Vege Island

This month’s Daring Baker’s challenge crept up on me like no other. And it failed on me like no other. Since it was so last minute, I went with a simple tofu variation of a flourless chocolate cake recipe. Wish I had beans to make Hannah’s version. I…

It finally happened. After 11 years of almost daily use, our old Vita-Mix container began showing signs of wear (that time I accidentally left a stainless steel spoon in the blender and turned it on probably didn’t help…but the spoon lost).So we got…

It must be true. Shmoo must really be hitting his preteens, because now he has zits. Last night he pointed to the big red blotches on his chin and asked me, “What is this?” My little baby!! Next thing you know he’ll be going on dates and asking to …

You may have seen the adverts: three servings of dairy a day can help you lose weight! The magazines also promote this in their articles with enthusiasm, as though they worked for the dairy council. However, what they don’t do is issue follow-up articles stating that the dairy industry’s claims are (surprise, surprise) not supported by the vast majority of scientific evidence. So much so, in fact

Kyle wanted to celebrate Fat Tuesday with some pancakes. Oddly enough, I was just thinking of trying out pancakes with the little one in an effort to try and introduce her to different, yet healthy foods. Here’s a recipe that is both adult and baby/kid…