Lately, we haven’t been feeling like cooking dinner every night. But I still don’t want to eat processed food. So we’ve been making batches of whole wheat pizza dough and freezing them. We also freeze some marinara sauce (tomatoes, garlic, basil, and salt). Both freeze well and it takes only about 20 minutes to prepare [...]
Filed under: Recipe on October 31st, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I netflixed a documentary called Home last week. It was produced by the same people that made the Discovery series Planet Earth (something we love to watch as a family). I watched the movie over the course of several sittings, often with my 4 year old. The cinematography is breathtaking and the pace of the [...]
Filed under: Environment on October 28th, 2009 | No Comments »
I am typically not a big fan of juice. Even 100% juice lacks many of the nutrients that can be found in whole fruit, especially fiber. However, once in a while, I love to juice at home. We have a juicer that we got as a wedding gift and whenever we have an abundance of [...]
Filed under: Food and Nutrition on October 24th, 2009 | No Comments »
Doctor Oz now has a talk show that airs on weekdays on ABC. I think Dr. Oz has some great advice and I love his emphasis on prevention and good nutrition. The show itself isn’t the best production quality but the information he has to share is useful. This week, he talked about the 5 [...]
Filed under: Random on October 17th, 2009 | No Comments »
This is a Greek casserole, much like a lasagna or eggplant parmesan. The bechemal sauce on top is delicious. While this dish takes a lot of time to prepare, it is worth it every once in a while!
Ingredients:
3 medium eggplants
3-4 zucchinis
3-4 medium potatoes, peeled
4 onions, chopped
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
4 tbsp parsley
16 oz tomato sauce
1 [...]
Filed under: Recipe on October 12th, 2009 | No Comments »
The Huffington Post has nominated 10 people who they think are making the biggest changes for our environment. You can go to their webpage to see the nominees and vote. The winner will be announced in November. The lead so far is Ken Cook of EWG, which The Huff quotes as being “an environmental superhero [...]
Filed under: Environment on October 7th, 2009 | No Comments »
My husband has a t-shirt he got in college that says “Save Water, Drink Beer.” If only it were that easy…
We try to conserve water around our house by watering the grass less, using a high efficiency washing machine, running our dishwashers on the light cycle, and using low flow shower heads. But I recently [...]
Filed under: Environment, Water on October 3rd, 2009 | 1 Comment »