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What’s So Great About This Greek Yogurt Anyway?

My first exposure to eating Greek yogurt for breakfast came from my friend and coworker who swears by the stuff.  As a person with a laundry list of gastrointestinal issues I’m no stranger to yogurt due to the probiotic content. I’ve used plain fat-free yogurt in sauces for some time, but I’ve never really learned [...]

It’s Flip-Flop Time People!

I’m so excited; it’s my favorite time of year. I love, love, love wearing flip-flops. Unfortunately the pair I have on today were frequently abused by my daughter last year and now the rubber thong pops out while I’m walking which is annoying at best, and dangerous at worst. So..it’s flip-flop shopping time. I’ll relegate [...]

New MorningStar Farms Sweet & Sour Chik’n

Most of the time I bring leftovers to work for lunch (ok, well I try anyway). If I don’t bring my lunch I have a variety of tempting and not so healthy options to choose from. In order to combat these days when I just don’t have any leftovers to bring, or when I simply don’t [...]

Recessionista Beauty Secrets

For those of you who have read my blog before you have likely read that I have issues with my complexion; it’s combination and acne-prone (ie, expensive to take care of). Over the last two years I have been working to reduce the number of products I use and looking for inexpensive, natural options to [...]

A New Staple Cookbook: The Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook

I’ve been looking to expand my cookbook selection and was lucky enough to stumble upon this little gem, The Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook by Robin Robertson. The title appealed to me because my family isn’t fully vegetarian, but we do eat mostly vegetarian meals. By that I mean, that I cook vegetarian/vegan options on [...]

DIY Green Cleaning Products

I recently read a great article from WebMD titled, “The Best Non-toxic Ways to Clean Your Home” which talks about the rise of green cleaning products and the cheap, old-fashioned green cleaning products that were used by generations before. I was familiar with some of these already, but some are new to me and I [...]

Rich Hippie: Organic, wildcrafted perfume that sounds yummy

I love finding new earth-friendly products to try and review. The health and beauty industry is practically bursting with new, organic alternatives to mass-produced synthetics that can contain nasty things like petrochemicals and “hormone disruptors”; yikes! Today I found a very intriguing product online, Rich Hippie perfume. They make yummy perfumes from all natural ingredients extracted [...]

Onion Goggles: Yeah, I rock em…

I cook meals at least 5 nights a week in our household and many of those meals involve onions. I also wear eye make-up 7 days a week, which when combined unfortunately leaves a colorful mash-up on my face. I had been eyeballing these RSVP Onion Goggles at Amazon for some time, but as I already [...]

T-shirt Madness: Megan Nicolay has a new book!

Everyone who knows me knows that I love, love, love making things out of old t-shirts. It’s the most comfortable fabric that I can think of and everyone looks good in a t-shirt.  We get so many freebies, and buy so many that remind us of places we’ve visited, bands we’ve seen, and other great [...]

Preserve: Ultrasoft

I try very hard to completely recycle the things that I use by purchasing goods made from previously recycled products. It’s great that we all try to recycle more, but unless these recyclables are actually made into something that we purchase it doesn’t really help the environment. One thing that I purchase and throw away [...]

 
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