Simple Homemade Gifts: Healthy Salad Dressings and More
on Nov 19, 2009 in Do It Yourself Upgraded Nutrition recipes dressings frugality gifts homemade The first time I met my future mother-in-law, she gave me a gift.  I was a freshman in college and her son’s first girlfriend (we’d been dating about a week at the time).  It was near Valentine’s Day, which was cause enough for a gift bag, so...

8 Ways to Wash an Apple: How Well Does Produce Wash Work?
on Nov 19, 2009 in Cleaning Biokleen dirty dozen produce wash I had this post written before I even received the sample of Biokleen’s produce wash, I thought.  It went something like this: How do you test a produce wash?  I am certainly not qualified to tell you if a product removes pesticide residue or che...

WFMW: Get Your Inside Shoes On!
on Nov 18, 2009 in Uncategorized tips Do you have your inside shoes yet?  This is the time of year I discovered the joy of having a pair of new shoes that never go outside.  If I’m smart and put my inside shoes on at the beginning of the day, even after a day of working hard in the k...

Mary and Martha Moment: How do You Receive the Eucharist?
on Nov 18, 2009 in Mary and Martha Moments Eucharist Mass prayer Oh, how blessed I am to be able to attend daily Mass once a week!  I like to make a habit of going to the school Mass, because my son likes the jazzy music.  (He used to dance in the aisles when he was 18-24 mos. and became sort of a legend.)  I c...

My Husband’s Real Food Report Card
on Nov 17, 2009 in carnivals fats tips It was like getting the ACT results in the mail.  My hands were trembling as I haphazardly tore open the envelope.  Inside were some numbers that I felt might validate all the effort, the research, the time in the kitchen.  Even though I wasn̵...

A Fat Full Fall: Baseline Fats Chart
on Nov 17, 2009 in Fat Full Fall fats and oils Want to know what to do with coconut oil? How to substitute one kind of fat for another?  Wish you always knew what to do with your fats and how to adapt recipes to avoid the industrial fats that you’re just not into anymore? Download my easy-to-p...

Monday Mission: Finalize your Fat Vocabulary
on Nov 16, 2009 in Fat Full Fall Monday Missions fats and oils Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to increase your oil vocabulary. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps This is the final Fat Full Fall mission!  I’ll share a baseline fats post this week breaking down what to use in what...

Recipe Connection: Lazy French Fries or Potato Chips in Beef Tallow or Coconut Oil
on Nov 13, 2009 in Do It Yourself Fat Full Fall recipes coconut oil fats and oils french fries tallow I’ve got a touch of obsessive-compulsive disorder at times.  For example:  as a child, every week during the 45-minute drive on the way back from dance class , I would consume a small order of McDonald’s French fries.  (That’s no...

Searching for a Slow Cooker Recipe? Me, Too!
on Nov 13, 2009 in recipes carnivals slow cooker The first blog I ever read and the first bloggy friend I made are BOTH hosting Slow Cooker recipes in the next week, and I feel so inadequate.  In 8 months of blogging about food, I have only posted one slow cooker recipe and have nothing new to sha...

Food Allergies/Special Diet Round Up
on Nov 12, 2009 in Uncategorized I’m ever so thankful that I don’t have to work with food allergies in my family, but I have watched some friends struggle to learn a new cooking style after being diagnosed with allergies or sensitivities.  It can be hard to know where t...