This is a {guest post} series from Tiffany of Don’t Waste the Crumbs. Earlier this week you were challenged to remove all trans fats from your kitchen. How’s that going? Running into any problems? Wondering who I am, what I’ve done with Katie and what I’m talking about? Hint – it’s all in this week’s [...]
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Back to Basics 10-Week Baby Step Mini Challenge
January 4th, 2013 · 13 Comments · Big Changes, KS lifestyle
This might not be obvious in my online home here, but I’m a bit of a perfectionist and very tight-fisted when it comes to delegating and sharing responsibility. I’m totally selfish about being in charge. Every so often, I’ll entertain a guest post, but most of the time I don’t relinquish the reins so easily. [...]
How to Answer the Foodie Challenge of the Holidays
November 8th, 2012 · Comments Off · KS lifestyle
"What do you do about relatives who don’t eat real food?" There are certain conversations that I tend to have over and over and over, both in person with friends and via the Kitchen Stewardship community. The issue of relatives, particularly close relative who are hosting your family or whom you see very often, is [...]
Tags: family·healthy eating·kids
5 Crazy Ways I Save on Kitchen Prep Time {so we can Eat Well, Spend Less}
October 17th, 2012 · 47 Comments · KS lifestyle
I just got yesterday’s oatmeal going on the stove. No, we haven’t been waiting for breakfast for 24 hours – two-day oatmeal is one of the "shoddy shortcuts" I take every week in an attempt to save a few minutes in the kitchen. Believe me, I spend enough time there already. "Mommy, play with me!" [...]
Tags: dishes·Eat Well Spend Less·food storage·oatmeal·shortcuts·time·time management·timesavers·tips
The Kitchen: Rearranged (Deranged?)
October 15th, 2012 · 18 Comments · KS lifestyle
I have a love/hate relationship with organizing. Every time I emptied a cupboard completely and prepared to wipe down the surface, my chest literally felt lighter. I would take a deep breath and just feel happy. It was an accomplishment just to do that, and I knew good things were happening. Then I would turn [...]
$100,000 Moved to Local Foods (& a Big Celebration Party!)
September 25th, 2012 · 2 Comments · KS lifestyle
McDonald’s billboards here in Michigan proudly proclaim that their breakfast sandwiches are made with Michigan eggs. It’s a local food revolution, baby. A question: If you’re on board with the 10×10 Local First Challenge to move $10 per week to local food sources for 10 weeks, does breakfast at McD’s count? (You know what I’m [...]
