Free Rice is a non-profit website where you can practice SSAT/SAT vocabulary words, and for every word you get right, rice is donated to the United Nations to help stop world hunger. It is pretty addictive and all of the advertising dollars are put toward rice that is distributed by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP).
We joined a new CSA for the Winter and had our first pickup last weekend. We were stunned by the amount of awesome quality vegetables that we received. The Romanesco broccoli or broccoflower pictured below was by far the strangest thing in the bin. We had some last night with dinner and it tasted a lot like cauliflower.
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The Staplefree Stapler attaches up to six sheets of paper by piercing and threading the papers with no metal staples. Some friends gave it to me for my birthday and I must agree that it is very satisfying to use and good for the environment.
On the show Chronicle last night I learned about Backyard Beauties, a year round local tomato option for New Englanders. They are located in Maine and they ship fully vine-ripened tomatoes the same day of harvest. Instead of being picked green and ripening on a truck, their tomatoes stay on the vine until the last possible second. I’m so happy to hear of a local tomato option for the winter months.
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I’ve been using the crock-pot from my childhood to make some meals on the weekends. After a failed Bean Soup I made a good batch of Baked Beans and most recently some Ultimate Chili. The crock-pot is covered with drawings of herbs and still works like a charm.
On a side note, the allrecipes.com ingredient search feature allows you to plug your desired ingredients in and it gives you a recipe to match your list.
