Each night before I go to bed,I have a cup of Chamomile Tea. I was lucky enough to receive a generous bag of organic chamomile flowers from my friend Jardel and have been using them ever since. Most people are aware that chamomile is a gentle and effective sleep aid,but it has several [...]
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   | Most people I know associate canning with the end of summer,but we did not get our garden in early enough this year and therefore didn’t get to can our summer harvest (which was practically non-existant). But our few little apple trees produce one bag full of apples in their first year! They are [...] I have written on why our family tries to purchase and/or grow organics previously,but thought the topic worth revisiting. There has been a lot of news flying around about pesticides and it’s link to health problems in children. The most recent article I stumbled upon was from msnbc.com “Pesticides in Food linked to ADHD [...] In the last few weeks our garden has really taken off. Right now we have zucchini,tomatoes,basil,onions,garlic,carrots,green beans,and of course eggs (thanks to Cheeky and Sally). So I am trying to make meals that revolve around what we already have here are a few I have come up [...] I really did not have anything planned for the 4th of July,except making homemade quinoa mac-n-cheese for the kids. (Which they did not eat,but Mark and I ate). So I decide to go to the farmer’s market and see what I could find. There were soooo many choices it was hard to narrow [...] First we got the chickens (CLICK HERE for Urban Chickens post),then we investigated GMO foods (CLICK HERE for Got GMO-free Milk post). Now we are making a run at Grass-Fed Beef,local style. After watching the “scare you away from McDonald’s” documentary called Food Inc. earlier this year,and reading Michael Pollan’s [...] This morning we went to the first ever Oak Park Farmer’s Market. For those of you who do not know where Oak Park is,it is the original suburb of Sacramento and was built around the turn of the century (1900s). Now a days,it is considered urban Sacramento. ‘The neighborhood is home to 16,000 [...] As many of you know,I am very concerned about where our family’s food come from. We try to purchase local,seasonal,chemical free,and organic. But I place organic last because that’s my default mode. I like to know more about where my food is coming from than just the “organic”label. HERE (Why I’m [...] Quinoa is quickly becoming one of my favorite grains and I love experimenting with it. ”Quinoa a species of goosefoot , is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edibleseeds. Quinoa has a light,fluffy texture when cooked,and its mild,slightly nutty flavor makes it an alternative to white rice or couscous.”(quote from Wickipedia) You make it similar to rice (about 2 cups [...] |  
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