Ideal Bite Blog

Apple Saucy

alara — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 PST

As if it isn’t bewildering enough to make green choices at the grocery store, Whole Foods is making it worse. In fact, I’m gonna level a pretty damning claim, folks: I think they’re purposely confusing shoppers about organic vs.

40 Years of Sunny Days

hsnavely — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:01:00 PST

Sesame Street rings in it's 40th year this week, an anniversary that hasn't gone unnoticed by many a big kids who, like me, can still recite from memory songs from the Street: One two three four five, six seven eight nine ten, eleven twelve - with the pin ball...remember? Just me...okay. (Tell me why we are not able to allocate memory space at will?)

Bird’s the Word

bdisylvester — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 PST

Hey NYC turkey lovers. Thanksgiving is right around the corner…yeah, we can’t believe it either.

Facial Attraction

tgonzalez — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

I was browsing a department store the other night for a facial mask – it’d been a while since I used one and my skin was looking a wee bit haggard. After a few minutes, I started to feel a little overwhelmed by all the marketing lingo on the packaging – one promised to clear my pores, another promised to moisturize my skin, and another guaranteed me younger-looking skin.

Project (Rent the) Runway

jharper — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:00:00 PST

Every time another wedding, birthday party, cocktail fete, etc. rolls around, I always think how much I'd love to buy a new dress for it. But, of course, these days I'm pretty much just shopping in my own closet. But brand-new website Rent the Runway may have found a cost- and fashion-conscious solution to such conundrums.

And on the Seventh Day…

mroemer — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

…everyone recycled. This coming Sunday is America Recycles Day. A suggested itinerary:

Milwaukee, 53202

dsimmons — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:00 PST

I had family in from CA this month, and since there's way more to the Midwest than meets the coast-dweller's eye, I decided to retrace the path of one of our Chicago city breaks.

Is it 2005 Again?

tmeronek — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

The results are in on the latest Pew global warming survey, and it looks like the citizens of the United States just lost a bunch of Mensa points: 14% fewer Americans believe there's solid evidence of global warming than did a year and a half ago.

Mama Kia

mroemer — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:00 PST

Not to be confused with the cheesy, ABBA-filled musical, Mama Kia has both an orphanage, Casa de Milagros - with a huge, organic greenhouse and garden where the kids learn about green-thumbing and cooking - as well as the off-the-grid Hanaq Pacha Retreat Center in Peru.

Boxing Day

mkrolak — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

I really hate moving. It's a terrible, terrible chore. But going green did make one part of my recent move this past weekend a little more bearable.