April 2010

Review: Method Smarty Dish

April 22, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write a review of Method’s Smarty Dish dishwasher soap for quite a while but I haven’t managed to get around to it until today. And what better day is there than Earth Day to review an environmentally responsible cleaning product? OK, there are probably lots of days that would work fine, [...]

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Winner! Winner! Chicken dinner!

April 19, 2010

Wow! There were a lot of petition-signers out there! I just generated a random number and the person I’m going to send the bento goodies to is: Lucky #46: Lyndsey! Lyndsey has a great cooking blog called, The Tiny Skillet. I totally want to make her Butternut Squash and Walnut Ravioli. Yum! Congratulations, Lyndsey! And [...]

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The Week in Bentos: April 12-16, 2010

April 16, 2010

Read all the way down to the bottom of this post for an opportunity to receive some bento goodies from me for signing Jamie Oliver’s petition! Wooo! This week in bentos was…uninspired. I wasn’t feeling the creative lunch thing and I think it shows in these photos. Augie was sick, I wasn’t feeling so great [...]

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“I Tried Something New” Printable Stickers

April 8, 2010

We’re on a big Jamie Oliver kick around these parts. Zach and I watched his English Ministry of Food program last year and it inspired a lot of discussion about why we eat the way we eat, how we can change it and — for lack of a better word — the morality of telling [...]

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March 2010 Goals Update

April 5, 2010

All righty then! Another month has ended and some more goals have been crossed off my list for the year. I’ve really been enjoying completing the goals I’ve set for myself and I think that trying new things and just generally re-prioritizing has made me generally happier after only a few months. This is what [...]

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The Week in Bentos: March 29 – April 2, 2010

April 2, 2010

Monday: Monday’s kindergarten snack was mixed dried fruit from Trader Joe’s (this bag has cranberries, cherries and blueberries in it — both kids are nuts for it), multigrain crackers and a mandarin orange. Tuesday: On Tuesday, Wyatt’s lunch/snack combo was: pita crackers, frozen corn, frozen strawberries, mandarin orange wedges and leftover shrimp from dinner the [...]