Sadly, I grew up with the habit of having a little something sweet after I eat a meal. It just doesn’t feel complete unless I grab something to override the aftertaste of dinner, no matter how delicious it was. Could I train my palate and exercise great self-discipline to make that habit disappear? Yes. Is […]
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I hate it in the morning, but man, I love it in the evening! Slow cooker recipes are becoming more and more a part of our weekly routine here at the Kimball house. I’m making it a priority to find and try many slow cooker meals, and I have not been disappointed. It is absolutely
Almost 40,000 people thought the “Organic, Schmorganic” article last week at Slate.com was worth sharing with their friends, including a sharp KS reader who was disturbed by the claims made, namely that buying organic produce, even for kids, is a total waste of money and not one iota safer than conventional produce. Articles like this
Are Organic Pesticides–or the Fruit Itself–Really Worse Than Conventional Farming??? Read More »
The simple secret for avoiding a stringy mess when grating fresh ginger and how to always have it on hand without it going bad! Throwing away food really does feel like throwing away money to me – I can’t stand it, and it just tears my heart out to pitch food that’s gone bad (especially
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Time to make a healthy, heart-shaped breakfast for your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day! For more V-day ideas for kids, check out our Valentine’s Day healthy party plan for the classroom. That’s right folks…Katie’s getting crafty. I don’t really do glue guns and glitter…definitely not fabric or felt…and isn’t decoupage a fancy French appetizer? I can
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You know how some kids put ketchup on everything? In our house, it’s all about mustard. We go through mustard like nobody’s business, seriously. I should buy stock in the stuff. Which means, of course, that I should also buy stock in laundry stain treaters and ultimately, clothing since mustard is a bear to get
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Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to increase your kitchen efficiency…and tell others your magic tricks too! This is the last of the “top 3 tips” for the four pillars of Kitchen Stewardship®: You can’t deny that cooking real food takes longer than convenience food – it’s called “convenience” for good reason! But
Monday Mission: Your Top 3 Time-Saving Strategies Read More »
“Don’t marry someone unless they have all their teeth.” That old-fashioned, farm country wedding advice may make you laugh a little or reflect on simpler times gone by, but the reality is that the health of one’s teeth is a pretty darn good indicator of their overall physical health. I’m proud that my family all
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I’ve been blessed the past 4 months or so to have stumbled into a blogging group of quite amazing people. They’re talented, smart, motivated, fun, kind, giving…and make incredible recipes with mouth-watering photos. The “social” part of being in the social media world ebbs and flows for me – I get holed up in my
Snuggle up with a Bowl of Homemade Soup…or Maybe 52 of Them? Read More »
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to reflect on what you do to save the earth – and pinpoint the top 3 eco-friendly habits you have. Two weeks ago, we shared our top 3 frugal tips to help save others’ pocketbooks, and this week, we’re going to help save the earth. Just like
Cabbage has the unfortunate notoriety of looking an awful lot like iceberg lettuce. Plus, it’s in coleslaw, which no one is really swinging around as a health food. And its random presence in bagged lettuce just screams, “I’m SO not important. I’m just a token.” Like the parsley garnishing your dinner plate, you probably don’t
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Today’s Monday Mission is a bit of a flip on its head – rather than giving you a new task to complete or attempt in the kitchen, I’m asking you to branch out to help your own friends/community. I’m kind of excited about this mission, so bear with me as I explain what I’m thinking.
Monday Mission: YOUR Top 3 Frugal Tips For Healthy Living Read More »
Where’s the free toy that used to come in breakfast cereal? It’s not the only thing missing from the box these days. We’ve been duped to think that breakfast variety equates to many different colors of cereal boxes festooned with various cartoon characters or health claims. In reality, all those hundreds of different boxes contain
Can you imagine a group of 8-year-old girls spending ten minutes talking about chicken skin? True story. When I taught third grade, one of my favorite parts of the year was when I introduced Literature Circles, a time when kids were put in groups of four or five and all read the same book together
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Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to use the whole thing this week. Whether you are eating turkey, ham, or ground beef, you’re likely going to consume something from an animal that is a part of a whole. Where are the other parts? Are they being utilized or wasted? It’s a shame that
This is the best recipe for holiday dips, Christmas dips, and parties in general. And it’s a great kids dip. Kids love to dip those veggies! Do you have a healthy eating strategy for big holiday parties? I have a specific game plan that targets the most volatile UNhealthy areas, roots them out, and front
Probiotic Avocado Kids Dip Recipe {Plus Holiday Tips} Read More »
“Less cellulite at 30 than 20?” My friend was ready to eat the next words out of my mouth when I told her I blamed one dietary change for my incredible loss of cellulite. Quite often others counter my claim with a strange question: “How do you know?” I’m sure their intentions are simply curious,
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No longer will I bake meatballs for 20-30 minutes and then wash nasty cookie sheets for 15 minutes. Nope, thanks to my favorite soup book, Ladled by Kimberly Harris (of The Nourishing Gourmet), I learned that I can cook meatballs IN MY SOUP in 5 minutes with no drippy, baked-on meaty pan messes. Woo hoo!
Quick Italian Wedding Meatball Zucchini Soup with Greens Recipe Read More »
Trans fat has been proven to cause heart disease and all sorts of other health evils, to the tune of 30,000 to 100,000 deaths from heart disease pinned on trans fat every year. The FDA recently removed the GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status from trans fat, 7 years after requiring companies to disclose trans fat
When you spend as much time in the kitchen as I do, there are certain items that practically never get put away: That last item is a bit more new to me, one of those things I had on my “maybe I want to try one of these things” list for quite some time before
