All posts tagged chemicals
All Natural Thanksgiving Menu: Free of BPA, MSG, HFCS and microwaving
Our Thanksgiving dinner will be free of BPA, MSG, HFCS, artificial dyes and nuking. We’ll be making tried and tested dishes and the countdown is on. Thanksgiving is next week, already, after all. If you’re wrestling with how to naturalize, …
7 Small Steps to Change Your (Family’s) Food Health
A Case For Wheat-Free and Against the Grain
Wheat. Seems so innocent, a base for comfort food, a staple in a lot of homes. What argument could sway one to avoid eating a principal ingredient dating back
Fluffy Scrambled Eggs
In my thirty-something years, I've used a lot of eggs in a lot of recipes. They are a glue that holds everything together and I rely on them
Salmon simplified and WILD
One of our lowest maintenance meals is this super simple, tasty salmon ensemble. You need salmon and an oven. Throw a few optional accoutrements in the
Detox: Cleansing Your Kitchen
My kitchen has never been subjected to a maple syrup detox diet. On that note, it's never undergone the raw food diet, herbal detox, Hallelujah diet
One gallon of Pinecone Hill please, hold the VOCs
It's time. The kitchen needs a change, the baby's on the way, or maybe you just can't take the pink dining room any longer. It's time
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
Splurge on the organic carrots or tomatoes?
Splurge on the organic carrots. Don't worry so much about the tomatoes. The Environmental Working Group provides











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.












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...