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Thought for the Week

The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. Not only is it real, it’s here, and its effects are giving rise to a frighteningly new global phenomenon: the man-made natural disaster. ~Barack Obama~ Photo: Greenpeace.org

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Fabulous Friday Featured Seller – Vintagerenewal

Today’s featured seller is a fabulous vintage furniture re-upholsterer from Denver CO. And she provides free shipping! Let me introduce you, Vintagerenewal! Cats or dogs? Dogs because they are so lovable and devoted! Star Wars or Sleepless in Seattle? Star Wars because I can relate to many solo journey’s through my own little creative world Fruit or chocolate? Chocolate, I don’t think I need to explain that one. Favorite color? [...]

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7 Foods Even Food Safety Experts Won’t Eat

Guess what some food safety experts won’t even eat according to Liz Vaccariello from prevention magazine. 1. Canned Tomatoes The expert: Fredrick vom Saal, PhD, an endocrinologist at the University of Missouri who studies bisphenol-A The problem: The resin linings of tin cans contain Bisphenol-A, a synthetic estrogen that has been linked to ailments ranging from reproductive problems to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Unfortunately, acidity (a prominent characteristic of [...]

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What our grandmothers taught us

Erin Bried had many wonderful tips from grandmothers all over the country in her book “How to sew a button”. In my recent review of her book and giveaway, you commented on what you learned or wished you learned from your grandmother. This is a collection of what you said. My Grandma taught me how to cook. She was famous in her small town for her pancakes and butterscotch cream [...]

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Hormones and Emotions

I usually receive upwards of twenty articles and blogs in my e-mail every day. I don’t know if that’s too many or too few but I skim through them while having coffee and read the ones that grab my attention for the day. And boy, this article from Care2.com particularly spoke to me this morning. Photo: Care2.com You see, I was really stressed and angry yesterday. Yeah, beat red angry [...]

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Wheat-free, Egg-free Fried Rice Recipe

One of our favorite scrape-off-the-left-over-upcycled foods is Fried Rice. I used to have a bag of frozen shrimp and frozen green peas in the freezer for just in case I had one of those, “there’s nothing to cook”, days. Well, I had one of those days yesterday. But since we can’t have soy sauce (wheat) or shrimp (shell-fish), I had to improvise. And improvising in the kitchen is what I’m [...]

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Eczema and Foods Update

This is the list that’s been on our kitchen wall since January 2nd. As you might know from my previous post about Eczema and Food Allergies, my kids have been on this elimination diet for their Eczema…and by default, so are my husband and I. And as you might have guessed, it hasn’t been easy. We’ve had some setbacks as we had a huge birthday party for my parents last [...]

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BPA in toilet paper and pizza boxes?

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Those of you who follow me on Twitter and in blogsphere, know I’ve been trying to get rid of a case of crushed tomatoes. We had this case since before the news broke about BPA tainted canned goods. OK, so we had them for awhile. It was actually part of our emergency stash. But now, we can’t use them because of BPA in the lining. Tomatoes in cans are especially [...]

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