Archive for May, 2008
Summer food favorites
Memorial Day weekend is here and the buzz of summer is in the air. The warmer weather has arrived and out comes the bbq and the cool summer dishes. Our appetites definitely change from the winter comfort food to lighter flavors and later dinners.
Some of our favorite eats for the summer include cold fruit soups and […]
HGTV Green giveaway
First we have to confess that since watching “The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio” recently some of us have gotten a little bit addicted to entering sweepstakes. Now it was more complicated in the past when this story takes place because it generally required writing the jingles or creating the advertising slogans in order to be eligible […]
Baking the best for your family
In our family we bake a lot of our own breads, muffins, cakes, pancakes - you name it. We like knowing what the ingredients are and we prefer to keep it simple - whole wheat or bran muffins, buckwheat pancakes, wonderfully delicious vegan cupcakes. One of the reasons we go vegan is due to food […]
Taking the FDA Food Safety Quiz
I recently took the Food Safety Test put together by the FDA. First I should state that I consider my kitchen nice and clean and that our family has good, healthy habits. Not perfect, but good. I made sure I answered the questions honestly, rather than guessing what might qualify as the “best” kitchen practice […]
Making time for family dinner
In the rush of day-to-day living, it feels nearly impossible sometimes to sit down to a real family meal. Certainly during the hectic weekdays, though I’m sure there are some people who do a better job of this than me. But the weekends are a perfect time to make the effort to cook a real meal and […]
Using plastic for food and drink?
There has been a lot of concern voiced lately over storing food and beverages in certain plastics anymore. Most of us are aware that for some time, the FDA has recommended that…”plastic storage containers such as margarine tubs, take-out containers, whipped topping bowls, and other one-time use containers should not be used in microwave ovens […]