Minimalism. Mindfulness. Munchies.
Emily and I take our daughters to the same music class on Thursday afternoons, and a couple of weeks ago, the teacher was encouraging the kids to find all the C notes on the piano keyboard. She passed out five M&Ms to each kid and told them to put a candy on each C...
Happy Food Day! Food Day inspires Americans to change our diets and our food policies. Every October 24, thousands of events all around the country bring Americans together to celebrate and enjoy real food and to push for improved food policies. And I’m thrilled to be a part of the Food Day Blogger Takeover — an effort...
OK…this post is not about food. But life, health, and Laughing Lemon Pie isn’t just about food. Just as we make choices in our purchases at the grocery store, there are so many other home purchases we make and could think critically about. I’ve been working to reduce waste around here and reduce plastic...
We shared these four simple, delicious, and healthy back-to-school ideas during our in-store demonstration at Whole Foods Market Bradburn/Westminster on Aug 18, 2015. Make Your Own Hummus (and Make it Your Own) with assorted and colorful crudités Pesto with Caprese Dippers (ie mozzarella cubes and cherry tomatoes on a stick)...
It’s summer! Most people have known this to be a fact for a while now, but summer was late in coming to CO this year. I’m glad for all the rain we got, but glad too now to get out and into the woods enjoying our family’s summer sport: CAMPING! What does a foodie...
Do you dread grocery shopping and/or meal planning? Even if you don’t actively haaaate it, everyone hits a rut sometimes, needs a break, or gets overwhelmed with other priorities. There are a whole host of services that aim to make getting a healthy home-cooked dinner on the table a whole lot easier. I recently...
Braised lamb shanks with advieh on a bed of sabzi polo with dill and saffron and mast-o-khiar with rose and mint. That’s what we had for dinner tonight. How about you? Ok, so this isn’t a post just to brag — I certainly would never have cooked this without the prompting of Raw Spice...
A Well-Seasoned Kitchen: Classic Recipes for Contemporary Living is a lovely Colorado-centric cookbook, unique in many ways. The recipes are from the Clayton family files, written and shared by a mother-daughter team after decades of making them for friends and family. Unfortunately, the matriarch, Sally Clayton, passed away before the book was published. Denver-native...
Natural AND convenient? Microwave foods whose ingredient list matches exactly what you would use to make it yourself? Sounds like something we all need in our freezer, a tasty plan B for those nights when…well, you know how it goes! Tandoor Chef and Red’s All Natural products are decidedly worth stocking in your freezer....
Do you ever think “I would love to change to natural, pure, organic products, but they are just too expensive!” We all want to avoid harsh chemicals and toxins, but we also want products that work and won’t break the bank. Sure, some natural and organic products are more expensive. But not all. You...