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The FunnyScoop blog is the complement to FunnySpoon.com, our simple and approachable cooking website. Here you’ll find our cooking-inspired stream-of-conscious thinking where we talk about our favorite kitchen tools, flavors we’re obsessed with at the moment, and tips and tricks for making your cooking experiences better/faster/easier/healthier. Basically, it’s our daily ramblings about all things cooking, and we invite you to share your kitchen wisdom as well.
We've posted this before, but it's very relevant now that all the gardens are popping with fresh spring and summer veggies. It's time to figure out where you should be shopping and what you should be eating, right?Everyone always says fresh is best w (read full article)
Earth Day was April 22nd so hopefully you did something great to celebrate & honor the day. However, we hope you're trying to find more ways to make teensy little changes in your life to make the world a better, healthier place to live. Here are a co (read full article)
Happy Earth Day! You're probably being inundated with tips on how to help Mama Earth today. So we'll make it easy for you and give you three simple ideas, based on the idea of "practice what you preach". We're not exactly the compost heap types, bu (read full article)
At FunnySpoon, we consider ourselves "light-green". We encourage Meatless Mondays and try to promote general eco-friendly actions, but you won't catch us with a bucket in our showers to save the excess water (though, really, we hope you don't catch (read full article)
Have you heard about Earth Hour yet? Hopefully you have ... it's super cool and SO easy to participate!In short: turn off all your lights for one hour on March 27th (tomorrow!) at 8:30 pm local time. It's a symbolic gesture that we're all working tog (read full article)
This dish is the epitomy of SIMPLE. It's 4 ingredients. Seriously, that's it. And it's got tons of (vegetarian) protein to you start off the week properly. Remember, there are lots of great reasons for you to go veggie at least one meal per week - it (read full article)
We know that too much sodium isn’t good for us, but I would venture to make a totally unscientific guess that virtually every American over the age of one has too much sodium in their diet. In fact, many people consume ten times the recommended amo (read full article)
As you know by now, WE LOVE FOOD! All kinds, all varieties. Healthy food, gluttoness food. Hearty meals, lighter fare. Carnivorous dishes, vegetarian entrees. You name it and we'll try it. And then we'll try to find a way to simplify it so we can mak (read full article)
We like to call this day Veggie Tuesday - but that doesn't mean it's just for vegetarians and health nuts! Give it a whirl - go veggie with us one day per week a not only will you feel good about what you're doing for yourself, you'll also feel good (read full article)
By now, no matter where you live, you're probably starting to feel the fall weather, if not winter! So for this Veggie Tuesday, why not warm up with some of Lindsay's Spicy Vegetarian Chili? You'll be doing the Earth (and your stomach!) a favor! (read full article)
Shopping for organic and all-natural products can be expensive ... especially given our current economic situation. Therefore, organic and all-natural products are quickly becoming the first thing people cut out of their shopping list. However, if yo (read full article)
Can you tell I'm about to head out on vacation? That's usually when my cheesy blog post titles come around - I'm a little bit frazzled and a little bit giddy! So please ignore my nerdiness and enjoy some useful tips from Ideal Bite about what the l (read full article)
As you probably know by now, we really like Ideal Bite. So check out these great iPhone apps, rounded up courtesy of our green friends:Seafood Watch - basic and helpful: just search for the most sustainable seafood choices from restaurants or the st (read full article)
We're participating in Blog Action Day and this year's topic is climate change. As you probably know, we do Veggie Tuesdays and our main purpose in doing that is to encourage everyone, not just vegetarians, to go veggie for at least one meal per wee (read full article)
Today is National Vegetarian Day and marks the beginning of Vegetarian Awareness Month. We all know that we need to fit more fruits & veggies in our diet so why not give it a whirl with the fall fruits and vegetables? What's in season, you ask?Ap (read full article)
The weather is beginning to change and we're not quite sure not sure if we should try to grill out one more time or throw in the towel and hunker down with the first batch of chili this season.We're going to give ourselves a break this Tuesday evenin (read full article)
Ever wonder what those codes on the labels on your produce mean? Wonder how to tell if your fruit is organic or if your veggies are genetically modified? Here's the low-down, courtesy of our fave eco-tip site Ideal Bite:Look for the PLU codes on th (read full article)
One of the biggest ways we affect the environment when preparing meals is when we actually cook our food. If we give just a little thought to the way we use energy when heating our food, we can lessen our impact. Or just read this cheat sheet:Turn (read full article)
Can you believe that today marks the offical start of Fall? The weather is beginning to cool down (hopefully) and the days are getting shorter. Yep, fall is definitely upon us. We're going to celebrate the day by indulging in some of our favorite fal (read full article)
We're kicking of Eco-Friendly Week here at FunnySpoon. Throughout the week we'll be giving you info and tips that you can work into your daily routine. Feel free to share any tips of your own in the comments!The FunnySpoon Five: Eco-Friendly Choice (read full article)
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