Archive for May, 2009
Cake Quest Complete and a Super Target Surprise
A birthday party run to Super Target yesterday led me down the cleaner aisle. Our floors see a lot of Murphy’s wood oil soap, thanks to our backyard loving wheaten. We are about to have a bunch of floor dwellers crawling around at the party, and now’s not a good time to be low on Murphy’s. The cleaner aisle at my ST has been relocated and swapped with the paper plate aisle. (You memorize these things when your baby is a fair-weather shopper with strong vocals.) While discovering this, I spotted more
Phosphates in your dishwasher detergent
Phosphates in automatic dishwasher detergent have been banned in Spokane, WA. Some devotees are smuggling their beloved phosphates across state lines in
Birthday Cake Quest
My lastest quest is a birthday cake. My daughter turns one year old very soon and we need a cake to ring in her very first
Homemade Baby Food: Pears, etc.
A commercial for canned organic baby food just aired, twice, claiming to be 'as healthy as fresh fruits and vegetables'. While I am grateful that this company is
In this time when Big Food and Pharma are making mega profits, I'm acknowledging a broken system with options a parent can count on. While the information super highway puts infinite resources at our fingertips, navigating that maze leaves my head spinning. I created Spilled Ingredients as a sieve for all of us busy, real folks and parents.Here’s to freedom of choice, learning together and making informed decisions. Power to us parents.
Love,
Niki
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Fred Farp: Do you have scientific proof that the filters contain bleech? A lot of...
Dan: Thanks for the info and the receipe - just what i needed - thanks...
Briana: Looks delicious. It will force me to go to the grocery store, but then...
Sandy: Et tu, baby carrots? Ugh....
Niki: @ Sara, great and frustrating questions... a good resource I've used i...