I have such wonderful memories of dyeing Easter eggs when I was a little girl. This is a tradition that I look forward to each year with my three boys. Times have changed and the yucky toxic dyes are out. We do it a little different now so I wanted to share our success with [...]
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Best Houseplants for Improving Home’s Air Quality
Making oxygen is what plants do. It’s a side effect of photosynthesis, their means of feeding themselves. Houses create more fuel for indoor plants than they convert into oxygen. However, many plants can still dramatically improve the quality of indoor air. Houseplants clean and refresh the air by absorbing many household pollutants in addition to [...]
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Hip Moms Go Green Celebrates Earth Day 2012 with Cascadian Farm
Spring is in the air! What a perfect time to plan a scrumptious feast for children with food from Cascadian Farm. With Earth Day right around the corner I created a menu of recipes using a variety of Cascadian Farm products that are organic, delicious and easy to prepare. CHEERS! ~Nickie Make sure you enter [...]
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Organic Garden Party for Kids with Cascadian Farm
Spring is in the air! What a perfect time to plan a scrumptious feast for children with food from Cascadian Farm. With Earth Day right around the corner I created a menu of recipes using a variety of Cascadian Farms products that are organic, delicious and easy to prepare. Cascadian Farm is also giving away [...]
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Rice Quesadillas with Potato, Peppers, Onions, and Swiss Cheese
I love these quesadillas for brunch, lunch, or breakfast. It was a perfect combo with the food that was served at the Organic Garden Party for Kids that we just had. I also saved some and put them in lunches for my boys too. Ingredients: rice tortillas Cascadian Farm Country Style Potatoes, thawed swiss cheese [...]
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Crunchy Honey Oat Chicken Tenders with Apricot Maple Dipping Sauce
If you are looking for healthy chicken tenders that taste great and turn out perfect everytime…….you found it! These are just delicious and the adults love them too. I created this recipe for a Garden Party Feast using Cascadian Farm Oats & Honey Granola. Try it for your friends and family. 3 organic chicken breast, [...]
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Blueberry Basil Lemonade
I created this lemonade for a beautiful Spring Garden Party for kids and they loved it. I must admit a couple of us felt like this would also be a perfect cocktail if you just added vodka to it. So here is your two in one drink for adults and kids. Enjoy! 1 can Cascadian [...]
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Very Berry Coconut Smoothie with Spinach
Most of you know that I love making smoothies and coming up with one for the Garden Party feast was super fun. The smoothie turned out delicious and it is loaded in antioxidants, minerals, vitamin K and much more. We used the gorgeous Harvest Berries from Cascadian Farm and their frozen spinach. Blend away! Ingredients: [...]
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Mixed Greens Salad with Spicy Pecans & Tangy Fruit with Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette
This salad is something I tend to prepare anytime I have guest. My girlfriend Capi gifted me with this amazing dough bowl after I oohed and awed over hers for so long. To this day it is one of the best gifts I have ever received along with the salads that so inspired me at [...]
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Raw Cafe Mocha w/ Almond Whip Cream ~ Breakfast Coffee
I am in love with this drink. When I find myself pressed for time in the morning this is my remedy. I happen to be one of those people that has to have coffee before I eat. This gives me quite a bit of nutrition and protein to get my day going. I like [...]











