Wow I'm so late putting this post up today. But better late than never right? I'm heading into two busy weeks at work, so there may be a few days in the next two weeks when I don't post at all, or I may be putting up really short posts with some pictures. Anyway this… Continue reading What is it Wednesday: Maltodextrin
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There’s a Cotyledon in My Spinach
Last night when I was making salads to go with dinner, I noticed this little leaf in my spinach: It doesn't look like the rest of the spinach leaves. That's because it's a cotyledon spinach leaf. I recognized it from growing spinach last year in the garden. When spinach plants sprout, their first two leaves… Continue reading There’s a Cotyledon in My Spinach
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What is it Wednesday: Erythritol
I first read about erythritol in the book This Crazy Vegan Life by Christina Pirello. Christina is a big fan of using erythritol as a sugar substitute. After reading that book I starting seeing erythritol on more and more ingredient lists. One of them being my Vitamin Water 10, the low calorie version of Vitamin Water.… Continue reading What is it Wednesday: Erythritol
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What is it Wednesday: BHT
Last week I stopped at the grocery store on my way home. I didn't do a meal plan last week or my usual weekly grocery shopping, so I needed to do a brief mid-week shop to get us through till the weekend. I really wanted to get some cereal. We hadn't had any in awhile… Continue reading What is it Wednesday: BHT
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What is it Wednesday: Soy Lecithin
Welcome back to What is it Wednesday! Last week we discussed Ester of Wood Rosin. This week the topic is Soy Lecithin. I've been wanting to do some research on Soy Lecithin for awhile now. I've seen it listed as an ingredient in a lot of products. Stuff I eat all the time! In my… Continue reading What is it Wednesday: Soy Lecithin
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The World’s Most Local Burger
Last Friday night, Benzo and I drove out to Lawrence, KS for the evening. While we were out there I suggested we eat dinner at this place called Local Burger. I had heard about it before and checked out their website and knew it was a place I had to try. Local Burger's tag line… Continue reading The World’s Most Local Burger
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What is it Wednesday: Ester of Wood Rosin
So since this month's challenge is to read the ingredients of things you eat, I thought I might start a new series of posts called "What is it Wednesday." I'll take an odd sounding ingredient and figure out what it is and then post about it. This week the topic of discussion is Ester of Wood Rosin. … Continue reading What is it Wednesday: Ester of Wood Rosin
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Weekend Wrap Up: Ingredient & Seed Shopping
Wow this past weekend was a busy one! I did a lot of fun things so I thought I would share them. On Friday night I met Benzo after work and we went to dinner at Ingredient. Neither of us had ever been there before so we were excited to try a new place. Ingredient… Continue reading Weekend Wrap Up: Ingredient & Seed Shopping
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March Challenge: Read the Ingredients!
Good morning! It's March 1st! Does it feel like spring yet? I always think that once March rolls around it should be warm. I always forget that most of March is actually still winter. But with January and February gone we are much closer to warmer weather. Spring will be here before we know it. … Continue reading March Challenge: Read the Ingredients!
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Easy Meal Planning
Wow it's Sunday already! Have you had a good weekend? I've done a lot of fun things this weekend. I'll have to write up a post for tomorrow afternoon about it all. So do you think of Sunday as the end of the week or the beginning? For me I think of Sunday as a… Continue reading Easy Meal Planning
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