Archive for Food & drink
Bathe in a bath of honey
Sounds sticky! Seriously though, honey has a large number of healing properties, including antibacterial power and ability to relieve insomnia. CNN released a study that names a specific variety of honey found in Australia as able to kill superbugs and antibiotic-resistant strains of infection.
Honey has been used globally in home remedies for ages. Where [...]
Note to self. . .
Do not taste sausage before heating, just in case you goofed and bought the uncooked variety.
If however you accidentally put raw meat of unknown quality in your mouth, you may avoid food poisoning by gurgling straight vinegar and chasing it with a shot or two of vodka. This is a rather unpleasant process, and the [...]
Are you serious? Another peanut butter recall?
The FDA is urging consumers not to eat or purchase products containing peanut butter, aside from peanut butter straight out of the jar. Is this strange to anyone other than me? It’s ok to eat peanut butter by the tub with a spoon, it’s ok to slather it on the kids’ sandwiches. But cookies and [...]
Ack! BPA in cans too?
Well, to be honest, we knew there was a problem with cans, we just weren’t aware that the risk may be greater with canned goods than plastics! Of all foods tested, the most worrisome were chicken soup, infant formula (*gasp*), and ravioli.
What can you do? If you do use infant formula, go for the powdered [...]
Melamine in infant formula?
All right moms and dads. The news that melamine has been found in US baby formulas was indeed disturbing. But how worried should you really be? When you compare it with September’s news about infants in China getting sick and some dying from melamine-tainted formula, it seems grim. But the fact is, the problem here [...]
Freedom Gardens – grow your own!
I just came across this site, and what actually drew me in was the 1950s communist style illustration of happy workers headed off with their hoes and rakes, with a backdrop of a suburban neighborhood. Something about the illustration and the propaganda-esque name (”Freedom Gardens”) put me off a little to start with. But maybe [...]
Home remedies: Honey for a cough
Studies have shown honey to be more effective to treat a cough than OTC cough medicines. When I first saw the report last year I wondered how I’d get honey into my kids – would they really lick super-sweet honey off a spoon? Mine are too young to stir it into hot water as some [...]
As promised – my favorite bread
A few days ago I named my breadmaker as one of my favorite things and promised to share with you my favorite bread recipe. It’s nothing sophisticated, but the bread is moist and flavorful, but also crusty and substantial. Mmm…
Ingredients:
3 cups flour (I use 2 C. whole wheat flour + 1 C. bread flour or [...]
A mother’s dilemma
Knowing this, and knowing that sugar attacks the immune system, I wonder what to do with all that Halloween candy as my children crawl out of their beds this morning with sniffles and coughs…
Did you eat your seeds?
Green your Halloween and roast your pumpkin seeds! The pulp of your pumpkins can be used to make awesome pumpkin muffins, pumpkin waffles, or pumpkin pie, but surely you know about that.
In case you’ve never done, pumpkin seeds are a wholesome salty snack. Ditch the potato chips and pop some pumkin seeds!
Rinse the pulp off [...]
