Pine Nut Pesto #veganhack

What is #Vegan Hack? #Vegan Hack is when I take a recipe that I loved as a non-vegan and veganize it.  Why bother?  I’m working on a little book that explains my decision to eat a vegan diet.  But until then . . .  [yumprint-recipe id=’9′]A couple tips–make sure the olive oil covers the basil/pine…

What is a “Dirty Dozen”?

Dirty Dozen? When I began the organic phase of my food journey I found “the dirty dozen”.  A group of foods that have the MOST pesticide residue left on them and IN them.  I didn’t know that I couldn’t just wash off the pesticides–I’ve learned a lot since then!  These 12 foods are foods that…

Top 10 After School Snacks (#4 is my favorite)

When I have kids in “school” I pick them up and bring them home–no bus service–so I like to have snack on the table when they come home.  If it is a year that I am homeschooling than we usually end our day with a snack and tea or juice from our juicer! These are…