Products I Love: Kate’s Homemade Butter

Posted on October 8, 2009 - Filed Under product reviews | 6 Comments

Walking by the cheese counter of my local grocery store, I always wondered about all the fancy (and somewhat expensive) butters they sell. It seemed excessive to spend more than a few dollars on something as simple and basic as butter. So, I never stopped, and certainly never bought any fancy butter.
But curiosity got the [...]

Toddler Picks: Three Things We Love

Posted on May 21, 2008 - Filed Under product reviews | 2 Comments

I am not generally a big fan of convenience food products, but we’ve stumbled on a few lately that we (we being Will and I) really like. Even an ardent believer in home cooking like me believes that sometimes, packaged food can help create a decent meal in no time flat.
But remember, homemade is always [...]

Dancing My Way to Fitness

Posted on April 16, 2008 - Filed Under product reviews, raves, weightloss | Leave a Comment

Oh. My. Lord.
I’ve discovered the perfect workout video for me. And I can do the whole thing without thinking about it . . . that’s a great sign.
Anyway, the video arrived and I couldn’t help but think the woman on the cover looked awfully like an Asian Jane Fonda circa 1985. But, who am I [...]

I heart blueberry pancakes

Posted on September 28, 2007 - Filed Under product reviews | 5 Comments

I love, love, love fresh blueberry pancakes. Love them. I barely need syrup for them because I love them so much. But I still cannot seem to make them from scratch. Wish I could, and I will keep trying, but no success yet (at least not success that I would EVER eat again).
And I am [...]

Types of protein supplements: a primer

Posted on March 15, 2007 - Filed Under product reviews, weightloss | Leave a Comment

As longtime readers may remember, I have been in a quest to shed excess pounds for quite some time. I managed to lose all the baby weight within a year of birth, but there is some excess weight (and a little back-to-work weight too) that has been plaguing me the last few months.
With a demanding [...]

A new cookbook and a realization

Posted on December 10, 2006 - Filed Under Cookies, cookbooks, dessert, product reviews | Leave a Comment

I received The Good Home Cookbook in the mail a few days ago after Andy of Spittoon Extra fame alerted me to these babies being given away to good homes so long as they got honestly written about.

Honesty? That’s my specialty!

First off, I was totally shocked by the size of this cookbook. [...]

Review: Trader Joe’s Brownie Truffle Baking Mix

Posted on November 6, 2006 - Filed Under dessert, product reviews, stores | Leave a Comment

I was at Trader Joe’s not too long ago and decided to pick up their Brownie Truffle Baking Mix. I know. Boxed. I don’t do boxed, right?
Well generally no, since boxed mixes tend to have more ingrediants than I am comfortable feeding my family. Nonetheless, I decided to have an exception since I had heard [...]

Washing Vegetables and Fruits to Remove Pesticides

Posted on January 24, 2006 - Filed Under Feeding Kids, Healthy Cooking, fruit, green living, lessons, product reviews, raves, vegetables | 1 Comment

I never thought about pesticide residue that could be on my produce before I had Will. And while I thought it was odd that apples in the store were so shiny and glossy, and broccoli had that white patina, I just didn’t put one and one together.
But while I was pregnant I began learning more [...]