I Have To Say……

I wish they had had Boogie Wipes when my son was little! He would have loved the wipes.
One of my pet peeves are little petri dish kids standing there with snot running down their face. Ewwww! Come on parents, wipe it off!
I swear I am going to get some of the single use packets and [...]

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A Weekend In Portland

Kirk, Ford and I spent the weekend down in Portland, Oregon. It was a business trip – we were both a vendor and a presenter for the Pacific Crest Trail Association’s Trail Fest.
Me on the left, with a great guy, Jerry, on the right, at my booth.

Kirk and I drove down on Friday afternoon, battling [...]

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A Little Bit Healthier Snicker Doodle Cookie

My guys love homemade cookies (who doesn’t?) and I love making them, so it can be a win-win for us I had an idea for a somewhat better-for-you Snicker doodle. It isn’t super low in fat or calories, but has a lot less than a normal recipe! Still, is there a cookie that [...]

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A Take On Pasta Puttanesca

I had a long session with my trainer today and was just bone tired when I got back from the gym. I didn’t want to think very hard about what to make for dinner so my mind was wandering to a book I had picked up recently: Pasta Every Way For Every Day. I saw [...]

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Book Review: Cooking For Two

I often peruse Light Cooking for Two for ideas when I am making Kirk and I lunch during the day. Even then, I have used it for my stroganoff recipe for the family, I just double the recipe.
The book was first printed in 1995 and has a nice solid selection of recipes, not too trendy [...]

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Food Find: Zevia All Natural Pop

Catzia and I had a couple hours yesterday so we dropped into VegFest to see what was new this year. One of the booths was an all natural pop. Well, many “all natural” sodas come up lacking so I took the small sample and tried it, figuring it would be like the others.
Well, how ever [...]

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Book Review: The Naked Chef

The Naked Chef
I had not seen this cookbook until I met my husband, who was a fan of Jamie Oliver. The book came out in 2000, it is nearly a decade old now. Yet, the age of the book doesn’t show. It was well written, the food photography was ahead of its time and you [...]

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Book Review: Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook

In my early 20’s one of the first “modern” cookbooks I picked up was a copy of Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook. My copy came out in 1995 and at the time I was living a vegan diet. In 1995 finding even a 1/3rd of the ingredients in the book was nearly impossible (Internet shopping? Organics [...]

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