Gordon Food Services locations are popping up in new places. What is theirstock? Does Gordon have good prices? Read on to find out. Several years ago, I noticed a new store perched on a mountain overlooking the William Penn Highway–the main road of Monroeville’s huge shopping district east of Pittsburgh. I guessed from the name […]
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As I started getting more serious about eating real food, I kept hearing, “Just freeze it!” Even Katie swears by her freezer stash! That seemed to be the secret to stocking up on fruits and vegetables in season, cooking in big batches, making our own convenience foods to eat at busier times, keeping bulk-purchased nuts
You may have noticed a local store called a “food co-op” or “member-owned grocery” and thought you couldn’t shop there without paying a big fee or getting mixed up in some kind of hippie thing. I felt suspicious when my brother got obsessed with co-op shopping in Minneapolis in 1999. I thought it was weird
As parents, we decide what foods our babies try first. We control the menu and set the standards of “what we eat.” But at some point, those kids encounter the outside world and the insane cramming-junk-down-our-throats consumer culture. How can you keep your kids healthy when there’s so much pressure to eat junk? It’s tough
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This post is from KS contributing writer Becca Stallings of The Earthling’s Handbook, with photography assistance from her son Nicholas Efran, who knows how to read a label! The trouble with teaching kids to cook is that they get into the habit of enjoying homemade food–and then they go off to college. Most universities require
One Christmas when I was in college, my mom gave me a sturdy canvas tote bag with a picture of the Earth and the words “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” Great! I would reduce garbage by reusing this bag whenever I walked from campus to the grocery store! I returned to my dorm in the new year,
This post is from Becca Stallings of The Earthling’s Handbook, with photographs by Nicholas Efran (age 12) and Dan Efran. After setting up your thrifty 3-bin composting system and getting into the habit of collecting kitchen scraps to compost, it’s time to start using this great homemade fertilizer in your garden! How exactly do you
Composting can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. It is an easy way to save money while helping reduce waste in landfills. Recently, I explained how to set up compost bins in your yard to turn your biodegradable garbage into natural fertilizer for your garden. The next step is to get used to
If you’re trying to lead a greener life, you’ve probably heard that you ought to be setting aside your biodegradable garbage and composting it to create natural fertilizer for your garden. If an indoor worm garden isn’t for you, composting outdoors is a great option. Composters are sold at home-improvement stores and in gardening catalogs,
Chinese restaurants have been popular for decades, and in this century Indian, Japanese, and Thai restaurants are found even in many small middle-American towns. We like Asian food, but how many of us cook it at home? Maybe you’ve felt intimidated by recipes with exotic ingredients you’ve never used before. Maybe you’re afraid to toss
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This post is from KS Contributing Writer ‘Becca Stallings of The Earthling’s Handbook, with photography assistance from her son Nicholas Efran. Meat has been a part of most human beings’ diet for millennia, but we’re overdoing it lately. The amount of meat eaten by the average person each year has almost doubled since 1961, and
This post is from KS Contributing Writer Becca Stallings of The Earthling’s Handbook, with photographs by her son Nicholas Efran. Winter is such a cozy time in the home, with family gatherings and all kinds of great food (like everyone’s favorite, comforting soup!). Unfortunately, with all the windows shut, any unpleasant odor will linger even longer
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You’ve got a million things to do this week! How can you find time to cook? Without easy real food shortcuts it’s tempting to just fix some nachos, order pizza, or grab take-out as you race from one errand to the next. But it’s when you’re at your most busy and stressed that you most need
This post is from KS Contributing writer Becca Stallings of The Earthling’s Handbook. It’s late afternoon, and you’re stuck at home with the kids, no car, cold rain outside, and a menu plan that calls for fresh ingredients that you were going to get at the store – before your plans changed. The kids are
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My house doesn’t have a pantry. So I found one anyway… Like many city houses built in the 1920s, our house has a small kitchen with not many cabinets. In my tips for a tiny kitchen, the very first tip is to set up a pantry outside the kitchen, and I explain how Daniel and
It’s dinnertime on a Wednesday, and you’ve just been handed 10 pounds of fresh, organic, locally-grown, assorted vegetables! You’re eager to get some of them onto your family’s plates tonight and make sure you use every bit as wisely as you can before next week—when another load of vegetables will arrive—and you never know what
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