Author Archives: dinahsdabblings

Do you like eggplant? My Hubby loves eggplant but he always wants it fried. Right now we have a lot of it and I don’t fry often so a friend gave me this recipe. I love it so I’m sharing this healthy Mediterranean dish with you. It could be a meatless meal or you couldContinue reading “Have you tried Eggplant ?”

In an instant—everything can change. In the spring of 2013 most everything had gone back to a “normal” or so I thought.  We went to the beach for spring break. During the few days we were there I began experiencing itchy skin. I wasn’t sure why. Was I allergic to something? It began on theContinue reading “A Cautionary Tale…”

Our Sunday school lesson this morning was on a topic I’ve been meaning to write about for a while… Sometimes I think I need a bigger closet….it’s not going to be on any of those tv shows that feature dream closets that look more like a swanky boutique, for sure! As it gets warmer IContinue reading “Need a Bigger Closet or a Cleanout?”

We’ve all had to deal with hard things but it seems in recent days things have been especially hard on women. To me when you marry and become a Mom you open your heart up to a whole new level of happiness and possibly pain. Our spouses and children are a source of happiness butContinue reading “Hard things …”

Are you getting enough sleep? At one time I wasn’t.I was sacrificing sleep and my health because I was getting 6 hours of sleep or less during the week. Although I was getting more on the weekends it was nearly doing me in during the week. BTW, research says if you are only were getting 6 hours ofContinue reading “Are you getting your ZZZs?”

If you’re like me you’re seeing lots of buzz about collagen these days. You may be like me and even picked up a tub of it to add into your morning smoothies or coffee. The other morning I heard a report that recent clinical trials have shown that adding a collagen supplement to your dietContinue reading “Collagen: Help or Hype?”

Today is Vitamin C Day- We inhale these little Clementines at our house. Vitamin C is so good for you and I’m all about that! Be sure to read to the bottom for a little funny… We’ve always been told to drink our orange juice to stay healthy and we know that the vitamin CContinue reading “Vitamin C’s Superpowers”

I started painting after saying I was going to for a couple of years. When the lockdown hit,I should’ve picked up my brushes (although, in my defense, I did start writing and blogging). I was afraid to just strike out on my own & to a large degree, I still am, but not as much.Continue reading “Trust the process …”