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Winter 2013 at Owl Creek Ceramics

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Lanie Fioretti

  From Dyna and John- Owl Creek Ceramics Open Sat Feb 2nd 8 am to 5 pm free ticket to Day for Women (Feb 16th) to first 20 customers making a purchase ($10 value) Happy New Year!  We hope you are having a wonderful 2013! We’re making changes, trying new things, and thought, hey let’s…

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What Isn’t It Good For?

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Lanie Fioretti

I’m talking about coconut and coconut oil, of course.  A recent article in the Natural Grocer Newsletter, reminded me that there’s no end to the beneficial effects.  It can help you fight infection and disease and heal,  improve metabolism and energy, and even promote weight loss.  There’s no side effects to worry about, and really…

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Pesticides

Posted on January 13, 2013January 14, 2013 by Lanie Fioretti

There was a commentary in The New York Times last month, that should be a wake-up call for all of us.  Our food supply has become so tainted with loads of chemicals and pesticides, making maintaining a normal weight and staying healthy, a real challenge. Mark Bittman begins his commentary: How quickly we forget. After…

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January at the Waco Downtown Farmers Market

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Lanie Fioretti

Usually, I get a really early start for the market, but Saturday I got there a little after 10 am.  Even though it was chilly, there were a number of vendors.  I bought broccoli, bok choy, tamales, and dog bones (of course).  The tamale booth is new, and they make their tamales with olive oil…

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Jack Allen’s Kitchen

Posted on January 4, 2013January 4, 2013 by Lanie Fioretti

After spending a few days inside during the holidays, I decided it was time for a trip to Austin.  Spending an hour at the AT&T store put our hunger over the edge.  So, our next stop was Jack Allen’s Kitchen.  As usual it was delicious.  This is the Navajo Taco with fried spinach.  There were…

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