How do you make a healthy muffin that doesn’t taste like cardboard? Ask a Freyer…
To keep with the family theme of this week, I want to showcase another talent in my family…cooking. Cooking is also an extraordinary talent honed by the women in my family, and mostly all of our bonding happens over a good [...]
Archive for the ‘organic’ Category
Do you know the Muffin Woman?
Posted in organic, recipes on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bomb and Bloom: Seed bombs help those with a ‘black thumb’ go green!
Posted in eco-friendly, organic, technology on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Okay so I must admit, I am the anti-gardener. In fact, I believe I repel all plant life forms to the point where flower buds snap shut at the site of me. However, I still hold this insatiable dream that one day I will be able to create and maintain a little Eden of my [...]
Everything Old is New Again…Exploring reused treasures at the Newburyport Farmers’ and Flea Market
Posted in eco-friendly, go local!, organic on July 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sunday was a perfect day for renewing myself and my energy…so I decided to head up early and beat the crowds at the Newburyport Farmers’ Market at the Tannery in Newburyport with my mom. We left at about 9:30 (it opens at 10); perfect timing to go and and get our morning coffee at one [...]
Celebrate the 4th of July certified organically…from your wardrobe to your cocktails!
Posted in eco-friendly, organic, style on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This Saturday is obviously our country’s independence day…and hopefully New England weather will cooperate in the spirit of what we are celebrating…if it does…here are some ideas on how to wake your July 4th party eco-friendly…including cocktails and wardrobe!
Your wardrobe for July Fourth can be a way to do your part in aiding the planet…try [...]
Have a Spa Stay-cation…make your own Moroccan spa….
Posted in eco-friendly, organic, spa-licious on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As promised I’m bringing you a few tips on how to create a Moroccan-inspired spa in your own home this week. Of course Hammam (or Moroccan plunge pool) not included…your bathtub will have to do!
But there are a few key things you can do to create the ambiance of a Moroccan spa, and to treat [...]
Think outside the Rectangle: Who says a yoga mat must be boring? From round mats…to yoga DVD-playing yoga mats…
Posted in Help out!, eco-friendly, go local!, organic, style, technology, yoga on June 25, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Although its more economical to use the mat from the local studio at class, or to buy a cheap mat from Marshall’s or T.J. Maxx, local studio mats can have up to 100,000 bacteria per square inch, and el-cheapo mats can sometimes be made from non eco-friendly materials, and be of el-cheapo quality.
Original yogis, and [...]
‘Wine’ not?
Posted in Ayurveda, go local!, organic, wine on June 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Okay so drinking wine may not lead us to spiritual enlightenment, and it may be frowned upon in efforts to cleanse oneself…but something I have learned in my life is “everything in moderation”.
Wine, red wine in particular, does have its health benefits in its restorative ‘reservatols’, as many of you know. Red wine (a glass [...]
