I enjoyed this article on why sensory play is important for preschoolers. What a great idea of freezing treasures in ice to encourage discovery in your small child from Counting Coconuts. Another great post from Counting Coconuts about tactile ways of teaching math using felt. I’ll be logging this away for my future homeschooling days.…
Aloo Gobi is one of my favorite Indian dishes. It’s a classic and must-have for any Indian repertoire, and it’s a total comfort food. It is made with cauliflower, potatoes, and turmeric, and is wonderful as a side dish to any curry you can think of. To make aloo gobi, you’ll need the following: 3…
This year I vowed that I’d get away from buying canned things due to the BPA lining in cans. This includes canned tomatoes and tomato paste. Bisphenol A (BPA) is “an industrial chemical used to make a hard, clear plastic known as polycarbonate.”1 It is an estrogen-mimicker, and has been known to affect the brain,…
Earlier this month, I junked my bathroom, which left me high and dry and in need of an acne relief. I hadn’t really been doing much beforehand; pretty much just covered it up or put tea tree oil on it, which didn’t seem to help much at all. Then I stumbled upon the oil cleansing…
Frank and I were given a microwave by a friend when we married. Around the same time, we learned the damage microwaves can do to our food and subsequently our bodies. Instead of going in the kitchen, the microwave went into a closet, where it would sit for a year and a half. It sat…
Frank’s Fantastical Smoothie is about to get more fantastic because tonight I made made use of all our extra eggshells. I’ve been meaning to bake this delicious recipe for butternut cupcakes for about a week, and I finally got to it! The recipe calls for six eggs, which means I had plenty of shells left…