Slice of Life 20
Happy Friday everyone! I cannot believe it’s FEBRUARY. What the heck? Ready for more Slice of Life? Okay then…
1. Like I’ve been telling you all week, today is Go Red For Women Day. It’s a day we wear red to bring awareness to heart disease in women. I know you’re probably tired of me talking about it, but heart disease is the number one killer of women. 1 in 3 women will die of heart disease. That’s a freaking scary statistic.
Are you wearing your red today? I will be. Post a pic and tag it #GoRed and #crazyforcrust so I can see!
Anyway, in case you’re not tired of me talking about heart disease, I devoted all of my posts this week to heart healthier recipes. I made mini pies, chocolate chip cake, mug cake, and cinnamon rolls all a little bit better. Simple baking substitutions, like whole wheat flour, applesauce or liquid oil, or using egg beaters, can go a long way to reducing your risk of heart disease (along with an actual healthy diet and exercise – life is about more spinach than chocolate).
My mom (and pretty much her whole family) has been touched by heart disease. It is very important that you know your risk. Take care of yourself. Also, you need to know the signs of heart attack and stroke, especially the sneaky ones. Women often (1) don’t pay attention to the signs because we’re doing everything for everyone else and/or (2) the signs are not normal chest pain that men might have.
Some of the hard to recognize heart attack symptoms in women are: shortness of breath, jaw pain, back pain, nausea, and flu like symptoms. You can read all about all the symptoms of heart disease on the Go Red For Women website. And wear your red today!
Okay, one last thing. If you’re looking for more heart healthier recipes, check out my post of 20 Heart Healthier Baking Recipes on Parade today. {Click here to pin it.}
2. By the way – did you know I’m now a contributor at Parade’s Community Table? You can see all of my posts and my profile here. In case you missed them, here are some of my posts so far:
18 Single-Serve Desserts {Pin it here}
22 Amazing Red Velvet Desserts {Pin it here}
I’m having a lot of fun sharing round-ups over on Parade. Be sure to check there each week for my newest post!
3. Ginger likes to watch me take photos because she often reaps the benefits.
4. Here are some things around food land that I just cannot stop thinking about:
- I’m almost afraid to make this Peanut Butter & Jelly Granola (Averie Cooks) because I’ll eat it all.
- I love the layers so much in this Neapolitan Cheesecake Cake! (Sugary Sweets)
- These made me drool. Salted Caramel Lava Cakes (Grandbaby Cakes)
- So easy and, um, delish. Ritz Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwiches (I Heart Naptime)
- I’d eat all of these Roasted Garlic Breadsticks (Sweet & Savory by Shinee) in one sitting.
- Because who doesn’t love apple cinnamon rolls? Gooey Apple Cinnamon Rolls (Very Culinary)
- I bet these are way better than store bought! Homemade Nutter Butter Cookies (Barbara Bakes)
- Those photos. Gasp. Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake Bars (Mom on Timeout)
- Avocado Fries (She Wears Many Hats), obviously.
- Seriously. I needed to clean the drool off my keyboard when I saw these Reese’s Stuffed Brown Butter Brownies (The Food Charlatan).
5. Okay, serious question, and I’m curious about your answers.
Continue reading and get the recipe: Slice of Life 20
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