Yes, you read that right! Your Laughing Lemon Ladies will be live and in-store, cooking locally grown and raised products at the Whole Foods Market in Bradburn (Westminster, just a hair east of 120th & Sheridan) this summer. We’ve enjoyed a great partnership with the new store, going on a tour in December and...
Lentils in the Rice Cooker!
Confession — I can’t make rice. I can cook you Beef Bourguignon, great scones, posole, and even stellar Chinese food (thanks Grace Young!) — but rice? Nope. Maybe that’s because I have a rice cooker? If I didn’t I would have figured it out by now…right? Maybe. I’m doubtful. Maybe my stovetop rice isn’t that...
5 Good Mood Foods
by Sara Sullivan RECHARGE NOW! Every day, millions of Americans complain of being tired & moody. Most of us chalk it up to having too much to do and not enough time to do it. But often the true culprit is an everyday habit: what we eat, which impacts how we cope emotionally. The food-mood...
Boost Your Budget with 5 Time-Saving Cooking Tips
by Dr. Mirkka Schaller Do you ever feel that the 24 hours is just not enough? There are so many deadlines at work, so many projects to start, gym membership that’s getting old, let alone the whole household and cooking. With our busy schedules, it feels that life is too short to spend cooking. The...
Meal Plan to Lose Weight
Meal planning for weight loss is not much different from regular meal planning—whether you’re counting calories, fat, points, or something else entirely, it’s just one more small thing to keep in mind. You might change where you look for your recipes or which recipes you choose, but otherwise, the process is much the same....
How to Meal Plan to Use Up Leftovers
A couple of weeks ago, I posted the latest in my meal planning series of budget-friendly organic meal plans, and a lot of the comments I received had to do with the fact that people LOVED that you used up what you bought for meal No. 1 in meals No. 2, 3, 4, etc....
Blue Scones and Baking FAIL
Is it warm where you are? Because we just finished getting our second round of snow in two weeks! Another 12 inches or so at my house (on top of the 14 we already had) has made for a somewhat cold and dreary week. Luckily, I had BAKING to do for my daughter’s birthday...
Budget Organic Meal Plan No. 1: Roast Chicken
One important skill for eating organic on a budget is the ability to buy an inexpensive piece of meat and stretch it for several meals. Likewise, cooking extra vegetables and even starches and grains on days when you have more time, then turning them into effortlessly delicious meals later in the week can help...
Bridging Food and Culture with Manisha of IndianFoodRocks.com
I had such a fantastic time chatting with Manisha from IndianFoodRocks.com on our Hangout last Wednesday. Click play to watch the whole interview below! Wasn’t that awesome? If you enjoyed this interview, take action and leave a comment below with one take-away you got from Manisha. My takeaway? I love her rule about taking...
12 Creative Ways to Use Up Vegetable Scraps {Budget Organic No. 1}
I’m challenging myself to eat more sustainably over the next year—and documenting the steps I take in this series, inspired by an article in the Jul/Aug 2010 issue of Whole Living Magazine. Local, organic, free-range, rainforest certified, antibiotic-free—it can get really confusing out there in food land when you’re trying to make the best possible...