Author: cherrypielady7

I am a mother, wife, chef, cooking instructor, andnutrition coach. I love to garden, make wonderful food and share it with others, decorate, create useful things out of old things, and I sing in the shower. Here you will find a wide array of subject matter from recipes to garden ideas and nutrition information for you and your family as well as posts about the places that my husband and I go when we travel. I hope you enjoy what you see and read and that you will post comments when ever you feel moved to do so.

Cloth Produce Bags

I just bought some hemp cloth produce bags at my grocery store and boy am I happy I did. Especially in winter, I have trouble keeping my fresh organic produce crisp and fresh for any length of time. So I was thinking about getting some of these bags but kept procrastinating they were only 3.99…

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Raw Carrot Cake Bars

I was looking for a good high protein, high fiber bar to help me get through the afternoon. Everything I found was high sugar, dry, and expensive, so I created these bars which have no added sugar and cost about .75 each to make. They are also moist and delicious. This picture is of the…

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Snack Night

Sometimes you just don’t feel like making dinner and you want something tasty but quick. Those are the nights that my husband and I call snack night instead of making dinner like we normally do, I throw together some tidbits that we have in the pantry and refrigerator. Or if I’m going to the store…

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Now that you know what’s in your Cosmetics maybe you’ll be interested in some of the lines that I like. These are just suggestions in case you’re interested in natural cosmetics. My favorite is Arbonne I’ve been using it for about four and a half years and I absolutely love it it makes my skin better than it’s ever been and all of the makeup is beautiful and the Skin Care is amazing. It is vegan and a 100% clean. There are other brands that you can find at your health food stores but you must double check for parabens I noticed that many so-called natural lines still contain parabens. These are endocrine disruptors and you don’t want to use anything with parabens.

How do you get your Winter Tomato on?

It’s about this time when I really start missing good vegetables from the garden especially tomatoes. So in the winter time I try to find ways to get that same flavor and deliciousness by being creative with tomato dishes and condiments. One of the ways I do this is by making special condiments for sandwiches,…

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Seasonal Produce Guide

It has been the coldest winter that I have experienced since moving to Oregon and I am over it already. I mean really I didn’t move here from NY to experience cold winters. 😦 Ok, venting over, let’s move on. So recently I was mourning the end of Summer and not having my garden when…

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Cajun Seafood Chowder

    Being raised near the ocean means that I crave seafood almost all the time. Living in Eugene we get access to fresh seafood fairly regularly. Recently I read an article about shrimp which said that soon there will be no wild shrimp left so when I got the opportunity to purchase this wild-caught…

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Beef Bourguignon (Julia Childs)

I am a huge fan of Julia Childs, have been since I was a teenager. I remember watching her show on PBS from the time I was 12. I always wanted to be like her but alas it wasn’t in the cards. When the movie came out about the young lady that wrote an entire…

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