A Super Event

I recently received my copy of Super Snacks for Super Kids written and photograph by Dr. Sarah Fox and Julie Stephenson.  To combat kid crankiness,  I like to offer healthful snacks (with their parents’ permission of course) before or after their music lessons.  The book is a wonderful guide for easy to prepare and easy to [...]

A Market Book Giveaway!

Do you like going to farmers’ markets?  Our friend Janine MacLachlan definitely does (to the extreme).  She visited markets all over Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and our beloved Wisconsin!  She was so thorough, she even squeezed in a visit to our favorite place to shop on Saturdays, the Mineral Point Farmers’ Market.  After all of [...]

Employee of the Month and Other Big Deals

A special treat this week: our first book review. A friend recently lent me a copy of the book Employee of the Month and Other Big Deals by Mary Jo Pehl. You might recognize that name–we’ll come back to that. The book is a collection of essays drawn from some of the more embarassing moments from her life growing up and living in Minnesota, and then moving to New York City and beyond. Dating, jobs, political dynasties, USDA nutrition guidelines…it’s all there. [...]