Fast & Easy Dinner: Roast Chicken With Butternut Squash


Updated 02/08/12 10:49 AM · Posted by partysugar · 3 comments

Easy Roast Chicken With Butternut Squash Recipe

As much as I love complex and exotic recipes, there's something to be said about simple and basic dishes like chicken with butternut squash. Neither the ingredients or cooking technique is unfamiliar. Instead this chicken is like an old friend — someone you've known forever and never tire of seeing because their company is always enjoyable. During the Winter months, roast chicken and butternut Read more

Ecotot: Simple Infant Weebit Booties


Updated 08/19/09 4:22 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 1 comment

Hemp Infant Booties

This little piggy went to the market. This little piggy stayed home. This little piggy put on her tiny treehugger booties and followed mommy to the co-op. These easygoing hemp Simple Infant Weebit Booties ($24) are a paragon present for an earth mama's infant. They're leather free and topped off with a felt pig. There will be no need to cry wee wee wee all the way home. Read more

Trendtotting: Simple Green Piggies Weebits


Updated 03/15/12 7:32 PM · Posted by babysugar · 3 comments

Simple Baby Shoes

My teacher friends swear by the comfort of Simple shoes and since they spend their days on their feet chasing 7-year-olds, I trust them. Like so many others, Simple has thrown their hat, or shoes, into the baby ring. Simple Green Piggies Weebits are so stinking cute. And just as pigs wallow in mud and make squealing sounds, your lil one may do the same. So as the saying goes, "If the shoe fits, Read more

Need a Quick Lemon Fix? Try Simple Lemon Parfaits


Updated 05/22/07 12:26 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 8 comments

Need a Quick Lemon Fix? Try Simple Lemon Parfaits

Folks, we've got a lemon problem around here. Last night I was up late looking (make that drooling) at lemon desserts and today, there's talk of of lemon tarts over in The Kitchen Goddess group. I guess it's not so much of a problem as it is a craving. Since the KG girls have us covered on the decadent baking side of things, I thought I'd share this super simple lemon truffle parfait - and by Read more

Yes, You Can Eat Carbs!


Updated 04/24/07 12:25 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 20 comments

I am so sad when I see people on diets that restrict their carb intake. Carbs are compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen - and they are VITAL for providing energy to our bodies and our brains. Without them, we'd be unconscious noodles! Not all carbs are created equal; therefore not ALL of them should be avoided like the plague. There are 2 different kinds: simple and Read more

Green Toe Shoes: A Brilliant Idea From Simple


Updated 03/19/07 11:15 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 6 comments

Green Toe Shoes:  A Brilliant Idea From Simple

Green Toe shoes are the newest line made by Simple. I was happy to hear that they are made from all-natural, sustainable materials such as jute, cork, crepe (a natural rubber), cotton, recycled car tires, wool, bamboo, and recycled plastic bottles. I like buying products that are beneficial to me, but I also like choosing ones that are good for the Earth. These shoes are made with natural and Read more

How Do You Feel About: Green Toe Shoes?


Updated 03/19/07 11:00 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 7 comments

How Do You Feel About:  Green Toe Shoes?

Green Toe Shoes are the newest line made by Simple. They're made from all-natural, sustainable materials such as jute, cork, crepe (a natural rubber), cotton, recycled car tires, wool, bamboo, and recycled plastic bottles. We know they're good for the environment, but what do you really think about them? How Do You Feel About: Green Toe Shoes? Love Them - for a shoe made from Read more

Today's Special: Baked Chicken & Rice with Peas


Updated 04/17/07 4:58 AM · Posted by partysugar · 2 comments

Today's Special: Baked Chicken & Rice with Peas

How can you go wrong with chicken and rice? This is a fresh, health-friendly one-pot meal with minimal effort. This is a great meal to make on nights when you don't have time to run to the grocery store because the ingredients are staples that you most likely have in your freezer and pantry all of the time. This meal is so fool proof that I'm telling my older brother Michael who isn't really much Read more

DIY: Transform an Old Bracelet With Thread!


Updated 05/27/12 9:35 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Make Thread Wrapped Bracelets

Today's DIY is simple, easy, and will instantly transform any old wooden bangle in your jewelry box — we're showing you how to make thread-wrapped bracelets! All you need is a wooden bracelet, a hot glue gun, and some colorful thread. You can go for a tribal feel with greens and browns, nautical with blue and red, or try out our take on Spring's pastel trend with light airy hues. Watch on to Read more

How to Solve 3 Common Beach Photography Problems


Updated 05/27/12 9:20 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Take Good Photos at the Beach

A day at the beach is the perfect chance to capture carefree memories, but the brightness of the sun reflecting off the sand and water doesn't often yield the best photographic results. Before you start snapping away, take a look at three common beach photography problems and simple ways you can avoid them. The photos are overexposed: Auto mode can overexpose photos, making them appear washed Read more