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Mushroom and Leek Stuffing (No Broth or MSG) Recipe
Three dishes make Thanksgiving dinner one of my husband’s favorite meals of all time: turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes. He saves no room for anything else, so these three need to be bangin’. I tested out this no-broth recipe last …
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
Cold Hard Ingredients in Cold Stone Creamery
When 5,000+ people purchase a Groupon in a day, redeemable at only one Seattle location, the vendor has some fans. The offer last weekend was $5 for $10 worth of Cold Stone Creamery treats.
Natural Fun with Spring Eggs
This year, I have a kiddo who knows what eggs, bunnies, colors, paints and fun are. Mission: have fun making colored eggs, naturally. Emphasis on the have fun reference. There was
Top 3 spring cleaning alternatives
Spring's officially sprung here in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. I really couldn't be more amped, the birds are having a sing-n-dance revolution, kids' bikes are zooming down the
About that Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner
Stop the Margarine madness!
Dearest FDA, Couldn't our ingredient labels simply include: FOOD or NOT FOOD, following a list of partially-hydrogenated this or mono-diglycerides that? Mother Nature and margarine just can't relate to
Microwaves Full Circle
Many hours in grad school, hours worked at two new jobs, books read, journals thoroughly combed and researched, papers written, presentations given, late nights, early mornings, and hours
MSG and HFCS in Campbell’s Soup
For many, many reasons it’s so mmm mmm good. For the Campbell’s corporation. Let’s talk about soup, baby. Let’s talk about you and me. I, for one, grew
Long time, no…. microwaving
Hi there. Yikes. Neglected this place, I unintentionally have. And there are so many topics on my ever-growing To Tackle list, it's hard to know which to check off











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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