Jessamina's Blog

I have always been an advocate for self care. Being a mom, wife, friend, and business owner, it's easiest for me to keep my commitment to feeling good by implementing little daily routines. It's not boring. It's a necessity. The need for Self care's importance has often been minimized or considered selfish by some... But my Goddess-Sisters know better. This past weekend I experienced such a profound level of nourishment for my Goddess-Soul that I had to share with you ..... My best friend from childhood invited me to stay with her at the Waldorf Astoria in Boca Raton, FL. The architecture is truly magnificent and grand in every way. Addison Mizner designed it to evoke the lush spanish revival with enchanting midieval touches. Classic paintings everywhere, lighted fountains, great lawns with statues, tiles and columns, antique and plush modern furniture in gorgeous sitting areas all throughout the resort. Oh, yeah.. and this palace is Pink! M...

Gorgeous, Simple Apple Cake Going gluten free and sugar free doesn't have to suck. I adapted this recipe so that I wouldn't get that awful bloated, too-full feeling, and to not feed that feel-like-crap-and-be-crabby processed white sugar addiction monkey. 11 steps to eating blissful apple cake.        Got Apples?  1. I started with 4 gigantic honeycrisp beauties.... (organic is best..apples on are on the 'dirty-dozen list' ) Use an apple slicer to make easy work of this. Peel off the skins and slice the apple pieces down the middle to make 2 thick wedges for each slice. Put them in a big bowl. 2. Preheat your oven to 350 when you're done with the apple slicing business. 3. Coat the inside of a 9 inch springform pan with a nonstick cooking spray. 4. Mix the apples in that big bowl with 1/4 cup coconut sugar and 1/2tsp. cinnamon set it aside. 5. In a smaller bowl, Cream up the 1/2 cup butter or Ghee and then add 1...