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Garden Friends: Carolyn Binder of Cowlick Cottage Farm
Because so many gardeners I know are doing inspirational gardening I wanted to introduce you to them. In 2013 I am continuing my series all about garden friends who are interesting, amazing, and have fascinating garden stories. Here’s my friend Carolyn Binder – Cowlick Cottage Farm is one of my favorite blogs ever. Filled with [...]
Simple Tomato Soup Recipe and a Chipotle Clothing Contest
Perhaps simple food needs to be redefined. Simple food should be fresh, with only a few ingredients, and easy to prepare or healthy to eat. I once joined a cooking class and the chef taught us how to make this challenging tomato soup. There was a lot of complexity to it – we used canned [...]
Interviewing Chris Brogan for the Make A Diff Show
Late last year I had a thought about how I might make a difference with simple tips on doing positive things in the world. What if I could interview 100 influential people on how they live everyday and the sustainable ideas they have for social good? This year I am putting that thought into action [...]
Smiles Are Like Gardens
Today is gray and dreary as I sit in my office huddling over my keyboard and almond milk latte thinking about days filled with summery garden love. Life continues on in Winter, of course, as fast paced as always. Yet, some days when it is particularly gray outside my thoughts drift to gardens and my [...]
Best Photos of the Year – Travel Adventure and Photography
This has been an amazing year filled with adventures I never dreamed I would have. I wanted to show the world how to make a difference and also how to live healthier and more passionately. I was fortunate to travel all over the world (above you see me in Amsterdam) and have some great fun [...]
French Onion Beef Pot Roast With Vegetables Recipe – P. Allen Smith and Le Creuset Inspired!
Fall is glorious in Indiana and I am visiting my aunt and uncle’s horse farm. Their farm is a wondrous place where horses have their very own pet kittens and frosty morns are like a gift from Mother Nature suspended in time and light. Whenever I am there the kitchen is filled with amazing smells [...]
Good Cabbage and Ham Fall Soup Recipe with Google+ Hangout In My Garden
When I was a little girl my father used to make the most amazing soups that seemed to warm me from the inside out. This was his only culinary specialty and I grew up loving soup cooked in the fall when the weather became crisp. He added lots of pepper to his soups and I [...]
Top 3 Simple Tips To Reduce Household Chemical Exposure
Life is unfair. When I was 13 years old my father died a painful death from pancreatic cancer. He was 46 years old and at the time I felt my world drop out from under me and thought I would not be able to go on. We do not know all the causes of cancer, [...]
How To Peel Ginger with Mary Helen Leonard – A Quick Tip Interview
Mary Helen Leonard is the genius foodie behind the Mary Makes Dinner blog. She has over 1 million followers on Google+ , has a wealth of amazing information to share, and is a total sweetheart. We had a Quick Tip Interview together via Chefhangout where she teaches regular online cooking classes. In this super short [...]
Donate Extra Garden Vegetables To Your Local Food Pantry
Today was an AMAZING day! I picked 71 pounds of cabbage, beets, swiss chard, sweet peppers, thai basil, and broccoli from my front lawn veggie garden, then filled my car to bursting and delivered it to the local food pantry. Donating your abundant fresh organic vegetables to local food pantries is a smart way to [...]





















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