August 2011
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Beach Bag
Check out this awesome beach tote by Hemptress. This tote will fit all of your beach essentials. It could also double as a very chic diaper bag!
Check it out and other great bags on our website.
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Watermelon Pops
Your kids will be sure to enjoy these on the hot summer days!
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Watermelon Pops
By: JELL-O ”Layers of raspberry, cream cheese and lime look like watermelon slices with chocolate chip ‘seeds’ in these tasty frozen pops.”
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Urban Homesteading
I just finished this book by Rachel Kaplan and let me tell you it is the most informative book about growing vegetables, raising animals, to processing food. It gives you the real facts of starting a garden and how much work it will be. The same is true with raising animals she goes in depth about the hard work it is to raise animals and then ultimately killing them for your dinner table. I...
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Food Documentaries
For all of you that haven’t seen many of the recent food documentaries released in the past year here’s a little run down of them through The Wall Street Journals eye’s.
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/07/27/youve-been-served-a-new-feast-of-food-documentaries/?mod=google_news_blog
Peter Rabbit Organics
Where was this baby food when we were little? The people at Peter Rabbit Organics have come up with baby food pouches, these little pouches pack a punch though they are filled with only organic fruits and veggies making them one of the healthiest baby food options on the market today.
Click here to check out their website and find out where they sell!
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Gourmet backpacking
Thanks to the Mother Nature Network for these wonderful camping recipes. These also could translate to normal cooking conditions by replacing the dehydrated products with the fresh. These would be perfect for any colleges kids learning how to cook they include very few ingredients and steps.
Check them out!
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Stay in Date Night
We all know that the stress of the work week, kids, play dates and whatever life throws at you leaves you drained at the end of the week. This doesn’t leave much energy for romance, or the desire to wait in line at a crowded restaurant! Well here is the perfect recipe for ‘date night in’ drop the kids off at their sleep overs and cuddle up with your special someone with this...
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Great Idea for Kids
To the moon! Or at least, the bathroom in the middle of the night.
My kids are squarely in the nightlight stage—old enough to sleep alone, old enough to hit the bathroom themselves at 3 AM, but not beyond waking me up when they need to go anyway. So I definitely get excited when I find creative nightlight designs like this one, spotted at Land of Nod.
This Candela style rocket ship...
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101 Meals UNDER 10 Minutes!!!
We all know that in the summer time no one wants to cook the added heat from the stove is almost unbearable. Thankfully the New York Times has come up with 101 recipes that take under 10 minutes to make and add little to no extra heat in your home!
Summer Express: 101 Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less
By MARK BITTMAN
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Brides Against Breast Cancer
This organization helps to raise money for breast cancer research through the donations of wedding dresses and then reselling them with the profits going to the research.
Check out the website to see if an event is going on in your area soon!
http://www.bridesagainstbreastcancer.org/
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Watermelon Mint Smoothie
This smoothie will help you cool down on these hot summer days!!
2 cups, tightly packed, diced seedless watermelon
1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves
1 teaspoon sugar, agave syrup or vanilla sugar
3 to 4 ice cubes (more to taste)
Watermelon balls for garnish
1. Place all of the ingredients except the watermelon balls in the blender. Blend until frothy, about one minute. Pour into a glass,...
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