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What the 50s Housewife Knew

I’ve been reading a lot lately about 50’s era housewives, including a couple of blogs that feature modern women who take on living as though they were still in that era: creating elaborate dinners that often feature gelatin and liver, getting dressed up complete with lipstick before they greet their husband’s good morning, and boiling laundry at the kitchen sink. While I am not quite ready to give up my modern appliances or attitude, there is one thing that I do appreciate about that time period. Everything got used and only disposed of when absolutely necessary. For example, a 50’s … Continue reading →

Food Auctions

Food auctions aren’t just for Honey Boo Boo. You might have seen the family of the reality show visit a food auction during one of their episodes. They placed bids on various products, won some and took their bounty home. Food auctions are gaining in popularity and becoming more and more available throughout the United States. As traditional auctions, ones that feature antiques drop off, auctioneers and auction houses are all too happy to switch over to auctioning food, something that has wide appeal to consumers in this economy. Winning bidders can save as much as 50 percent off of … Continue reading →

Cleaner, Greener Houses

April is Earth month and all though we all know the things we can do in our home to get rid of toxins and make it more Earth friendly, sometimes we need a reminder. Here is your reminder. You’re welcome. *Dust with a damp cloth to make sure the toxins in the dust in your home don’t just get redeposited in the air. *Open your windows occasionally, even in the winter, to allow fresh air in and stale polluted air out. *Buy organic food for your family. It is grown without pesticides or fertilizers and meat contains no drugs or … Continue reading →

Taking Out The Bad Foods

Well I must confess I have a secret I like chocolate, I have 3 kids that I just took trick or treating. When we got home we went through the candy picked out anything that looked even a little open, tossed the pixie sticks also known as pure sugar. We only allow them 2 pieces on Halloween night and then 1 piece every day for about 2 weeks. Now we are not talking about the regular size bars these are just the little fun size bars now they are not great for them but they are still kids and I … Continue reading →

Household Management: Life Skills 101

What do you need to know when you move out? If you’re the parent of a teen who’s looking at college in the next few years or simply a parent who wants the kids to know how to survive in the wilds of real life, you know that the kids need to know a few things. But what are the essentials of household management? Once you’ve been doing it for a while it’s hard to extract exactly what it is that you do to manage the house. In my humble opinion, here are a few of the basics: Houses need … Continue reading →

Food Allergy Treatment Drug in the Works

It seems to me that food allergies among children are far more prevalent than when I was a child. In fact, I don’t remember any kids in my grade school class having food allergies. The only friend I have with an allergy to a food is my college roommate, who is so allergic to eggs we couldn’t cook them in our townhouse without opening every window. But we grew up in the 80s. From 1997 to 2007, food allergies among children increased 18% with 3 million reported cases of childhood food allergies. One of the more common allergies is nut, … Continue reading →

Open Shelving in the Kitchen

I give up. When we moved into our lovely home, the kitchen was in disrepair. While we managed to fix up most of the rest of our house, the kitchen remains in disrepair, so much so that the cupboard doors fall off spontaneously and add much excitement to my day. While I realize that there are many, many more serious issues in the world than leaping cupboard doors, I would like to renovate my kitchen. The problem is that renovating a kitchen has a cost associated with it. I’ve decided to go with the flow. Since the cupboard doors seem … Continue reading →

iTunes Open University Introducing Environment Series

I am a fan of iTunes on Facebook and yesterday, I saw an interested post. iTunes now offers an Open University series about the environment. If you have ever wondered how your food gets to the supermarket, what damage disposable bags is doing, or what unseen impacts your shopping may have, this is the series for you! The iTunes Open University Introducing Environment series offers an introduction then 16 movies, ranging in time from 1:38 to 17:52, on such subjects as: Unseen impacts (understand the consequences your shopping habits can cause) Shopping by car (learn how short journeys of less … Continue reading →

The Joy of Food Shopping

Last Saturday we visited one of our favorite places- a food warehouse. From the moment you walk in the door the smell of Indian and Asian spices wafts around you. It’s great. We bought our share of gluten free products, shedded coconut, dried lentil and beans, a kilogram (which is over two pounds) of chili flakes and a large number of dried cranberries imported from the USA. The guy on the checkout as he rang our items up had a chuckle about the number of bulk packets of dried cranberries we bought. What can I say? Mick and I love … Continue reading →

Tin Foil is Not a Food Group!

Okay, I call it “tin foil” even though it’s actually aluminum foil. And for pets, that crinkly, shiny stuff can be scary… or very attractive. Roll it into a ball, you’ve got a fun toy to bat around. Shake the sheet and it makes a noise! But leave used aluminum foil in a place where your pets can reach it and you might have a health emergency on your hands. Case in point: my dog Moose (who has no sense of self-preservation!) recently ate the better part of a sheet of aluminum foil that had been used for roasting asparagus. … Continue reading →