From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Easy Split Pea Soup

January 31, 2010
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Last weekend I wanted a warm, hearty soup to enjoy, but didn’t feel like spending all day in the kitchen. I found in my Betty Crocker Cookbook (New Edition) a healthy and rewarding recipe for split pea soup, with not a whole lot of time spent chopping and only a couple of hours cooking time.
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Natural & Gentle Shave Foam

January 29, 2010

I recently purchased a great product from the health store- the healthiest, most natural shave foam I’ve seen yet: J.R. Liggett’s Shaving Foam. It comes in a non-aerosol plastic foam bottle (so no rust stains in the tub!) and the top screws off so it is completely reusable. As you might guess there are only [...]

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Raw Key Lime Tart

January 25, 2010
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Today Jessica and I made our first truly raw dessert from the book Raw for Dessert by Jennifer Cornbleet. It fills a full 9″ pie pan and is pretty easy to make, especially if you prepare the crust ahead of time (it will last for a month in a sealed container in the fridge).
For the [...]

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Making Fresh, Healthy Food Convenient

January 21, 2010

Last night I attended a great lecture put on by Nourishing Ways of West Michigan all about quick and healthy meal planning. Jackie White (chef, caterer, teacher, and mother!) described her system for convenient, delicious, and healthy eating. I learned some great tips for food preservation, planning, and preparation that are simple, yet extremely helpful. [...]

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Nourishing Ways: Healthy Snacks

January 19, 2010

[ June 15, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Nourishing ways will offer healthy snacks, so come to enjoy, sample, and learn.

Location:

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
134 N. Division (corner of Division & Pearl)
Grand Rapids, MI

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Nourishing Ways: Healthy Eating Shouldn’t Cost You an Arm and a Leg

January 19, 2010

[ May 18, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Anne M.A. Sergeant, PHD, will discuss food budgeting strategies that help avoid the high cost of illness.

Location:

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
134 N. Division (corner of Division & Pearl)
Grand Rapids, MI

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Nourishing Ways: The Way to a Healthier, Happier Child is Through the Tummy

January 19, 2010

[ April 20, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Dr. Sue McCreadie and Angelle Batten, Holistic Health Councilor, will speak about how real food nutrition and probiotics heal the gut. These ladies are also the co-creators of www.NourishMD.com.

Location:

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
134 N. Division (corner of Division & Pearl)
Grand Rapids, MI

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Homemade Raw Applesauce

January 17, 2010
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I’m very excited to share the recipe for this weeks Sunday Chef because it is delicious and oh-so simple! It takes less than 10 minutes to whip up! I found the recipe on Earth Mother In The Raw and had everything but the apples, which were luckily still available at the orchard/farm market near my [...]

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Test Your “Green” Level

January 16, 2010

I took a “green” quiz today to test my lifestyle at wholeliving.com and it was actually quite interesting. All you need is a piece of paper, writing utensil, and about 5 minutes. There are 12 questions about recycling, buying organic food, the types of house cleaners you use, how you get around, etc.
I scored a [...]

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Maple Syrup Pork Chops

January 10, 2010
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This weeks Sunday Chef brings to you a tasty recipe from SimplyRecipes called Vermont Maple Syrup Pork Chops. These have a pretty quick prep (10-15 minutes) and then they bake for about 45 minutes. The ingredients needed are below:

6 pork chops
Olive oil for browning the pork chops
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 [...]

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