I was fortunate to be one of the winners of a free bag of coffee on Earth Day, being given away by my friends Peggy and Jennifer over on Tree Hugging Family. No, they didn’t give me the coffee because they love me so much (although I hope they do!), but because I was a […]
Well, it turns out that it’s not a totally simple choice. Apparently wild caught is more nutritious. Think about it: you are what you eat, and you are what what you eat eats. Got that untangled? Put another way, think about what fish in commercial fisheries are fed. How could they possibly be as nutritious […]
What’s a person to do when faced with the dizzying array of “fresh” fruits and vegetables in the modern grocery store? Strawberries are now available in the middle of winter, but they also usually taste like cardboard at that time of the year! I’ve had to think through my buying habits very carefully in the […]
My favorite celebration of the year! We are blessed enough to be able to gather with approximately twenty wonderful people each year to have Seder. Our close friends Gray and Paul are the hosts, and Paul is a gifted leader. They both slave for days to prepare, and one of my favorite parts is arriving […]
You mean besides the fact that the nutrition has been leeched out of the ingredients, only to be replaced by chemical “nutrients”? Or that the only way they can have long shelf life is to be full of preservatives? Or maybe that every processed food you buy has been doctored by corn syrup and other […]
It depends upon what part of the country you live it as to what you’ll consider to be the essentials of a well-stocked pantry. Here’s what works for me, with the addition of some items that I don’t actually stock but that I believe a lot of folks do! It’s absolutely essential to keep the […]
I love making great meals for my family, but I used to find the planning, shopping, and chopping parts kind of tedious! Oh, you too? Well, one of the best ways I found to deal with my own bad attitude was to first of all realize that these chores were really part of how I […]
Nate & Dani, 1990
Hi, I’m Cyndi. Wife to Mike, mother to Nate and Dani. I love my family, I love food, I love cooking…but I am so busy!
Although I don’t have a food science degree, I do have 25 years of experience cooking and baking solidly nutritious food for my own busy family without […]
Meal Planning for the Family on the Go
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