summer in texas means just one thing to me – my daily cuppa will be poured over ice (american style)! in fact, in my new home state i have a hard time taking in anything other than iced tea all summer long, and so this mini-revelation i had is highly applicable to me.
i have [...]

i can’t tell you how many people have asked me, “how does going veg effect the environment?” thankfully for me, the people at turtle island (makers of the beloved thanksgiving tofurky feast) have done the research and put quite a nice, informative page together! so, if you are one of those who is [...]

a rather disappointing dinner out turned upward for me at the checkout. as my husband paid for our not-so-great tamales, i noticed on the counter a “green map” of san antonio. i was intrigued! the brochure held a list of restaurants, services, organizations, and properties all aimed at keeping life local, sustainable, [...]

the modern mom has so much pressure to be a super woman. we feel guilty for just about everything, and everyday there is a new commercial to make us feel even more that we are not doing the best that we can for our children. who has time to research the newest, most [...]

for the last several years (yes, before he was even born), i have been plotting to deceive my child. call me dishonest, but i am thoroughly in love with the new trend of sneaking healthy foods into “kid friendly” foods in the form of a puree. missy chase lapine began publicizing [...]

it is time for the long anticipated return of my most popular (and exhausting) blog feature: free recipe friday! every friday, i will bring you a new recipe that is my own creation, guaranteed to be healthy and delicious! as a new feature, i am going to add some of the nutritional benefits [...]

food equity. what does that phrase mean to you? currently, food equity is a social justice movement aimed at evening out the amount of food and money spent on food that is in such extremes around the world. a social justice activist, high school teacher, and vegan named christopher greenslate, together with [...]

be sure to stop at “the cove” the last sunday of the month! the cove is a restaurant i have written about previously as a good place to dine on local, organic, and sustainable foods; that is their specialty, and they do it well! february 28th, 2010 marked the second monthly brunch held [...]

looking for a new year’s resolution that will:
*slim your waistline
*save you money
*green your lifestyle
AND
*give you more family time?
have i got the website for you! check out notakeout.com! this amazing website has everything you need to start cooking meals at home that will have your family so satisfied they will never miss the take [...]

from the same company that has been supplying us with “sugar in the raw” (cumberland packing, ironically enough) comes a WONDERFUL new product that is topping my list of must haves in the kitchen. the product: “stevia in the raw”! stevia is a non-caloric, non-chemical sweetener; it is made from the leaves of [...]