Garlic Mustard and Other Wild Edibles

My first encounter with wild edibles was quite a few years ago before I had kids when I was visiting a good friend in Massachusetts.  A friend of hers was coming over for lunch and arrived with a huge handful of stuff she called wild ramp which she had found on the side of the…

Food for Thought – Leftovers

We are always trying to do our best to buy organic and eat whole foods but we are really bad with leftovers. They sit in our fridge uneaten for weeks. We have things growing in there that could sprout legs and walk away. While browsing the web contemplating breakfast this morning I came across this great…

Check out my Guest Post at Maroc Mama

Today Maroc Mama was kind enough to run my guest post about her Indi’rockin Chicken Tikka Recipe. Maroc Mama has some really great recipes and giveaways so if you get a chance head on over and check it out!

Tye Dyed Milk – Dinner Table Science

My father is a chemist and when I was growing up we used to do experiments at the dinner table all the time. After dinner we’d set things on fire or play with various food items and learn some valuable science lessons. I am so so happy that as my girls get older this “tradition”…

3 Ways to Eat Local and Organic for Less

A while back my husband and I made a commitment to ourselves to eat organic foods.  Initially we would purchase our organic produce from the local supermarket but that option wasn’t great because it was really expensive and since organic foods were more expensive they were purchased less and therefore not as fresh.  We then…

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. See you tomorrow. Continue Reading ….

One Chicken, Two Easy Meals.

We are still fairly new to the non vegetarian lifestyle.  Up until about 6 months ago my husband and children were vegetarians.  I was not but never cooked meat in the house.  In a quest to eat more whole foods and natural non processed foods my family decided to eat meat at home.  We purchase our chickens and grass fed beef through a…

Friday Finds

Here’s some of my finds this week. To feed my craving for fall related foods I found this delicious recipe for Apple Cake over at Baby Tooklit and these wonderful looking honey caramel apples at Our Best Bites. Continue Reading ….

Getting Corny – Corn Husk Dolls

[ad name=”Above Content”] At our CSA’s harvest festival over the weekend I was a volunteer and I was tasked with helping both children and disabled adults create corn husk dolls.  I had a blast.   These dolls are very simple to make and my friend and I assisted in the making of around 150 dolls….

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