As an admitted foodie with a very busy schedule – and not much time for, or interest in, cooking an evening meal for just myself from scratch – I celebrate the great quality and awesome variety available in Trader Joe’s frozen food aisle! I love convenience, but I refuse to sacrifice taste, and I’m always excited by side dish options that balance a meal, while delivering on both quality and flavor. Boulder Canyon Natural Foods, best known for their delicious Chips and snacks, have now ventured into the frozen side dish domain, with delicious results. Continue reading Product Review: Boulder Canyon Riced Vegetables
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Cooking with Gail Presents: Easy Tofu Stir Fry!
Hello and welcome to another installment of Cooking with Gail: the series that is all about me making a meal from whatever I can find in my house. In this episode, I made the most delicious Tofu Stir Fry using Nasoya brand Tofu Plus, which is a fantastic, cholesterol-free meat substitute, even if you are not vegan or vegetarian! Nasoya Tofu Plus is organic non-GMO and vitamin fortified, so you know it’s a healthy choice. Continue reading Cooking with Gail Presents: Easy Tofu Stir Fry!
Pizza Slice Sleeping Bag with Veggie Pillows
Eating and sleeping are right up there at the top of my list of Gail’s All Time Favorite Things To Do. So, if I can catch 40 winks in a bed-thing that looks like a piece of food, win-win! Sadly, one must be child-sized to fit into this awesome sleeping bag shaped like a slice of pizza.
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Throw an Instant Dinner Party with Emmi Fondue!
If you enjoy the idea of combining delicious foods with fun and easy home entertaining, then you should probably consider having a fondue party. I was recently introduced to Emmi brand Fondue, a product of Switzerland that you can buy now in the States. The idea of making fondue in your home probably seems like a hassle, but Emmi makes it so easy! I will tell you how easy right now.
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Broccoli Flowerettes Provide Ideal Hiding Spot for Tiny Faces

That Frozen Broccoli . . . It’s . . . People!
Clever and (likely) bored packaging designers over at Cascadian Farm organic foods decided to have a little fun when they Photoshopped their heads onto this picture adorning a package of delicious frozen broccoli. I’m all about the power of subliminal advertising and I’m thinking maybe this will prompt people to rent and watch DVDs of Soilent Green, a really good classic Sci-fi film from the early ’70s.
Originally posted on the (now defunct) Bread and Honey Blogspot, this thing has now gone completely viral, so I’m just going to cite the original source.




