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Rodelle Gourmet Vanilla Extract: Free Warm and Fuzzies

As the first snow fall of the season blows and blusters about outside and the tinkling bells of snow plow back-up signals set the mood for the coming holidays I was hit by a rather warm comforting surprise. I was staring blankly in my spice cupboard while forging for an early morning snack when my gaze fell on the back of a bottle of Rodelle vanilla extract. I had splurged a bit on … Continue Reading »

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Healthy Banana Bread Recipe with a Mango Ginger Twist

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A Healthy Whole Wheat Banana Bread Recipe with a Mango Twist and Ginger Surprise Sometimes the best recipe experiments are a result of ingredients that have to be used up before they go bad – that works especially well for a banana bread recipe since you need well ripe bananas – what better way to use up those brown skin beauties. Well this time I not only had a few very ripe bananas … Continue Reading »

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BPA Free Dishes for Kids – Unbreakable and Tough as Nails

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Every time I look in the cupboard to grab a plate or cup for our kids I am reminded that we really need to find non plastic BPA free dishes, preferably unbreakable dishes for kids. With all the warnings about BPA leaching into our food (especially when microwaved) I really don’t want that stuff any where near my kids. So I usually gamble and give them our quite breakable good dishes… and face … Continue Reading »

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Feeding Our Communities One Click at a Time

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© Jeroen Van Daal “14.2% of rural households are food insecure, an estimated 2.8 million households” Tis the season for family fun and when our family gets together for the holidays it means good food and lots of it. But what is easy to forget when our kids are nestled all snug in their beds, visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads, and we, all snuggled up in our warm winter caps watching … Continue Reading »

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Organic Old Fashioned Oatmeal Slow Cooker Recipe

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If you are looking for a tasty treat on these cold Autumn mornings (or afternoons and evenings) perhaps a bowl of organic old fashioned oatmeal would hit the spot. I was recently flipping through my “Fix it and Forget-It Cookbook: Feasting with your Slow Cooker” and happened to see a recipe for making oatmeal in the slow cooker. Well, my creative kitchen gremlin tapped me on the shoulder and said “hey buddy let’s … Continue Reading »

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YummyEarth Organic Lollipops: A Boo-Licious Halloween Candy

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Are you looking for a boo-licious Halloween candy that you feel good about giving to all those special spooky kiddies – including your own? I just discovered YummyEarth Organic Lollipops and let me tell you these are the most delightfully delicious opulently organic heavenly Halloween candies I have dared to discover – yowza! I need a breather… Okay, what was I saying before I got a bit distracted by the memory of that … Continue Reading »

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Boo-Licious Organic Halloween Chocolates

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I don’t know if it’s too early to talk about Halloween treats, but the time is always right to mention a new chocolate treat, and these organic chocolate delights are a mouth watering blend of organic dark chocolate filled with organic peanut butter. If you are going to splurge on chocolate at least you can feel good about it being organic. Oh, did I forget to mention that these organic chocolate treats are … Continue Reading »

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Lime: the Natural Key to the Fountain of Youth

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Did you know the good ‘ol lime is a powerhouse of natural health and beautiful skin? The easily overlooked little cousin to the lemon is in fact one of the best natural cures for bad skin and may in fact be one of the hidden secrets to the fountain of youth. I was looking through one of those free natural health publications that you find outside “good for you” grocery stores and I … Continue Reading »