Product: Training’s a Breeze with These Bars

It’s summer, and with teaching-time on hold, I’m so excited about making small steps towards my goal of achieving a diet as minimally processed, within reason, as possible. I’ve been eagerly making mental lists of big ambitions designed for this aim: I’ve been picturing myself baking beautiful loaves of wholesome breads, and lovingly preparing Sunday roast chickens, slicing the bulk for weekday...

Sweet (but not saccharine) surprise: Bear Naked...

As a general rule, I don’t really like surprises, and I don’t think I’m alone. Not to be a spoilsport, but being caught off guard isn’t really my cup of tea. I’d love to be carefree and spontaneous, and thanks to a high level of gullibility and occasional tendency to get lost in my own head, on rare occasions I can pull off the impression that I actually am so. Or maybe the appearance given is...

Laura’s Gourmet Granola: review plus granola cooki...

Have you ever tasted a bowl of oatmeal so lightly and perfectly salted that it caused you to reflectively appreciate how a little dash of salt can actually improve flavor? Being inclined to leave out salt altogether from recipes more often than not, a “just right” hint of salt makes an impact on me. In any case, it was definitely one of my first impressions when sampling Laura’s Gourmet Vanilla Almond...

Quickpost: Necco Goes Natural, a Trend Worth Track...

Several weeks ago, I received a Fedex package addressed to Fit and Frugal Natural Kitchen…the first and, so far, only shipment of any kind to arrive unexpectedly (quite the thrill, actually!). Inside were two neatly arranged rolls of Necco wafers, flanked on either side by tidily packaged almonds and dried fruit. It seems in the growing call for natural foods, 162-year old Necco wafers have been given a makeover. ...

Greener Cleaners

Scroll past a little rambling for a synopsis on best uses for top natural cleansers! Confession: I’m a green-aspiring, eco-embracing, sustainably focused bleach lover. Utter contradiction, I know. And let’s face it, a healthy kitchen involves as much cleaning and maintenance as it does good cooking, if not more. I’ve tried to break off my relationship with the killer chemical, and have had some success, too....