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A few weeks ago I posted a picture of my new running shoes, and I got a lot of curious comments about them. I forget that not everyone who stops in to read has been hanging on my every word since 2006 — although I’m sure I don’t know why not . . . I [...]
I am conflicted. Yesterday I took my son to the doctor for his annual physical. Now, let me give you some background. I’m a fairly mainstream kinda parent — or, at least I was until the medical community failed me and I started looking to natural, holistic solutions to my ailments and discovered a whole [...]
Just because it’s fall doesn’t mean Farmers’ Market Days are over. Most farmers’ markets are open well into fall and some even have winter hours. Fall is harvest time! There is still plenty of local bounty to behold, so make sure to make a Farmers’ Market trip part of your weekly schedule. My family loves [...]
Last week I was invited to tour one of Horizon Organic’s dairy farms, located about an hour and a half north of here in the Lehigh Valley. I briefly debated attending the trip because I have read a lot of discouraging things about “big organics”, but I decided to go because I was interested in seeing the [...]
Last weekend as I was sitting by the pool at the Hyatt, the lady next to me started spraying a can of aerosol sunscreen all over herself, and me in the process. Because I have no unspoken thoughts, I grabbed my phone and tweeted something to the tune of, “Gawsh people. If you must spray [...]
I rarely accept book reviews, but when I received an email offering me a copy of What’s Eating Your Child?: The Hidden Connection Between Food and Your Child’s Well-Being, my interest was immediately piqued. What’s Eating Your Child? is about the hidden connections between food and childhood ailments such as anxiety, recurrent ear infections, stomachaches, [...]
I’ve become pretty adventurous with my veggies lately, and the most surprising discovery I’ve made is that I particularly like bitter greens. But I’m tiring of collards and swiss chard so when I saw fresh, local, organic dandelion greens at the store last week, I decided to give them a try. So yeah, wow. These guys give [...]
I just finished reading Robyn O’Brien’s book, The Unhealthy Truth: One Mother’s Shocking Investigation into the Dangers of America’s Food Supply– and What Every Family Can Do to Protect Itself. It’s incredibly eye opening. Nothing I’m learning is a surprise, rather it confirms so much of what I’ve learned over the past couple of years. I [...]
We’re all pretty familiar with the current food pyramid, compliments of our stellar USDA. But did you know that before the food pyramid, there was a food wheel? Yep, back in 1943 butter was its own food group. Hat tip to @GuyKawasaki who mentioned this on Twitter this morning. (This poster is from the “What’s [...]
This recipe was inspired by a recipe I found on AllRecipes.com for Broiled Tilapia Parmesan, but rather than broil I like to bake it. I’ve done it both ways and it probably doesn’t make much difference in the end, but it’s easier to pop it in the oven, set the timer, and forgetaboutit. I mixed [...]
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