If nurturing your organic body and soul has made your list of New Year’s resolutions, then mark your calendar for 9 p.m. Thursday. That’s when “The Dan Ho Show” debuts on the Discovery Health Channel.

Author of Rescue from Domestic Perfection, Dan Ho’s life changed in February 1998. While working during the dinner service at his successful Chicago restaurant, he had a seizure, followed by an out-of-body experience.

The man who owned a large house, decorated with a vengeance and meticulously tended to his garden realized his life was not his own. Everything had been “perfectly” executed—the way it was “supposed to be”—down to the last platter and end table in his living room.

Ho realized his lifestyle and struggle to attain perfection were detrimental to his health. His culinary talents and impossible-to-achieve fitness regimen had backfired, leaving him obese.

Ho decided to simplify his life, paying close attention to his health and environment. Style and wellness, he decided, cannot exist independently.

“The Dan Ho Show” is designed to liberate viewers from the “deluge of lifestyle gurus who portray an impossible standard of so-called perfection, all at the expense of true, expressive style.” Ho’s suggestions will help you crawl out from under the rigid commandments imposed by cooking, entertaining, gardening, decorating, cleaning and grooming mavens.

Start the new year by playing the Dan Ho Game online.

Photo by Todd Plitt

Happy New Year from Organic Authority! We wish you health, happiness and success as we ring in the new year.

If you’re planning to watch the Rose Parade or a football game on New Year’s Day, here’s a recipe for Spiced Coffee Eggnog that will wow your guests. Eggnog won’t be available after the holiday season, so pick up your favorite organic brand at your local whole foods market and celebrate its last hurrah.

This recipe comes from Diana Duda, who won the Best Holiday Recipe Contest sponsored by spice maker McCormick & Co. in 2003. Once you add the ice cream, your guests will think you’re an organic culinary god/goddess.

Spiced Coffee Eggnog

Makes 24 (½ cup) servings

2 cups very strong coffee (flavored, if desired)
1½ cinnamon sticks, broken
6 whole cloves
6 whole allspice
2 quarts eggnog (regular or low-fat)
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup whipping cream
1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
Ground nutmeg

1. Brew coffee twice as strong as usual. Place broken cinnamon sticks, cloves and allspice into a square of cheesecloth. Tie closed and place in saucepan with coffee. Simmer 15 minutes. Allow to cool, remove spices, and chill at least 30 minutes or overnight.
2. Pour eggnog into punch bowl (at least 4-quart capacity.) Add vanilla and coffee mixture. Stir to blend well.
3. Whip cream and fold into eggnog. Spoon ice cream into mixture and stir gently. Sprinkle with nutmeg, as desired.