Upside Lane Nurturing Hearts, Nourishing Lives, Inspiring Resilience Hi Reader, Pretzels are one of my favorite snacks and they are incredibly fun to make. Soft pretzels and their distinct taste set them apart from regular bread, which inspired me to make them at home. Making soft sourdough pretzels turned out to be quite simple. Not only are they delicious but they are also relatively healthy, containing no oils and very little fat. These soft pretzels don't take long to make, and the...

Upside Lane Nurturing Hearts, Nourishing Lives, Inspiring Resilience Hi Reader, If you like pickled foods you are going to love this recipe. DIY pickled red onions take literally ten minutes to put together, then just keep them in the fridge to ferment and they get stronger and stronger. Every time I ate pickled onions in a restaurant – whether on a sandwich or salad – I thought, ‘Why don’t I make these at home? I love them so much!’ So finally I did and it was super quick and easy. Now I’m...

Upside Lane Nurturing Hearts, Nourishing Lives, Inspiring Resilience Hi Reader, I am talking about stress and emotional overload today because, although it is the holiday season, full of fun and exciting times, it can also be filled with many mixed emotions. For some the holidays prove to be a very difficult time emotionally, so I want to address this because when we are aware, we can work at getting ahead of these feelings rather than letting them take over. In this week's blog post, we talk...