Preventing Health Problems through Actions & Habits

• Bullet Points for Wellness Success. • IF THERE IS A SECRET TO BEING and STAYING HEALTHY it’s cutting back on processed food and fast foods – staying away from all of the things we classify as “junk foods” (candy, chocolate, sweets, cakes, cookies, too much bread, chips, sweetened sodas, packaged snacks, drive-through food, french fries, […]

For Artists – Tips for a Better Working Process

Take a tour of artists’ studios! You’ll find ideas and inspiration Inside the Art Studio, culled from American Artist’s (publication) popular Studios series… the book, Inside the Art Studio takes you inside 37 private studios of fine artists around the country, edited by Mary Burzlaff Bostic – available on Amazon. (our link – click on […]

Colorado Physical Trainer writes: Body Fitness, Chemistry, and Wellness Effects our Spirit!

by Kyle Norton Sitting for hours drinking from the Internet firehose is quickly replacing many essential elements of the human condition. I suggest that a sustainable, fair, hopeful world starts with getting away from electronics and taking care of one’s own needs: chemistry of the mind, fitness of the body and wellness of the spirit. […]