tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post5877410032322406015..comments2021-04-26T23:56:10.678-05:00Comments on Ella-Bean and Co.: Am I what I eat?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08992756315636193722noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post-50745569124975288132010-07-15T20:48:22.387-05:002010-07-15T20:48:22.387-05:00Very cool and inspiring post. I like your "ta...Very cool and inspiring post. I like your "taking small steps" approach. We need to do something like that.<br /><br />We are careful about our food shopping. We get organic milk because we don't want the growth hormones and antibiotics. No soda, and only a limited range of packaged foods. Your advice about staying on the perimeter in the grocery store is right on. <br /><br />Cooking at home can be simple if you know a few tricks and plan ahead. No need for lessons or fancy cookbooks! We have a lot of kid-friendly simple recipes on our website; check them out!TwinToddlersDadhttp://www.littlestomaks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post-72037764858182624662010-07-15T14:14:47.130-05:002010-07-15T14:14:47.130-05:00I think a lovely thing to do is get a seasonal coo...I think a lovely thing to do is get a seasonal cookbook that appeals to you and make the commitment to try one new recipe a week. Another lovely thing is to ask friends and family to donate a favourite recipe.<br /><br />This time of year we have a glut of tomatoes, herbs and courgettes (zuchinni), so these are great cooked together with onions and garlic and made into a kind of ratatouille that is perfect hot or cold.<br /><br />Enjoy your journey!mrs green @ littlegreenblog.comhttp://littlegreenblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post-73207391571447471252010-07-14T23:52:21.515-05:002010-07-14T23:52:21.515-05:00Wow I just bought conventional cherries from Washi...Wow I just bought conventional cherries from Washington state (I live in NJ) from Whole Foods :(<br /><br />I would love to get where you're at some day. No grocery stores. Wow.BeanMahttp://www.beanma.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post-85042314613235513452010-07-14T19:28:52.579-05:002010-07-14T19:28:52.579-05:00Your journey sounds so much like my family's. ...Your journey sounds so much like my family's. I would love to learn how to find edible mushrooms! How cool. My daughter finds them on walks and always asks me "Can I eat this!?" Maybe one day soon I'll be able to tell her!<br /><br />Thanks for the great post!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724365531064024636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post-7254515250369198672010-07-14T09:11:32.711-05:002010-07-14T09:11:32.711-05:00Awesome post! Seriously considering signing up fo...Awesome post! Seriously considering signing up for the Fresh Picks now that I'm actually further in the city. I'm actually at the Wicker Park farmer's market a lot on weekends but it would be nice to have fresh things for the winter months too.Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08160323409728813790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post-84638672679733610072010-07-13T20:35:59.717-05:002010-07-13T20:35:59.717-05:00Wow, I'm impressed with all you do!
Right now ...Wow, I'm impressed with all you do!<br />Right now our favorite summer foods are strawberries and raspberries (picked ourselves at a local farm), and sweet peas purchased at a farmer's market. DELISH! Gotta love summer!Sheryl @ Little Snowflakeshttp://www.lilsnowflakes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post-18067617356816353432010-07-13T20:06:25.262-05:002010-07-13T20:06:25.262-05:00@Earth Mama - I completely agree, you start to tas...@Earth Mama - I completely agree, you start to taste the chemicals, and that's never a fun thing.<br /><br />@PurpleDancingDahlias - ahhh, see you are a wonderful example of the amazing opportunities rural living has. Someday I hope to have a regular (non-container) garden, so I am in awe of your massive ones!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08992756315636193722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post-45386759800387977662010-07-13T16:50:10.434-05:002010-07-13T16:50:10.434-05:00Wow, great job eating healthy. Sometimes it is not...Wow, great job eating healthy. Sometimes it is not easy to do when you live in the city. I live in a part of the country were farmers markets happen everyday of the week and I am also very blessed to live next to my mom and dad's 80 acres. We did massive gardens this year, have chickens and ducks, and just today purchased a milk cow and calf.Megan @ Purple Dancing Dahliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589793024632933098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post-59920502008900720592010-07-13T16:43:57.442-05:002010-07-13T16:43:57.442-05:00Me too...v. cool about the mushroom foraging!!
I ...Me too...v. cool about the mushroom foraging!!<br /><br />I am in sync with this post:-) once you start paying attention to what you eat you can hardly shop at stores anymore! <br /><br />blessings!Taking Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15710411111509993401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post-39538356065703818292010-07-13T16:41:35.383-05:002010-07-13T16:41:35.383-05:00@Lauren - yes, those leafy greens can be a challen...@Lauren - yes, those leafy greens can be a challenge, I have some chard calling my name for dinner tonight in fact ;) <br /><br />@Dionna - I'm working on both those suggestions. Unfortunately my mom lives a plane ride away, but we do have a family cook book that we add to annually. <br /><br />@Summer - oh I hope your mystical farmer's market does exist! Food-wise, we live in a very good area :)<br /><br />@laura elizabeth - It is hard to make good choices, but after they become habit (and you are used to things tasting a certain way) it gets easier. I am woefully behind on RVA camp, I have to thrift some tees and silverware as I'm going to start my mat and chandelier next! :)<br /><br />@Melodie - oh we do have our hands held! At this point I could easily go morel hunting on my own, but we still go with a friend who is practically an expert, because we too had the same "am I going to die if I eat this" fear when we started years ago!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08992756315636193722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post-55748261118759391512010-07-13T13:19:05.976-05:002010-07-13T13:19:05.976-05:00I'm impressed that you forage for mushrooms. T...I'm impressed that you forage for mushrooms. That's one thing I have never been able to bring myself to do. Too many horror stories of my youth about kids picking the wrong ones and winding up in the hospital. Of course that was for picking magic mushrooms, but still, it worries me. I need hand holding if I ever do it.Melodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859568015767404451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post-9664945174582428182010-07-13T09:37:45.544-05:002010-07-13T09:37:45.544-05:00This is such a wonderful post! Thank you, thank yo...This is such a wonderful post! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I live in Dallas, TX and it's really difficult to make the best choices. This will really help. I hope your RVA summer camp is going well!! I'm SO behind! Happy Tuesday! :)laura elizabethhttp://www.sunshineandstarlight.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post-80415962280055001912010-07-13T08:22:36.786-05:002010-07-13T08:22:36.786-05:00I'm jealous! :) We moved from a place where fa...I'm jealous! :) We moved from a place where farmers abounded, to where people look at me weird for suggesting there might be a local farmer's market somewhere. Though, I've yet to find one. LOLSummerhttp://findingsummer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post-20365437643816085012010-07-13T07:40:37.502-05:002010-07-13T07:40:37.502-05:00Learning how to cook? Ask your mom for 1) lessons ...Learning how to cook? Ask your mom for 1) lessons and 2) recipes. The lessons will be something you will never forget - what precious little time we have with our loved ones! And the recipes will be there when your memory of the little details fail - and for your kids :)Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttp://codenamemama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521831559300936298.post-88653673873478669622010-07-13T06:28:01.978-05:002010-07-13T06:28:01.978-05:00I'm really impressed you've got so much fo...I'm really impressed you've got so much food coming to you! We were part of a produce CSA for awhile but didn't always use up all of our week's haul (particularly leafy veggies — shhh, don't tell), so now we do occasional organic deliveries. But, I think your way would force us to eat much, much better. I might have to go back. Cool that you have deliveries that run through the winter, too.Lauren Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.com