Easiest Crockpot Recipe Ever
Sausage and Cabbage in the Slow Cooker I can hardly call this a recipe, as you just put two things in the crock pot and let it cook on low all day. It is the easiest thing I make, but it is delicious!...
View ArticleHow to Cook Dried Beans
Since beans have been on the brain, I’ve been thinking a lot about why I’ve gone to great lengths to find the best alternative to BPA infested canned varieties, and haven’t given any thought to...
View ArticleHow to Freeze Cooked Beans
How To Freeze Cooked Beans A 15 ounce can of beans is about 1 and 2/3 cup of cooked beans. So to freeze leftover cooked beans, fill separate mason jars with 1 and 2/3 cups beans and cover with water....
View ArticleHands
And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world it is best to hold hands and stick together. -Robert Fulghum
View ArticleEasy Last Minute Gift Idea
This is worth revisiting- Salt Dough Ornaments They make great gifts for grandparents!
View ArticleTea Collection Sale Alert!
Fabulous sale alert! Tea Collection’s semi-annual sale starts today, December 26th, and their entire fall collection is on sale with discounts of up to 50% off! No promo code required. Browse Tea’s...
View ArticleSkin Deep
It’s February. AKA the month when new year’s resolutions become a distant memory. I’ve been thinking a lot about lifestyle and how the little choices we make every minute of every day are what truly...
View ArticleRecycle! Can You?
Activists and journalists perch in the big cities and lecture inform us about our responsibility to recycle, while laying on the guilt inducing statistics such as “only 80% of glass is recycled in the...
View ArticleSome Women Are Still Confused About Breastfeeding
Overheard conversation today between two otherwise normal looking thirty-something women: “She breast fed her first daughter for like one month, and her second one for like zero months.” “I’m not...
View ArticleAsk Holly: How Do You Pronounce Quinoa
And what is it? I feel like I’ve seen this food everywhere lately (even in pasta) and I’m too embarrassed to ask anyone what it is, especially since I dont know how to say it. Thanks! -Jenna L NY,NY Hi...
View ArticleGreat Foods For Breastfeeding Moms
Nursing moms need more protein, calcium, iron, folic acid, vitamin A, and Vitamin C. All of the foods listed are great sources of at least one of the above nutrients: Vegetables- anything dark green,...
View ArticleDrinking Tea May Increase Fertility
A fact that was discovered 15 years ago by researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program of Northern California in Oakland hasn’t received enough attention. Women who drink more than...
View ArticleMahalo For Removing Your Shoes
My four year old has been asking me questions incessantly since he began stringing words together. Only now they are usually about much heavier things. Who is my wife going to be? When am I going to...
View ArticlePVC Free Rain Boots!
The famous i play rubber rainboots that were so worn and loved by my first son have been passed down to his younger brother, and they are just as adored by this child. They are also in remarkably good...
View ArticleBalance Bike
I am not ready for the heartbreak that come with other kids teasing my kids. I could barely handle it when I was young (who can?). And I know it’s just a part of childhood, but WHY? Why does it have to...
View Article4 Ways to Remove Toxins From Your Diet
Spring is in the air, and many people use this season to detox and cleanse. This is a great idea, since we have dozens of toxins hanging around in our bodies. These toxic chemicals most often arrive...
View ArticleThe Happiest Place On Earth
“When I turn 5 will you cry? Because when I turn 5 I’ll be grown-up. And when I grow up I’ll be a construction worker and a band guy during the week, a detective at night, and then work at the...
View ArticleLeftover Oatmeal Muffins
Every time I make oatmeal, I have a lot leftover. I usually make “Fried Mush” from Sally Fallon’s cookbook Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet...
View ArticleBanana Chocolate Chickpea Muffins
What is it with me and muffins this week? Yesterday I had some extra time, and I also had no bread of any sort to go with our eggs for breakfast. The only kinds of flour I had left in the pantry were...
View ArticleBoston Strong
This is a very cool thing Reebok is doing: Boston Strong Tees from Reebok – 100% of the profits from the sale of the Boston Strong Tees will be donated to The One Fund Boston, Inc. to help the people...
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