I have never been very creative with greens. I’m usually at a loss for what to do with the bitter greens: kale, chard, Bussells sprouts—things like that. But this week, I mustered some inspiration from the things in my pantry, and I whipped up a meal that could be eaten for both dinner or breakfast.…
If you follow The Polivka Family on Facebook, you might have seen that I’m re-reading the Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. In the first book, Little House In The Big Woods, Laura’s family goes to help her grandfather to harvest the maple sap in the spring. Well, this put a…
I enjoyed this article on why sensory play is important for preschoolers. What a great idea of freezing treasures in ice to encourage discovery in your small child from Counting Coconuts. Another great post from Counting Coconuts about tactile ways of teaching math using felt. I’ll be logging this away for my future homeschooling days.…
Aloo Gobi is one of my favorite Indian dishes. It’s a classic and must-have for any Indian repertoire, and it’s a total comfort food. It is made with cauliflower, potatoes, and turmeric, and is wonderful as a side dish to any curry you can think of. To make aloo gobi, you’ll need the following: 3…
This year I vowed that I’d get away from buying canned things due to the BPA lining in cans. This includes canned tomatoes and tomato paste. Bisphenol A (BPA) is “an industrial chemical used to make a hard, clear plastic known as polycarbonate.”1 It is an estrogen-mimicker, and has been known to affect the brain,…
Earlier this month, I junked my bathroom, which left me high and dry and in need of an acne relief. I hadn’t really been doing much beforehand; pretty much just covered it up or put tea tree oil on it, which didn’t seem to help much at all. Then I stumbled upon the oil cleansing…