Helping you help yourself to a healthier life.
Years ago I took a 12 part cooking class called “Introduction to Fine Cooking”. It should have been called “Introduction to How to Spend a Lot of Money in Our Store”. Each class used a wide range of expensive cooking tools and gadgets that were always conveniently displayed for purchase on a table by the [...]
Last spring I was talking with a very nice mom I met in the park. We were discussing ways to get our families to eat healthier. I mentioned I was excited because I found a local farm that was selling whole free range grass fed chickens. At this point she gave me a very perplexed [...]
Safety
It will now be easier to find recalled meat products. The USDA has finally agreed to start posting the names of retail stores that received meat products involved in a Class 1 recall. However they will still not list distribution centers, institutions (hospitals, schools, etc) or restaurants. Thank you to Eat Drink Better for the [...]
Dreaming of a beautiful, fresh, organic vegetable garden but not sure if you have a green thumb, the space or the time? Here are some tips to help anyone get started. (Also known as if I can manage not to kill it so can you! )
Show no fear. Let’s get one issue out of [...]
Ok, I must apologize for this recipe taking longer then a week to post. Here’s my current favorite pancake recipe. Feel free to spruce it up by tossing berries or small chunks of fruit onto the pancakes after you pour the batter in the pan. My favorites are banana or blueberry. Also, when making them [...]
It’s that time of year again. The Boise farmer’s market has been open for 3 weeks and I am in heaven. In case you don’t know I’m a confirmed farmer’s market addict. I search them out as travel attractions when ever we vacation. Just ask my husband about the time I picked him up from [...]
I have lost count of the number of times I’ve needed a good buttermilk substitute. In fact the one thing I can guarantee is that if I want to make a recipe that calls for buttermilk it will not be in my kitchen. I just don’t use it frequently enough. In the past I would [...]
