Weekly Specials

Yesterday was A's birthday. I celebrated by cooking him a dinner that had not a trace of fibre, vegetable or protein in it. Instead, it was full of butter, white flour and cheese. Oh, the cheese! It was insanely indulgent yet effortlessly simple in a way only the Italians can do. I'm talking spaghetti Cacio e Pepe, and you can get the recipe right here. Trust me - you will die happy. Perhaps a little early, but happy.

And now, back to the Wholesome side of things:

If you haven't seen AllergyKids Founder Robyn O'Brien's TEDx talk on why allergies are more prevalent now than when we were kids, it's a MUST watch. Really - this is 18 minutes that will change the way you live.

Also, you should read her explanation about why organic is better than conventional in light of the Stanford Study at HuffPo.

Fooducate explains why you can lose 9 pounds by reading food labels. 

Run out of eggs for the muffins you're baking? Here's a quick replacement (via The Faux Martha)

And have you gotten your grocery list pimped yet? That' right, send me your grocery list, and I'll give it a free healthy makeover! Details are here!