Have you heard about Food Tank? Their Vision: Building a global community for safe, healthy, nourished eaters. Their Values: Educate. Inspire. Advocate. Change. Their Core Mission: Food Tank is focused on building a global community for safe, healthy, nourished eaters. We spotlight environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable ways of alleviating hunger, obesity, and poverty and create networks of people, organizations, and content to push for food system change. I found their latest article very interesting … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving: Pumpkin Pudding
November 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
This Thanksgiving, celebrate fall's bounty by using pumpkin in your dishes. While we do love the traditional Pumpkin Pie recipe, we've fallen in love with Pumpkin Pudding too. Mom’s Pumpkin Pudding is not at all what you’d expect from a dessert with the pudding moniker. It’s not served in a bowl and eaten scooped with a spoon. In fact, the pudding bakes in a Bundt pan and, therefore not amorphous. Take one good look at the list of ingredients and you’ll understand why this particular “pudding” becomes very dense and springy. The … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving: Potato Pie
November 21, 2014 By 2 Comments
Who doesn’t have Thanksgiving on the brain? With less than a week to go before the holiday, it’s in your best interest to start acquiring a hit list of recipes for your big meal. If you plan out your dishes now, you’ll have ample time to casually shop for the ingredients and perhaps make some of the food ahead of time. With some thoughtful planning, on Thanksgiving morning you won’t be running around like a turkey with its head chopped off. Can you imagine a Thanksgiving table without some version of mashed potatoes as a side? It’s like … [Read more...]
No Kid Hungry this Thanksgiving
November 20, 2014 By Leave a Comment
As I spent the afternoon in my kitchen testing out some of Mom's recipes for some holiday articles I'm writing. I found myself needing a bunch of ingredients for the dishes. Without hesitation, I nonchalantly ran out to the corner where I have not one but three different market options. I quickly purchased my items and was home within a half hour. One of the recipes calls for cheese; I purchased some small samples of Gruyere and Cheddar. Another recipe calls for potatoes; I purchased two different varieties. I was thinking "how lucky am … [Read more...]
