Archive for February, 2011

• V-Day Giveaway!!!

  Feb 14 | Favorite Things/Giveaways | Heather | 14 Views | with 36 Comments

  Dear Mamas, I ran across this tutorial for fizzy bath bombs and knew I had to make them for you. Because as much as I LOVE receiving handmade goodies (if you’re thinking about sending some go right ahead), I DOUBLE LOVE...

• Raspberry Preserves {Cultured}

  Feb 11 | Recipes | Heather | 30 Views | with 26 Comments

  [pullquote_right]Preserves are fruit prepared with pectin and sugar. Unlike the smooth texture of jelly or jam, large chunks of fruit are suspended in a syrup base.[/pullquote_right]After the salty blueberry preserves debacle it...

• Will Mommypotamus Win the Pepsi Challenge?

  Feb 9 | Parenting | Heather | 3 Views | with 11 Comments

  I read somewhere that a mom can pick out her newborn’s smell from a hundred other newborns. That’s impressive. But you know what would reeeealllly impress me?? Take that same newborn, fast forward about sixteen years,...

• An Object in Motion: Making Research a Priority

  Feb 8 | Health | Daniel | 6 Views | with 23 Comments

  Daddypotamus here. We all have that point. You know . . . the one where being healthy, organic, or green is more hassle than it’s worth. And we make choices. For convenience. Maybe pleasure. Where even though we agree with...

• Bread Pudding

  Feb 7 | Recipes | Heather | 41 Views | with 22 Comments

  When I Was Growing Up . . . A family friend, Paul, nonchalantly mentioned that leaving a film of Ivory soap under ones arms would result in a fever by morning. For YEARS my sister and I tried in vain to get it to work. We hoped...

• Real Food For Busy Moms: More Budget Recipes

  Feb 4 | Real Food For Busy Moms | Heather | 42 Views | with 10 Comments

  But there were no food stores in the town of Chewandswallow. They didn’t need any . . . The only thing that was really different about Chewandswallow was it’s weather. It came three times a day at breakfast, lunch and...

• Almond Pancakes {Gluten-Free}

  Feb 2 | Recipes | Heather | 139 Views | with 45 Comments

  A couple of months ago I asked for your healthiest budget-friendly recipes. You responded with all kinds of yummy ideas . . . only I didn’t know until last week. You see, my contact form, Dave, did something pretty...

• Thank You

  Feb 1 | Random | Heather | 8 Views | with 7 Comments

  Last night I sat down and read your comments and cried. Thank you for taking up the cause of these children. It’s no feat of strength to type words out on a keyboard, but after yesterday I am going to step back for a day...