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Organic Sparkling Cider Recipe for a New Year
As I reflect on the difference a year makes, I conclude that it’s huge. I lived in Seattle for every day of 2011. The first time I stepped foot in Seattle was July, 2010. Had you asked me then if …
Holiday Menu Ideas and Thank You
It's all for something. Right?? The committment to keeping only organic corn and peas in the freezer. The lack of a microwave in the house.
7 Small Steps to Change Your (Family’s) Food Health
Packing Home Lunch, sans Orthorexia
Morning television. A concept unbeknown to me from about 2001-2010. In my recent life, once the alarm went off, I hit the shower, the morning dressing routine, grabbed
Feeding Two Families
We're wrapping up a busy run of eleven days of two families, one house with one kitchen, and a spectrum of appetites and dietary needs. Let's see, in my own family,
Kimchi Topped Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe
This is a cheater post of sorts. I want to share a quick and easy fermented find with you that has become a new addiction. That, and
Fresh Tomato and Kale Salad Recipe
It doesn't get much better than a summer time farmer's market. The ripest, freshest, local berries, cherries, greens, tomatoes, carrots- all of my favorites- are generously piled on
Wild Salmon Burgers Recipe
After my month without wheat, I crave it much less. I eat some again, but now go for days without and eat a lot less. If
Red, White and Blue, Naturally + Free Family Activities July
It came to my attention, via every media outlet in Seattle, that after I posted 30 free, natural family activities for June, that June in Seattle
Disneyland 5, Sea World 0: Travel Reviews
Disneyland, I am impressed. Sea World, wish I could say the same. We recently returned from a lovely trip to southern California, and among other places, patroned both Disneyland and











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.












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