Links to a Healthy Weekend

My links are coming just a bit early this week. I came across some great info and wanted to be sure and pass the word along.

On Sunday I leave for a much anticipated vacation. Every year since our honeymoon my husband and I have managed to make it to the Caribbean. A few years ago we moved the annual vacation to the week before Christmas.

At first I thought I’d miss all the holiday prep, but it has turned out to be the best time of the year to go for us. We get a break from the hustle and bustle and when the vacation is done we aren’t so sad to leave the resort because we are ready for Christmas celebrations.

So I’ll be taking a break next week. I’ll be back the week of Christmas and can’t wait to catch up on all the great health info and recipes that are sure to post on my favorite blogs while I’m gone.
The food is always amazing in Jamaica and I hear that a cooking class is a new addition to resort activities. I should be full of great food photos and recipes to recreate .

See you in about a week!

Now on to the links!

Off Her Cork took a break from her fun food blogging this week to share some information on keeping pets safe for the holidays. There is some great info there if you have a furry member of your family.

I just found Gastroanthropology this week. I was immediately drawn to Adrienne’s beautiful pictures of food at the German Christmas Markets. She is a trained pastry chef studying food policy. The fact that she is an ex-pat living in London also caught my eye.

Passports with a Purpose is a project developed by some great travel bloggers. It is a fundraiser to benefit the Heifer International. You can browse the available gifts until December 29th. You simply buy raffle tickets for the prizes you would like. Money goes to the charity and you might end up with a cool prize!

Recipe Girl never fails to share unique and tasty recipes. I loved the Magic in the Middles Cookies that combine chocolate and peanut butter. Yum!

A Life Less Sweet reported on new HFCS research. Cathy has some great points. As I mentioned in her comments, eliminating HFCS has never been about obesity or weight gain. It is about getting back to real food and away from processed junk.


Also, I wanted to mention that I did try Good Things Catered’s Cranberry Orange Cookies this week. They were out of this world! Definitely add them to your baking list if you enjoy that combination of flavors. I added chopped pecans to mine.