Category Archives: Healthy Living
Spar for the Spurtle 2 + A Giveaway
I love a good contest, especially one that involves creativity, cooking, subsequent eating and the chance to win free trips. Bob’s Red Mill’s contest Spar for the Spurtle 2 meets all of these requirements. Each year for the past 19 … Continue reading
2-Minute Activism: Just Say No to Antibiotics in Food
One of the exhibitors at BlogHer Food ’12 was the Pew Charitable Trust, and specifically, their campaign to end the use of antibiotics in food animal production. I am one of those people who always checks the labels of the … Continue reading
What the World Eats
I am in Seattle for the BlogHer Food ’12 Conference, and arrived a few days early to visit my sister and brother-in-law. This afternoon we headed over to the Burke Museum on the University of Washington campus to view their … Continue reading
Pesto-Quinoa-Veggie Wrap
Recently I entered Trader Joe’s Quintessential Quinoa Recipe Competition. The rules were simple: (1) the recipe must feature no more than 7 Trader Joe’s ingredients (one must be quinoa) and (2) prep to should be no more than 20 minutes … Continue reading
DIY Flour Tortillas
Because many brands of store-bought tortillas these days feature suspicious ingredients such as cellulose gum, proprionic acid, dextrose and amylase, I’ve been wanting to try to make my own tortillas for some time. With the Cinco de Mayo holiday just … Continue reading
Becky A. Johnson 