My Opinion Monday: What To Worry About? The Food They Eat, Their Relationship With Food Or Your Own Motivations?
I don’t think I’d even glanced in the organic section of the produce department before my son was born. When he started eating solid foods I continued to buy fruits and vegetables from the regular produce section, only occasionally feeling a little twinge that perhaps I should be drifting over to the other side. And [...]
Read More...My Opinion Monday: $8-A-Dozen Eggs? Not Today, Thanks.
$8 for a dozen eggs? When I saw Jane Black’s post in The Atlantic last week I could not believe that anyone would pay that price. As I mulled it over this weekend I realized that I wasn’t even sure why these eggs were superior to normal eggs. And after re-reading the article I’m not [...]
Read More...Wrapping Up the Box: Empty the Fridge Soup and Frozen Fruit Smash
This is the last post in the series What’s in the Box? Tips for Dealing with Your Weekly Produce Box. I’m sad that it has come to an end. It’s been such fun sharing my organic improvisations with you while also reading your fantastic tips for how you get through your boxes of fruit and [...]
Read More...Thinking Inside the Box: Sweet Potato Flapjack Tuesday
Today is Pancake Tuesday (a.k.a. Fat Tuesday/Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras). I’m not exactly a religious person and I certainly don’t give up anything for Lent. I do, however, adore an excuse to eat pancakes.
Read More...O.K., So You’ve Opened the Box. Now What?
In university, I devoted entire days to planning my study time. I lived for color-coded spreadsheets, time line along the side, courses listed across the top. (Did you say: Procrastinator?) I left the color-coding behind years ago but retained the need to organize. I’d always write out a meal plan for the week. From there, [...]
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