My daughter is the quintessential picky eater. At one point, it got so difficult she actually ended up working with a food therapist for several months. Now she is doing much better, and is much more willing to try different foods. Unfortunately, she is still very resistant to eating most so-called "Superfoods". So in an effort to sneak some nutritionally-packed produce into her diet, I came up with my Stealthy Chocolate Bars. It tastes like dessert, but is made with mostly healthy ingredients packed with vitamins. My child gobbles these up, while singing "yummy, yummy, in my tummy". My husband and I both really enjoy it as a dessert too!
My good friend recently had a beautiful baby girl. When they left the hospital and returned home, our group of friends set up a schedule for each of us to bring their family a dinner each night, to help them through that tough first week of new-baby transition. I immediately decided to make them one of my newer recipes, my Homemade Hamburger Helper, but then got stuck trying to come up with a tasty side that would transport well. So I went to my trusty Pinterest boards to get inspired, and was quickly smitten by a Kale and Pear Salad by the blog Taste Love and Nourish. I adapted the recipe a little, and it turned out delicious! It's light, and fresh, and tangy. It's filled with super foods, and it's a breeze to make. Transports great too! :)
Today's blog post is a special one! I've been chosen to write and share a recipe for one of my favorite grocery stores: Earth Fare. Normally when I grocery shop, I spend an inordinate amount of time reading the labels of every item I'm considering purchasing, and then scanning it on the phone app Fooducate to ensure I'm not getting something with scary ingredients. I don't have to do that at Earth Fare. I can trust that everything in the store has already been well vetted. Their company vision is to be the most trusted organic and natural food market in the country. Nothing in their store contains high fructose corn syrup, artificial color or sweeteners, synthetic growth hormones, and trans fat. If other big chain grocery stores did that, half the store would be empty!
I have white counters and sinks, so sometimes I need something stronger than my trusty all-purpose cleaner to get my surfaces sparkling white again. I was using some pricy store-bought bleach spray for those occasions, when it occurred to me that I could probably easily make it myself. After a quick bout of googling, I proved myself right by finding a lovely blog called Fake It Frugal, with instructions on how to make your own Fake Clorox Cleanup. As suspected, it's easy to make and cheap to boot (only 2 cents a bottle!). One thing to note however, is that apparently a homemade bleach mixture will start to break down after 24 hours unless you increase the bleach ratio. Even then, it will only be effective for a week after you make it, so make it in small batches. Yet with it only taking a few minutes to make, it's been no problem for me to whip up a small batch when I need it.
