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Trilby’s—Santa’s Favorite Cookie!

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / August 3, 2019 /

You know how some things can transport you immediately back to your childhood? Trilby’s are that thing for me! These soft, ooey-gooey, sweet date-filled oatmeal cookies were a family Christmas…

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Welcome to VeganMoFo 2019!

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / August 1, 2019 /

It’s August 1, which means it’s time for VeganMoFo (Vegan Month of Food)! This is my second year participating in VeganMoFo. I had so much fun doing this last year…

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Roasted Kabocha Squash with Chickpeas from JL Fields’ NEW, “Fast & Easy Vegan Cookbook”!

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / July 30, 2019 /

I am so very excited! My friend, JL Fields, has a fabulous new cookbook coming out, , and not only did I get a copy for a sneak peak, but…

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Let’s Face it—How to Make Reusable Face Pads

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / July 23, 2019 /

As you may recall, during our six-month garbage and recycling audit, we discovered that we had a lot of waste from Alan’s eye-cleaning regime. He has a dry-eye syndrome and…

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A Berry Good Vinegar

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / July 16, 2019 /

Here’s a personal warning from me to you…beware of getting into food fermentation…it’s completely addicting! What started out with attempting kimchi and apple cider vinegar has grown into making vinegars…

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After Party Food—No Food Wasted

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / July 9, 2019 /

We hosted our annual 4th of July party here at the Lakehouse last week, full of fun, food, friends, and fireworks. Our little lake community organizes a great Independence Day…

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Goodbye Garbage Can!

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / June 25, 2019 /

Well, we did it! We gave our municipal garbage can the boot and had Waste Management come take it away. We just weren’t using it and couldn’t see paying for…

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Pineapple Vinegar—Be Sweet, Stand Tall, & Wear a Crown

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / June 18, 2019 /

  I’ve been having a lot of fun experimenting with making different vinegars. Who knew it was going to be this addictive?!?! It started out with apples, then red wine,…

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In the Gutter—Vertical Gardening

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / June 11, 2019 /

If you’ve been following my Instagram or Facebook feed the last couple of weeks you’ve probably seen glimpses of my gutter garden as I’ve been posting updates on the robin…

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Oh Shit! May Garbage & Recycling Review

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / June 4, 2019 /

We were on track to have one of the best garbage/recycling months yet! And then…oh shit! Literally! Last week we had two of our 7.5 grandkids (we have one in…

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