Minimalism. Mindfulness. Munchies.
Valentine’s Day! It’s about showing the people you love how much you love them, getting impossible dinner reservations, booking a babysitter six months in advance, wearing uncomfortable “sexy” clothes, paying through the nose for a “prix fixe” menu, getting sideways glances from the waitstaff if you linger too long (because they’re worried about their...
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....
When you’re looking to eat healthfully on a budget, responsibly raised eggs are a staple. By responsibly raised, I mean eggs that come from happy chickens. Our friends at NestFresh sent us a round-up of tasty egg recipes that won’t break the bank from their website. The nice thing about NestFresh is that their entire product line...
I’ve been following Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom and Good Cheap Eats for a while now and was really excited to see she had a new cookbook coming out: Good Cheap Eats: Everyday Dinners and Fantastic Feasts for $10 or Less. It was FishMama’s chronicles of her 2014 Pantry Challenge that lead me...
I had come across Whole30 a while back and dismissed it out of hand as being one of those crazy radical extreme diets I always swore I’d never do. In late July, I saw a fashion blogger I follow, Wardrobe Oxygen, was doing it, and I was intrigued again. I went to the Whole30 site...
Ready to try watercress – the super-est (but least practical) superfood? It’s the CDC‘s #1 PFV (Powerhouse Fruit & Vegetables). Despite my shock at its ranking, initial balking, and further obstacles in getting familiar with this impractical and un-versatile superfood, I do have 2 applications to recommend. You can click over to Watercress: Super-est...
Ready to try watercress – the super-est (but least practical) superfood? It’s the CDC‘s #1 PFV (Powerhouse Fruit & Vegetables). Despite my shock at its ranking, initial balking, and further obstacles in getting familiar with this impractical and un-versatile superfood, I do have 2 applications to recommend. You can click over to Watercress: Super-est...
Did you see the news back in June? The CDC released a list of Powerhouse Fruits and Vegetables (PFVs) in an effort to get to the bottom of the whole super food phenomena. It was published in their journal Preventing Chronic Disease. (Scroll down past the article abstract et al to see the ranked...
Happy Summer! Some would argue that fall is right around the corner, but I’m lucky to be able to ignore that for a few more days. Between camping trips, visits with family, and vacation we’ve been quite busy – but never too busy to eat well! Here are some highlights from our kitchen this...
I’m two weeks into my Foodie Magazine “Diet” Challenge. Want to see my week 2 results?