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Sweet and Spicy Swiss Chard Wraps
These Sweet and Spicy Swiss Chard Wraps are MacGyver’s signature dish. They are beautiful and delicious, can be made raw or cooked (both discussed below), are flexible and easily…
Easy Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal
This easy pumpkin spice oatmeal recipe is a fast and hearty breakfast that my kids ask for repeatedly during the fall and winter months. It is also an excellent…
Sustainable Holiday Tips and Real vs Artificial Trees
This post has been featured as lead story on the HuffPost Green Holidays page. Bundled up tight and clutching mugs of hot chocolate, we wondered thoughtfully through the fragrant pine…
Inspiration of a New Detroiter
I suspect the reactions I received when telling people I was moving to Detroit were similar to those one might receive after announcing a plan to move to Yemen or…
Now I’m a “Real” Ethical Eating Blogger
I am very excited to introduce you to the newest ethical eating blogger/ food justice blogger for the Hufffington Post: Me! Check out my first officially published article, Chocolate…
Creepy Halloween Food: Rat Tails (Plus a Bit of Hocus Pocus)
I love all things Halloween, especially Creepy Halloween Food. Beet Rat Tails are one of my favorite wince inducing Halloween delicacies. This fun, simple, and grotesque Halloween treat is sure…
Chocolate and Child Slavery 2013 Update
The prevalence of human trafficking, child slavery, and abusive labor practices in the cacao industry is surprisingly under-reported. With the average US citizen eating over 11lbs of chocolate (that’s about…
Ethical Eating News Update
There is no shortage of news on Ethical Eating and Sustainability topics these days. I am only able to keep up in fits and starts. I could easily make a…