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Collard Teriyaki Shrimp Wraps

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Ordering out is not necessary when you can pull together this delicious wholesome meal. It’s all in the mindset in order to eat to live you must make veggies a daily part of your life!  Here is one of my favorite recipes that my family loves.  Ingredients:  1 Whole Collard Green 1/2 lb Shrimp 🍤  2 cups Broccoli 🥦  1 cup Mushroom 🍄  2 Red peppers  🌶  1 Garlic clove 🧄  Instructions:  In one pan add 1 tbsp of cold press olive oil. Let heat up for about 1 minute. Add you chopped veggies and seasoning of your choice to the pan. I used Garlic & Herb seasoning, garlic powder, 2 tbsp of onion pieces. Cracked pepper and sea salt. Let simmer and stir constantly for 10 minutes.  In another pan 1/2 cup of water, 1tsp of liquid smoke, 1 tbsp of brown sugar bourbon sauce seasoning, 3 tbsp of teriyaki sauce. Add these seasonings in the pan with the shrimp and let cook for 20 minutes.  In the pan with the veggies add your shrimp together and stir. Let simmer for 5 minutes.  You can add brown

Covid-19 & Mental Health

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 Self Care is a big deal. I know you hear more and more people talk about this one topic more than any other topic around. Since we have all encountered the Crazy and time stamped Pandemic, it has been one heck of a ride for all to endure, not to mention ones who were already on the verge of a mental breakdown because of other things that was happening in their lives. Self care became a big topic for me when I started to have my own mental breakdown due to the fear of the pandemic.  I have never in my life experienced such a detrimental moment in time than I have in 2020. It literally took a toll on me mentally. I was doing my best to put on a brave face for all in my home, my children, my husband and even myself. I was so afraid of the unknown because I had never been in that type of situation before. I mean of course we wake up, take on day to day life and life seems normal or so we think, but when Covid-19 hit, it took on a whole new beast and it took no prisoners, it wasn't pic