By Suzanne ("Nana")Thanksgiving is one of my favorites holidays.What better way to spend a day than cooking and eating with loved ones?Full disclosure: I always buy one bottle of expensive French champagne, which makes the day all the more enjoyable!For many years, our Thanksgiving meals did not include turkey. My vegetarian phase during the ‘80s and ‘90s inspired us to create
Healthy Holidays
How to Build a (Sort of) Healthy Gingerbread House
A new employee of mine, Casey, recently made the crazy decision to volunteer to make a gingerbread house with my kids. So on Friday evening, Casey came over, along with a couple of our other friends, a couple bottles of red wine, and big plans of making a healthy and delicious gingerbread house.The video below shows the highlights of the experience, which lasted all of one evening and then the
Sick of Resolutions – Try This Instead
Every New Year, I write a post about resolutions for a healthier New Year. But this year, my friend and favorite yoga teacher, Amber, has inspired a different approach. Amber wrote this article for Yoga International. Amber says, “To me, a resolution feels like another “should” in a life full of shoulds — a demand for more effort in a world already requiring so much fortitude.”Does that sound
Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Cookies
If you're like me, you haven't finished your Christmas baking yet! It's not too late to make some delicious and healthful gingerbread men with your kids or grandkids. Below is my own recipe, which I adapted from one in Real Simple. Good Stuff: Blackstrap Molasses Organic, unsulphured, blackstrap molasses is the healthiest molasses, which is why I use it in this recipe! Blackstrap is much more
Suzanne’s 5 Tips for Reducing Holiday Stress
No matter how much we prepare for the holiday season, there is always some added stress. We often have many more commitments and responsibilities, and we are interacting more with family and friends. These commitments and responsibilities can be energizing or depleting, so there can be both good stress and bad stress. The trick is recognizing when stress is bad for us?If you are experiencing
2015 Nontoxic Holiday Gift Guide
If you're looking to give only Good Stuff this holiday season, here are some of our favorite gift ideas for everyone on your list. For Toddlers & Kids Natural Paint Kit Non-toxic, environmentally-friendly, and compostable. The best part? It's made with fruits and veggies and the paints smell delicious! Real Rubby Ducky No phthalates here! This rubber ducky doubles as a
Wolfie Turns 2: Good Stuff Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe
If you’ve been following this blog for a few years, you’ve heard about a lot of birthdays for my boys, and have been given recipes for several healthy cakes! (Here’s one made with sprouted flour and a cream cheese lemon icing and here is a Paleo coconut carrot cake).Last week, Wolfie turned two while my husband was in Stockholm for work, and after being a single mom all week, my motivation to
Holiday Baking with Kids & Natural Sweeteners
By Suzanne, AKA "Nana"Each family has their own unique (and quirky!) traditions when it comes to the holidays. In our family, the kitchen is where we join together and indulge in some fun (and healthy) activities, with all generations present.Maia and I have always loved baking together. So, when she and her boys were visiting for the lead-up to Thanksgiving, we made 4 pies: apple,
Natural Holiday Essentials
Are you feeling the predictable, cliched, but still very real stress that comes this time of year? Stay sane with these simple products for all holiday occasions and everyone on your list. Need a hostess gift? Might we suggest:All Natural Spa Kit Moso Natural Air Purifiers Farmaesthetics Handmade Organic Bath & Beauty BarsGoing skiing, sledding, skating, or surfing (lucky
Don’t Forget About Watercress!
By Suzanne ("Nana")Here in the Northeast, the mild winter has flowed right into an early spring! While discussing with my husband how we might want to celebrate Saint Patrick’s day, we wondered if there was a connection between the green theme of St. Patrick’s day and the coming of spring. As the Druids would say…DUH! In Search of Watercress A friend recently alerted us to a remote but
