Allie’s Answers

Well, I bet you can guess what this tea is for.  And if you’re a guy feel free to skip this post (although you’re welcome to keep reading, too). (more…)

No, I’m not talking about how much chocolate you eat. That’s up to you. I’m talking about the kind of chocolate you purchase. Here’s why it’s incredibly important to make responsible chocolate choices. (more…)

I was so caught up in Earth Day stuff that I totally forgot to put up a Meat-Free Monday post! Sorry! (more…)

I am all about not making extra trips to the store, so I wanted to give you a heads up on this. (more…)

My big “bad” food craving is french fries. Thankfully, they don’t always have to be a bad food. Alexia has taken the junk out of this junk food favorite with their Organic Oven Crinkles. (more…)

Eat locally.  Eat organic.  Support local business.  Eat at eco-friendly restaurants.  Great advice, but how do you go about finding a local organic restaurant?  (more…)

When we talked about joining a CSA a few weeks ago, The Modern Gal, and Mickey asked about ways to make local produce last all year long. (more…)

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to win a set of Frontier Organic Herbs and Spices in Dianne’s contest. (more…)

This morning we talked about cast iron pans. Cast iron pans just so happen to be the perfect cookware for making fajitas. And meat-free fajitas just so happen to be easier and tastier than you’d ever think they could be. (more…)

I bought a set of three cast iron pans for ten dollars at a discount store in 2000, because I couldn’t afford a decent set of non-stick pans. After all the talk about Teflon killing birds, and non-stick coatings chipping off into food, I’ve realized that being cheap wasn’t the only benefit of my cast iron pans. When chemical coatings leach into food, it’s scary, when cast iron leaches, you get some of the iron your body needs to make red blood cells. (more…)