Plastics, so convenient, so ubiquitous, so problematic. While it's probably impossible to eliminate plastics from your life entire...

Polystyrene Causes Cancer and Messes with Your Hormones! Styrofoam and other polystyrene plastics have been enjoying a bit of notoriet...

I Found a Teflon-free Waffle Maker! Given my deep and abiding love for breakfast foods , some might find it surprising that homemad...

I did it! I finally found a tomato sauce jarred in glass that works as a base for my sauce for our Friday night pizza ! Eden Organic...

  The weather is heating up where we live and that means it's popsicle weather. I have resisted buying popsicle molds for many years ...

I use a can of tomato sauce every Friday night to make pizza. I've already taken many steps to avoid BPA : We use stainless steel...

A few weeks ago when I made  honey whole wheat bread , I got distracted -- a regular occurrence in a house with three children under 5 -- an...

Homemade yogurt: delicious with homemade granola Homemade yogurt is one of those things that is so easy... once you figure it out.  ...

Raise your hand if you own cookware with a Teflon nonstick coating. You're not alone.  Nonstick cookware accounts for ab...

The Sanctus Mundo 8 oz. Stainless Steel cup . Available from MightyNest for $7.95 During the last several years, we have been trying t...

We use stoneware, glass, stainless steel and plastic feeding gear for our kids.  Almost all the plastic dining ware is polypropylene (#5) pl...

I'm still nursing my 20-month-old.  I'm sure some will think this is a very long time (perhaps even too long), while others...

Can you find 3 stainless steel  sippy cups in this photo? I will be posting about all of my children's feeding gear soon, but I decided...

Recent findings about plastics: Eating a diet of fresh foods for even a few days can significantly decrease the amount of BPA and ...

[This post was updated September 2015.] Not so long ago, several of my favorite pieces of cookware had a nonstick coating.  But m...

After reading this post, you will never have to buy Ziploc bags again.  Since I gave up disposable baggies, I have reviewed a few commercia...

As I did my grocery shopping this week, I realized how much plastic packaging is involved in the selling of animal products.  My raw meat c...

Making pancakes with Le Creuset enameled cast iron skillet (left) and Lodge Logic preseasoned cast iron griddle (right). Raise your ...

As part of Plastic-Free February (a.k.a. Plastic Awareness Month ), I thought I would share with you the Plastic Rules I use to help guide...

Well, I knew my week wasn't going to be Plastic Free.  That's why I also like my alternate title: Plastic Awareness February .  Mak...