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Entries from November 15th, 2011

How to Make Bone Broth with Serious Gel {GUEST POST}

November 15th, 2011 · 72 Comments · Food for Thought, Monday Missions

When the feasting lets up a little, and the kitchen can be cleaned up a little, I tend to want to throw everything into either the dishwasher or the garbage. Leftovers are quite handy to have, so I’ll make an exception and pack those up for the fridge, and there’s one other thing I’ll do [...]

Eat Well, Spend Less: Do Your Holidays Focus on Family, Food…or Fighting?

November 14th, 2011 · 32 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments

I got one of those exciting emails the other day. You have to understand, as a blogger, I get public relations pitches numbering around a dozen a day. Some of them are for processed foods, recipes folks want me to share, and a surprising number for financial advice and adult beverages. Seriously. I buzz through [...]

Monday Mission: Grab Those Bones!

November 14th, 2011 · 67 Comments · Monday Missions

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to call dibs on the turkey carcass this year, make stock…and then commit to using some sort of bone broth in your meal plan at least once a week until May. This mission, by the way, is really for me. But you’re invited to join in! You [...]

Recipe Connection: Freezer Biscuits, Real Food Style {GUEST POST}

November 11th, 2011 · 57 Comments · Recipes

This is a guest post from Stacy of Stacy Makes Cents. Thanks for giving me a night off to polish off Smart Sweets, Stacy! Come on and admit it. You love those Pillsbury Grands biscuits that you buy in the freezer section at the store. You love knowing that at any moment in time you [...]

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Tags: biscuits·bread·freezer

Your Frugal Solution to Natural Skin Care

November 10th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Natural Health

I shake my head in awe. I’ve learned so much just skimming the first half of Crunchy Betty’s Food on Your Face for Acne and Oily Skin already. I’m really looking for the spot on pimple cream to nab this annoying and painful zit on my cheek – my first since giving birth, darn hormones [...]

Get Your Meal Plan Organization on Before the Holidays Hit {GIVEAWAY-NOW CLOSED}

November 9th, 2011 · 8 Comments · What to Buy

I’m a planner. If I don’t have something in my calendar and/or to-do list for the day, dude: It’s not going to get done. Because of that little personality quirk (which I think I share with many other folks), I can’t even get into the head of a person who doesn’t plan their meals, at [...]

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Tags: giveaway·meal planning·Plan to Eat

Is My Silicone Baking Mat Safe?

November 8th, 2011 · 11 Comments · Green Living

(photo source) When a reader mentioned that my silicone baking mat might be filled with fiberglass, and that I probably shouldn’t be taking a knife (or pizza cutter) to it at my homemade crackers post, I got to thinking: Where is that research that says the silicone products are safe? Or was I just going [...]