In an effort to be healthier, I try to avoid buying food in cans or in plastic containers. This means I buy a lot of glass jars/containers, and while it’s great to recycle glass, the cost of recycling glass is pretty expensive. Plus, there’s the energy that needs to be spent to crush/melt/recycle the glass [...]

This is the child that abhors squash! But loves these muffins – he ate two for breakfast today! Butternut squash is in season right now, and available for really cheap – for instance, I found organic squash at Safeway yesterday for .79/lb! Of course, I bought two more, which will most likely be converted into [...]

I made breakfast for dinner tonight, with a little bit of a twist. I had two butternut squashes that need to be used, so I decided to see if there were any squash pancake recipes. Sure enough, I found loads! Here, I found a great recipe, but of course I altered it to fit what [...]