Got rBGH-free milk? Well, you should! And even if you buy organic, it’s worth it to check, because rBGH is no good for you, or for the cows giving you that milk! So, sustainable eating tip No. 12 is…
8 Ways to Eat More Vegetables and Fruit in the Fall and Winter
First of all, a HUGE shout-out to Mile High On the Cheap, who sent a bunch of new readers my way this past week. Welcome, guys! I hope you’ll stick around, because we’ve got some wonderful stuff to talk about. If you’ve been reading for a while, you may remember that when my daughter...
Gratitude Sunday
I haven’t done a gratitude post in a little while, but it feels important this week. For those of you who don’t live in Colorado, we’ve all been involved this past week in the story of a little girl who was abducted and brutally murdered in my town, just a few miles from my home....
Roasted Manchurian Cauliflower
Adapted from a recipe by Suvir Saran. PrintRoasted Manchurian Cauliflower Cook Time: 40 minutes Yield: serves 8 I lightened up this amazing Chinese-Indian recipe by Suvir Saran; the original is pan-fried and contains much more oil. This recipe is seriously addicting, and you might want to double it! A wonderful way to introduce cauliflower...
Stop Reading Labels {Budget Organic No. 11}
As you probably know by now, this series of 52 weeks of sustainable eating was inspired by an article in the Jul/Aug 2010 issue of Whole Living Magazine. I’m kind of jumping around in the list, but the tip I picked for this week is “Read Those Labels.” Here’s the quote they used from Marion Nestle, one...
Low-Sugar Apple Pumpkin Muffins
Baby D. and I had a play date last week with one of her little friends, who happens to be a very picky eater. I whipped up a batch of these muffins—based on my low-sugar carrot cupcake recipe—with some chunky homemade applesauce and pumpkin puree I had in the fridge. I LOVED the addition...
Free Toddler Activity Calendar for October
Oh man. Am I becoming one of those moms? I don’t even know what that means any more, really, but before I had kids, I would look at those moms who planned activities for their kids every day of the week, who did art projects, who made everything educational and I would scoff. Maybe not out loud....
Balsamic Honey-Glazed Roasted Vegetables
PrintBalsamic Honey-Glazed Roasted Vegetables Prep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: 20 minutesTotal Time: 25 minutes Yield: 4 servings Delicious oven-roasted spring or fall veggies. If you THINK you don't like Brussels sprouts, give this recipe a try!Ingredients1 pound Brussels sprouts, trimmed 1 pound baby carrots olive oil spray 1 tsp olive oil 1 T balsamic...
Granny’s Corn Bread
PrintGranny’s Corn Bread Prep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: 35 minutes Yield: 8 piecesServing Size: 1/8th This is my Southern grandmother's corn bread recipe, and the only thing that tastes like "real" corn bread to me!Ingredients1 cup white corn meal mix (like Martha White's) pinch salt 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups buttermilkInstructionsPreheat oven...
Pick Your Own {Budget Organic No. 10}
Today here in Colorado, the temperature is forecasted to go from around 80 degrees at mid-day to the mid-30s tonight. Fall is here, and people around my area have been frantically trying to get ready. My friend Butter (of Hunger and Thirst for Life) spent the last two days foraging like a madwoman before...