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Last updated December 17, 2006
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NEW RECIPES:
From Fresh Baby and our readers
NEW ARTICLES:
Oh Deer!
By Tammie Ortlieb
"Decked out in his camouflage jacket, hunting cap, and ear-to-ear grin, my son's friend popped his head in the door bragging about the deer he just killed. "Yeah, I got me a big one." Yeah, I got me a big one, too, I thought. He's a big, misdirected teenager..."
All About Chocolate
By Sheila O'Neill
"It seems the whole world loves chocolate. It’s been around for more than 3,000 years, so we’ve had a long time to enjoy it. Chocolate is America’s favorite flavor and the average American eats about 12 pounds a year!"
When Flame Helped the Wolf
By Anna-Stina Johansson, the second in a series of stories from Sweden
"One day when I was walking around in the snow, I spotted something red. When I got closer, I saw big paw prints. Then I understood that the red was blood. Someone was hurt and needed my help. Naturally I decided to follow the tracks. After a while the snow started to fall..."
NEW MUSIC REVIEWS:
New Orleans Christmas CD
Reviewed by Elizabeth Whitmore
"You don’t have to be from the South to appreciate the regional flavor of elegant New Orleans. Putumayo’s collections are wonderful mood and background music. New Orleans Christmas, with its smooth, big band sounds is ideal for this season’s Christmas parties, especially if the hosts happen to be serving gumbo or jambalaya..."
You Are My Little Bird CD
Reviewed by Katy Farber
"Have you had it with loud, super silly kid's music that repeats endlessly in your head, long after you've heard it? Does your child wake early, and want to listen to music? Do you want a mellow and sweet way to start the day with your child? If so, Elizabeth Mitchell's new CD might save your child music weary self..."
A World of Music by Toucan Jam CD
Reviewed by Caity McCardell
"Toucan Jam's Kelly Mulhollan and Donna Stjerna, with experience in music and performance under their belts, have created a beautiful CD teeming with colorful images, unique characters, worldly instruments, and sometimes impossible rhymes..."
New Orleans Playground CD
Reviewed by Elizabeth Whitmore
"New Orleans Playground is a collection of classic New Orleans favorites that demonstrate to children the complexity and variety of music from the Creole and Cajun cultures. The vibrant, colorful atmosphere of southern Louisiana is apparent in these lively tracks and the upbeat tunes appeal naturally to kids. New Orleans Playgroun is an enjoyable way to teach young children about New Orleans culture, unique musical instruments, and American music history..."
Whoever Shall Have Some Good Peanuts and Other Folk Songs for Children CD
Reviewed by Katy Farber
"This CD is yet another great CD in the Smithsonian Folkways Collection. The re-issue of Sam Minton's folk songs for children is welcome retreat into traditional songs and stories so easily lost in our technological and highly-automated society. Minton interprets classic folk songs with a unique sound and delightful humor..."
Reggae Playground CD
Reviewed by Melanie Wilson
"Putomayo Kids don't bill themselves as "World Music Adventures" for nothing. This CD transported me right back to Negril, Jamaica, circa 1994, sand between my toes...but that was back before I had kids to enjoy reggae music with, and as progressive as I like to consider myself, I never thought to dig out my reggae sounds for them...until now..."
NEW BOOK REVIEWS:
Gimme Five! by Nicola Graimes
Reviewed by Melanie Wilson
"This superb manual briefly explains the whys of five (World Health Organization recommendation); offers tips and tricks for incorporating fruits and veggies into individual meals and the daily menu plan; and provides useful, easy-to-understand nutrition information with plenty of delicious vegetarian recipes..."
NEW INTERVIEWS:
Alternative Outfitters: An Interview with Jack and Henny
By Fehmida Zakeer
"Food scientists Jackie Horrick and Henny Hendra met during the course of their work. Similar shopping woes brought about a realization of the yawning gap between the demand and supply of fashionable vegan accessories. A vegan from childhood, Jackie, and vegan in transition, Henny, decided to end the myth of the unfashionable vegan once and for all!"
NEW PRODUCT REVIEWS:
Joli Bebe Boutique Organic Infant Wear
Reviewed by Melanie Wilson
"This isn't just another organic baby wear company. Yes, their products are made from 100% organic cotton and they're top-notch. But there's more: Joli Bebe Boutique is committed to using their business for the betterment of the environment. They donate 2 percent of every sale to the World Wildlife Fund for the adoption of endangered species..."
Think Green Bars
Reviewed by Denise Darnell
"Just when you think that the bar market is so saturated that there isn’t room for one more teeny crumb, in jumps a bar that is different from all the rest! I just tasted an absolutely delicious THINK bar called the Think Green Superfood Energy Bar. In Chocolate Chip and Cranberry Apple, these bars skillfully hide the most amazing ingredients ever..."
Bazil Essentials Bath & Body Products
Reviewed by Lisa Steele
"In the market for some new bath and body products? Care about the environment?
Insist on vegan and cruelty-free products? Want the companies you support to be truly ethically and environmentally conscious?
As a consumer, it is easy to feel there is an surfeit of "Natural Body Products", but when the above criteria is applied, the list shortens tremendously. A new addition to this select list should definitely be Bazil Essentials..."
Herbal Clear Naturally Aluminum-Free Deodorant
Reviewed by Melanie Wilson
"In college the mother of a good friend of mine died of breast cancer. So, when years later this same friend sent me an email about the use of underarm deodorants being connected to breast cancer, I took it to heart. For years I've used a crystal deodorant stick. Suffice it to say, I'm a convert..."
O'Soy Yogurt by Stonyfield Farms
Reviewed by Kumudha Venkatesan
"O'Soy is creamy like yogurt but without any trace
of lactose. As the name suggests, O'Soy is made from soy
beans (organic). It comes in a variety of flavors packed in 6 oz cups:
vanilla, peach, raspberry, blueberry, chocolate, and
strawberry..."
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