Stainless steel is where it’s at in my kitchen. I’ve really been working hard to make my kitchen a “Teflon Free Zone”. The Teflon pots and pans are being swapped out on an as needed basis. The Teflon cooking utensils have slowly been replaced by their wooden and stainless steel counterparts. I finally tossed the…
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Eggsperiment: CSA Eggs vs. Organic Store Bought Eggs
It’s very rare these days to find a morning when we have no plans. This past Sunday was one of those mornings when we were all home with nothing to do. We decided it would be the perfect time for our much anticipated eggsperiment. What’s an eggsperiment? We have been part of a CSA for…
Product Review: LunchBots Stainless Steel Lunch Containers
Lunch boxes are a hot topic of conversation these days. It’s hard not to talk about them when children’s lunches create more than 3.5 billion pounds of garbage each year, which amounts to a crazy 18,760 pounds of trash annually from an average sized elementary school. That’s a lot of waste. The Sierra Club estimates…
Go-to Guide for Eco Friendly Cooking Tools
There is a special drawer in my kitchen that most visitors don’t get to see. It’s jam-packed (and I mean jam-packed) with cooking tools. Do you have a drawer like this? If your drawer is anything like mine it might be time for an overhaul. Over the years I’ve been replacing the not so eco…
How to Choose Healthy Pots and Pans
Despite the ease and convenience of non-stick pots and pans such as Teflon, many health conscious people are tossing their non-stick and replacing them with healthier options. WHAT’S WRONG WITH TEFLON? Non-stick pots and pans are metal pans (such as aluminum pans) coated with a synthetic polymer called polytetrafluoroetheylene (PTFE), also known as Teflon….