I’m ever so thankful that I don’t have to work with food allergies in my family, but I have watched some friends struggle to learn a new cooking style after being diagnosed with allergies or sensitivities. It can be hard to know where to start with all new recipes and ingredients. Life as MOM is [...]
Entries from November 12th, 2009
Real Food Wednesday: The Ultimate Traditional Real Food
November 11th, 2009 · 20 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
I blog about food. I’ve come to appreciate the “traditional foods” approach to eating and embrace the philosophy that says that if a food’s been around a few thousand years, it should probably be in our diets. If it’s younger than 100 years, it doesn’t belong on our tables. Sometimes it feels like filling my [...]
3 Post Throw Up Clean-up Tips for Sick Kids
November 11th, 2009 · 46 Comments · Cleaning
‘Tis the season…for sick kids. One of my worst fears is vomit getting on things that are hard to clean. It used to be vomit in general, but having kids lowers your standards for bodily excretions. I decided it was about time to post my two best “cleaning up after throw up” tips last Sunday, [...]
Recipe Connection: How to Make Meatloaf/Meatballs
November 10th, 2009 · 28 Comments · Do It Yourself, Recipes
Meatloaf is more of a “choose your own adventure” than a recipe, I’m afraid. If you’re a by-the-book kind of cook, you may want to skip this post. If you can handle a little flexibility, let’s talk meat. Loaf. And balls. My mom’s meatloaf growing up contained all the basics: ground beef, oatmeal, eggs, and [...]
Food for Thought: Lard and Tallow, Healthy Fats?
November 10th, 2009 · 28 Comments · Fat Full Fall, Food for Thought, Science of Nutrition
If you asked me a year ago what “tallow” was, I probably would have given you an answer worthy of Balderdash (I ROCK out that game!). Like: “A build up of ear wax in the inner ear canal that results in partial hearing loss in the elderly.” Oh yeah. Two points for that one for [...]
Tags: Fat Full Fall·fats·lard·tallow·trans fats
Monday Mission: Time to Tackle Lard and Tallow
November 9th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Fat Full Fall
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to relax about animal fats. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps (“Making Strides” emotionally for some of you) Believe me, I know this is a tough one. I used to spend a LOT of time cutting off every single little tiny bit of fat from every [...]
Tags: fats·lard·saturated fats·tallow
My Confession: I Have an Addiction
November 8th, 2009 · 7 Comments · My Story
It’s official. I’m addicted to the Internet. I realized that I have a problem when I felt shortness of breath and heart palpitations with my panic attack when the news came down this afternoon: My dear, dear husband was toiling to remove a (small) stump today and cut through our phone cable. The Internet would [...]
Tags: Internet
