Food, Family, and Lifestyle
Do you focus on including more seasonal and local Fruits and Vegetables in your diet? Why should you and how does that benefit the environment? So glad you asked. Buying local and seasonal foods helps reduces pollution and gasoline use as there is no need to ship the food across the country. In addition, your…
Last week I attended a Webinar hosted by Jackie Newgent, Author of ‘Big Green Cookbook’. She shared tips from her new book, including her Top 10 tips for giving your Cooking a ‘Greenover‘: #1: Select smart Skillets that are PFOA-free and recycled aluminum pans. She recommended Scanpans*: They are non-stick, you can sear, brown and…
What an exciting week this is because we will be enjoying some great Earth Day celebrations next week, family coming to visit, my daughter’s birthday and lots of parties. To celebrate Earth Day, I am going to bring you some great posts for a week, starting off with this one about Hanes. Our family loves…
A few weeks ago I hosted an evening with many purposes: To spend time with my friends while educating them about Crayons for Cancer and to indulge in long-overdue pampering with an e.l.f Makeup At Home Party. I remember when e.l.f cosmetics first came out many years ago as everything was $1. Since then, they…
Recently, I was able to interview Claire Robinson from the ‘5-ingredient fix’ on The Food Network. I love watching her cook because she is so personable and I find that I am smiling the entire show as I can see how much fun she is having and how passionate she is about the food she…
Here is another example where some leftovers or a review of the fridge/pantry can result in another great meal. Normally we are not big Alfredo sauce eaters however, the sauce came with the package of Newman’s Own goodies for the Family Bites program and this is what I created. Honestly, I as a bit skeptical…
When you come home from the super market, do you place all of your lettuce, fruits, vegetables and herbs right in the refrigerator? You can greatly lengthen the time the items are fresh and in turn, save yourself money by cleaning them first. I do this for many of the items using a Salad Spinner….
Recently, I have become involved in an organization called ‘Crayons for Cancer’ which raises funds to help families with kids currently battling Cancer. This is done by taking broken, unused crayons, removing the paper, sorting them by color, melting them and pouring it into molds. The resulting crayons are then packaged and sold for $1…
Although the frequency of leftover pizza may be close to null in your house, I created a fun snack on the fly while cleaning out the fridge a few weeks ago. We had some lovely mesclun mix, pizza and a little bit of balsamic reduction/syrup. I know you will not believe me but the kids…
