Fruit Leather, Food Preservation with Less Mess

Apricots for Fruit Leather

If you do not have time or money to can your fruits, try drying them instead. Fruit leathers are the healthy and green alternative to packaged fruit snacks and candies.

Wine Allergies – Fact or Fiction?

pouring wine

A look at some common culprits behind wine allergies.

Super Versatile Bean and Veggie Soup

soup

My dad sent me a delicious, flexible soup recipe that is too good not to share! I talked earlier this summer about my cooking heroes, and my pops is definitely at the top of that list. He’s not what you’d call a recipe follower, and that freestyle sort of cooking taught me more than just [...]

How to Make Vegetable Soup Your Kids Will Love

Mmm Soup

Fresh back from a fantastic Labor day vacation, I was again reminded why it’s so important for home gardeners to have good fall fallback recipes to rely on. Onions, peppers and tomatoes, three of the most common vegetables grown by home vegetable gardeners, are plentiful in the Fall, and this recipe calls for all of them!

Three Days Left to Win a Prize Pack from Choice Organic Teas

Choice Organic Teas

We’re announcing the winner on Monday, but there’s still time to enter!

Choosing Sustainable Seafood – Turn to Seafood Watch

Seafood Watch

Seafood Watch is the go to authority for consumers and businesses that want to make sustainable choices when purchasing seafood. The program, run by the Monteray Bay Aquarium, makes science-based, peer reviewed recommendations to indicate which seafood items are “Best Choices”, “Good Alternatives”, and ones you should “Avoid.”

Pro Bottled Water Group Targets Teens

water bottle

Are you familiar with the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)? They’re a trade association focused on defending the bottled water industry. Chances are, when we post about taking back the tap, someone from IBWA is ready with a pro-bottled water comment.

IBWA’s new campaign targets teens with a video featuring a teenage girl deriding the Take Back the Tap movement as a group who wants to limit beverage choices.