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Take One Leave One
Have you heard of the take one leave one initiative? Also called Take a book, Leave a book, this is a non-profit campaign promoting the love of reading through the circulation of free books within the community. The goal? To enhance literacy and knowledge. So how does it work? Little cabinets (such as the one in the picture) are placed [...]
5-minute Super Fresh Cuke Salad
Crisp! Crunchy! Fresh! You’re looking at the most amazing cukes I’ve ever tasted! I got them at the organic food fair last Saturday. Grown by a small organic farm not far from here, they had just been harvested that morning. Wow. That’s the real thing. That’s how cucumbers should taste. I found them at the supermarket too, but at [...]
What is Slow Food?
Have you heard the term slow food? Is it the same as whole or real food? Is it simply the opposite of fast food? Today I’ll be sharing what slow food means for me. Dear reader, please prepare for….. …..nothing new at all! Everything I’m going to say will sound incredibly familiar, which is exactly the point of slow [...]
Fresh & Fruity Carrot Salad
Are carrots fruits or veggies? If you hesitated for a second, know that you’re not alone. Carrots are a sweet vegetable almost akin to a fruit, which makes them perfect for the salad I’m going to share with you in a minute. I so totally love the twist of introducing a veggie in a fruit salad! I said [...]
Gardening on the Window Sill
This post is for you if… You like gardening but you live in an apartment You have a garden but you don’t have the time or the green thumbs for full-on gardening You have a garden but it’s covered with snow for half the year You have young kids who like playing in the dirt Let’s garden indoors! Seriously. Let’s mini-garden [...]
Perfect Solution for Imperfect Food
What’s that??? What in the world happened to these carrots??? Well, nothing. Seriously. Nothing happened to them. They’re perfectly good carrots. Fresh, crisp and flavorful, like any other carrot. The reason they’re crooked is because there were a few little rocks in the ground where they grew, so the carrots just grew around them. This happens all the time in [...]
How to Reduce Food Waste at Home
Did you know that almost half of all the food produced in our country never gets eaten? Forty percent, to be exact, gets thrown away. Forty percent! 5,9 Food waste occurs in supermarkets, restaurants, food factories, farms, and our own kitchens. Most of it ends up in landfills, 5,9 taking a heavy toll on the environment and on [...]
Rummage Sale for the Environment
Let’s do a rummage sale! Seriously, let’s get rid of stuff! You know that great feeling when you give away clothes or books you don’t need anymore, and they delight somebody else? Our post today is about giving our used items a second life, with a new owner, which fits perfectly with the environmental principles of reduce & [...]
Easy Fruit Pudding from Scratch
“Ooh, yummy! How did you make this?” Today I’ll be sharing the recipe for this awesome homemade fruit pudding! It’s super easy to make. Only 15 minutes from start to finish. This is my solid proof that making nutritious desserts from scratch is totally doable (and is very satisfying), which is what our post today is all about, [...]
The ‘No-Bowl’ Fruit Salad
Fruit salad without a bowl is pretty cool, don’t you think? It’s fun and creative, and there’s no washing dishes after. I love the sound of that. But let’s start at the beginning. Can someone please explain why we’re talking about fruit salads in a post in February? Helloooo?? Shouldn’t we be discussing hot winter dishes? Something more, [...]
