by guest blogger Amanda Harding, copywriter at Rodale’s Ties make great gifts, but if you really want to impress dear old dad this Father’s Day, treat him to a present with real meaning behind it. We’ve rounded up our favorite gifts for guys that aren’t just great to receive—they’re also made from eco-friendly, non-toxic materials […]
Love & Family
Too Much Free Stuff
by guest blogger Amanda Harding, writer and blogger My mother-in-law has a motto: “If it’s free, it’s for me!” She’s also really good with money, and I’m really not. So for a while I tried to live by that same motto. I accepted free samples, I clipped coupons, I nodded an enthusiastic “Yes!” whenever someone […]
Can a Simple Question Cause a Communication Breakdown?
by guest blogger Pam Fullerton, psychotherapist and writer Have you ever experienced the following in a relationship? Everything is going well, you feel connected, you’re enjoying one another, and then…Boom! Suddenly, you’re in a full-blown argument. And what’s worse, you didn’t see it coming. I’ve personally experienced this in my marriage. I feel sad and […]
Marital Chat-iquette
by guest blogger Andeep Singh, documentarian and television and Web video producer It started as a fun informal poll that my husband and I would ask our friends. Question: How much do you talk to your partner at social events? Who knew that our little question would become a bit of a party gag? Here’s […]
Happy Memorial Day!
Happy Memorial Day! Looking for some tasty recipes? Try these: Broccoli and Bacon Summer Salad Quick and Easy Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken Maria’s Fried Country Chicken My Grandmother’s Potato Salad Non-Mayo Coleslaw Iced Green-Ginger-Mint Tea Glazed Fresh Blueberry and Strawberry Pie with Whipped Cream Wishing you health, healing, and happiness! —Maria Related Posts:Easy Bacon & […]
Cooking from Scratch Just Got Super Easy!
The other day Gary from Prepress walked by my office and told me he’d been prepping my cookbook, Scratch, for the printer and commented that all the recipes looked so good and so easy. “But,” he said, “I’m afraid. I’m afraid I’ll mess something up. Is it really as easy as you make it look?” […]
How to Make a Garden Hose Doormat
by guest blogger Mark Kintzel, designer As we all prepare for a great season of gardening, I’m sure you’re coming across some gardening tools that have worked all their gardening magic and seen their day in the dirt. For me, the time had come for an old garden hose. For weeks, I’d been trying to […]
The Importance of Word Choice
by guest blogger Katharine Ashe, best-selling author of historical romance novels Penis. (I do have a point here.) Sometimes when I’m grading a student’s paper and I find a misused word, I circle it and write “Word Choice.” There is, of course, a lot more to choosing the right word than dictionary definitions. Especially when […]
Scratch
Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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