Top Five Ways to EAT Green!

EAT Green! EAT Green!

How does one "EAT Green"? It's a popular topic, and everyone has an opinion.  Here is my answer: daily Eat something green every day. And I don't mean green and fuzzy with an odd smell to it.  "Greens", as defined by most people, refer to leafy vegetables - kale, chard, collards, spinach, mustard, lettuces and the like.  But don't forget ...

Freshly Nutty

The first time I made almond milk was eight years ago.  It was relatively easy, and satisfying to make, but it tasted like chalk.  It hadn't occurred to me that my almonds were stale.  The maddening thing was, they had been organic almonds purchased, in bulk, at my local health food store. From then on, I decided to ...

The Fine Print

The choice to reproduce, for those of us fortunate enough to have one, is supported by many terms and conditions.  Most of these are assumed from the get-go:  less sleep, more mess, less control, more chaos, less sex, more cuddling.  The "experts" (many of whom haven't had children but have written lots of books about ...

Leek Soup x 2

The original recipe for this Cream of Leek Soup can be traced back to a French cooking course my mother took years and years ago.  It was gracefully aging into an "old family recipe" before I decided, just this evening, to 'veganize' and 'babify' it, and give it a new name (sacrilege!).  In our house, we worship the gods ...

Home-canned Baby Food

Better late than never. The best time of year to make baby food is late summer or early fall.  Peaches, followed by apples and pears, reach their peak at this time, and these flavours are always well received.  If you are new to canning, then making baby food is a good way to learn the basics.  ...

Don’t Call Me Vegan

So, I'm sitting here eating my raw vanilla ice cream, and I've finally got my raw crackers in the dehydrator, after waiting a day and a half for my raw macaroons to reach the perfect crispness, and I'm thinking It's time to come out of the closet. It's been over a year since I ...

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