Health Blog

Basting Brush A pastry or basting brush was something I felt I couldn't live without, until I got one.  I use it for basting at Thanksgiving and for egg washes on pies, but it does so much more! Barbecue Sauces, marinades on the grill, mustard sauces on breads, or for...

The scariest part of breast cancer for me, was the surgery. I was petrified of having surgery. I was only 26 and the only thing I had done to me at that point was a biopsy. The thought of being put to sleep made me crazy with worry. I tried to explain my feelings and...

Mother’s Day is right around the corner and that means Mother’s Day Gifts!  I love shopping for gifts but sometimes I look at the calendar and begin to panic because I am running out of time to shop for a holiday like Mother’s Day.  The calendar time is only part of...

Here at Consult Colleen, I’m all about making healthy eating simple and easy. Life is hard enough without making clean eating a complicated process. That’s why I’m kind of shocked it took me so long to get on the Instant Pot bandwagon! I’d heard about them, but I...

Hi all, just a friendly update that my recipes can now be found on Yummly right here. Yummly is like an online recipe box where you can search for recipes that match your taste preferences and food restrictions, and then save and organize them by type (breakfast,...

I have two very important milestones occur every spring. My birthday and my last day of chemotherapy. Oddly enough, they both occur in April. I like to think that spring is a time when everything starts over, like the flowers, the trees and, well, me. My birthday...