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In-Season Recipe Connection: Tomato Basil Pasta Salad

September 2nd, 2010 · 13 Comments · Recipes, Super Foods

Need a potluck or party dish to pass for Labor Day weekend? I got you covered. This recipe is so simple, and so in season, you might be growing the ingredients right in your garden, maybe even incorporated into your landscape gardening, like mine. I’m generally a little relaxed on the portions, so sometimes I [...]

Kids’ Ear Infections: A Home Remedy?

January 18th, 2010 · 60 Comments · Do It Yourself

I didn’t think I’d ever fit this neatly into the “nuts” or “off the grid” category. I’ve always been a rebel, but never like this. My 4-year-old son woke up Friday morning around 5 a.m. with pain, that by 7:00 he could articulate as being in his ear after coming to our room three times. [...]

A Good Deal on Top Fats

August 13th, 2009 · 41 Comments · Food for Thought, Frugality, Science of Nutrition, Super Foods, What to Buy

Please start with part one of this series, Olive Oil Update: Can you Saute with EVOO? Why did I come home from vacation to 63 pounds of oil on my porch? I found the best deal possible on olive oil and coconut oil and shared it with friends. A Nourishing and Frugal thing to do… [...]

Olive Oil Update: Can You Saute with EVOO?

August 11th, 2009 · 12 Comments · Food for Thought, Science of Nutrition, Super Foods, What to Buy

I can’t tell you how much joy it brings my heart to find a quality company with actual, reasonable, high-quality customer service. It’s also great if they sell a quality product that I need at a price that beats the grocery store. Today I get to share good news with you about just such a [...]

Recipe Connection: Frugal, Healthy Homemade Dressings with Olive Oil

June 5th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Do It Yourself, Frugality, Recipes, Upgraded Nutrition

Since EVOO is best eaten cold (see this post for details on which olive oil to buy and how to use it), making salad dressing with it is a simple way to incorporate it into your diet. There’s also a great added health benefit to consuming olive oil with your vegetables: carotenoids (beta-carotene, etc.) are [...]

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Olive Oil Primer: How to Buy, Use and Store and Some Precautions

June 3rd, 2009 · 21 Comments · Science of Nutrition

Putting together the post on monounsaturated fats for you all really underlined the vast wealth of information (and confusion) about olive oil. It’s a Super Food for a reason! I realized I needed a separate post to help you out, because you can really improve your health by including olive oil in your diet – [...]

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Food for Thought: What is a Monounsaturated Fat? (And why are they so yummy?!)

June 2nd, 2009 · 16 Comments · Science of Nutrition, Super Foods

This week’s Super Foods are grouped together because they all are high in monounsaturated fat. source Olive Oil (Super Food) Avocado (Honorable Mention) Peanut Butter (Honorable Mention) source Health Benefits of Monounsaturated Fat Each food has its vitamin shining moments, but the monounsaturated fat is great for many reasons: Lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol and has [...]