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Winners

The five winners of the Stonehouse 27 sauce & Lundberg giveaway are: Marian “oh my gosh…..those look amazing. I’d definitely do some of the tomato & chiles sauce with broccoli and mushrooms over millet….i LOVE millet with tomato sauces! YUM!” Kaitlyn@TheTieDyeFiles “I’d cook some tempeh, onions, and tomatoes in the sauce cilantro and coconut and serve in a big bean burrito!” Katherine “I absolutely love Indian Food! The Tomatoes and Chilis would be amazing over chick peas and quinoa. Yum!” Deborah “The tomatoes and chilies sauce looks delicious!” Nikki “I think tamarind and garlic with… Read more >

Let’s talk FODMAPS

As I’ve mentioned before, I have been reading up on the low FODMAPS approach to managing IBS symptoms.  Just in the past few weeks I’ve already started to notice relief – and that’s without doing the full fledged elimination phase.  Which is what I wanted to discuss today.  Reminder: FODMAPS are Fermentable Oligo-, Di-, and Mono-saccharides And Polyols.  In more plain terminology, they are certain kinds of carbohydrates, which include lactose, fructose, fructans, polyols, and galactans.  The specifics of why certain sugars, starches, and fibers are more irritating to people with IBS gets a little… Read more >

Eataly

  I haven’t been to Italy since the summer after I graduated high school (I’m not going to mention the year), but I have a very vivid recollection of my time there.  It helps that I kept a psychotically detailed journal, too (complete with meal selections and hilarious commentary on my family’s travel shenanigans).  Evidently I was a blogger (without a blog) long before the days of facebook and twitter.  Anyway.  I’m getting off topic. Walking into Eataly was like entering a European marketplace.    Do you want to eat or do you want to… Read more >

Prop 65

After I gave up fake sugar, my coffee consumption took a hit.  And subsequently, the frequency that I sought out the siren.  I think my Starbucks gold card membership is in jeopardy.  But for any of you who have been to the ‘bucks lately, you may have noticed this at the milk/sugar bar. Uhhh… After further research, I found it was due to the acrylamide from roasting coffee beans.  Legally, places that serve products with this chemical have to inform us (the consumers).  Hmmm.  It’s nice to feel empowered with this knowledge, but the way… Read more >