It all started with a bad economy. And a new baby. And the first fall I didn’t work. And finally getting around to creating a new budget in November and finding a number in red at the bottom of the spreadsheet. My part-time, 6-hour-a-week teaching position was cut at the Catholic school where I had […]
My Story: The Origins of a Book (or My Time of Insanity), Part One Read More »
Disclaimer: I am a Catholic. This blog always has been an act of and inspired by my faith. My faith permeates everything I do, including the choices I make in the kitchen. This post is a little risky, outside the sphere of Kitchen Stewardship® (yet so important to stewardship that it cannot be left unpublished).
Mary and Martha Moment: Focusing on Soap vs. the Sanctity of Life Read More »
Triclosan Update! If you live in the Washington, D.C. area, please participate, and for everyone, please forward this info on to anyone you know in D.C.: On September 12th Washington D.C. residents can wash their hands of Triclosan by dropping off any products they find in their homes that contain this ingredient at the Whole
Bath and Body Works/Triclosan Update: KS Responds to their Reply Read More »
I got a bit distracted from sharing the story of my journey to living a Kitchen Stewardship® lifestyle during August, but it’s time to get back to it! (What distracted me? Analyzing Aluminum in August, camping, some giveaways and canning. The very first part of my story is quintessential to understanding what I do here:
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to “choose your own adventure” in the new and exciting field of condiment awareness. Last week in the mental mission, I encouraged you to begin reading condiment labels and being conscious of how many condiments you use and what quantity. (photo source) At our house, we
Monday Mission: Upgrade Your Condiment Awareness Read More »
It’s Spinach Week here at Kitchen Stewardship®! I get to share one of our family’s favorite recipes today. The first indication that it’s a winner is that Kraft Food and Family Magazine publishes it at least once a year, sometimes more. Second is that my son always asks for seconds (he’s a good eater, but
This is a reprint of the original Mary and Martha Moment, something everyone who wants to understand the way Kitchen Stewardship® works should read. On the importance of Conscious Thought In general, in my life, being conscious is of the utmost importance to me. You can read that as “conscious” = awake and functioning or
Do you know the thrill of creating a recipe from scratch? I can’t tell you how tickled I get when I manage something like this (it’s happened only a handful of times in my life). I think it’s pretty cool already that I have become bold enough in the kitchen to mess with other people’s
This is the second Mary and Martha Moment in a series exploring each of the four pillars of Kitchen Stewardship®. Read the others at: Everyone thinks of money when you hear the word stewardship. It’s an obvious step, discussed in Scripture and often from the pulpit. Tithing is a topic of interest: do you tithe
Mary and Martha Moment: Stewards of the Food Budget Read More »
Putting together the post on monounsaturated fats for you all really underlined the vast wealth of information (and confusion) about olive oil. It’s a Super Food for a reason! I realized I needed a separate post to help you out, because you can really improve your health by including olive oil in your diet –
Olive Oil Primer: How to Buy, Use, and Store and Some Precautions Read More »
