Here Fishy Fishy

I think everyone is sort of aware that there are certain fish you are not suppose to eat because they are over fished and at risk of becoming extinct and disrupting whole ecosystems. It's hard to know what is what thought so here is a great link from my fabulous friend Erica that breaks it down for you by eco-best, eco-okay and eco-worst. Anyway this all came about because I had too much cilantro (you know how you buy the big bunch at the store and it's always too much and goes bad) and decided to make up a salad dressing for taco salad and it turned out so good that I decided to use it as a marinade for fish, so here it is if you are so inclined to give it whirl on the grill:
Cilantro Lime Marinade or Salad Dressing
5 tbsns EVOO
3 tbsns Lime Juice
1 tbsn Vinegar (white, or really what ever you have on hand)
1 1/2 tsps Dijon mustard
1/4 - 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
garlic clove
salt and pepper
Toss in Magic Bullet and blend it up, or press the garlic and shake it up in a sealed container.
You might have to play with some of the proportions as we like things a bit on the vinegary side. Try with orange juice too! yummy. Let me know how you like it.

Rub a dub dub

Yes I know it's been forever, but it's summer and we have just been crazy busy. I feel like I have been learning so many new things though! For example and this is gross, almost all commercial soap is made with "fatty remains of slaughtered cows, sheep, and horses. Brains, fatty tissues, other unwanted parts of diseased or dead animals are collected into large vats and used to create "tallow." This tallow is shipped off to commercial soapmakers where it is processed into bars soaps." What!? Seriously people enough is enough. Not to mention Triclosan which is what is in all those antibacterial soaps in everyones bathrooms, it's almost hard to find a hand soap this isn't antibacterial anyway here is another quote about triclosan "Triclosan, an antibacterial chemical found in some bar soap, is a chlorophenol, a class of chemicals suspected of causing cancer in humans. It is also a chlorinated aromatic compound, similar in molecular structure to some of the most toxic chemicals on earth: dioxins, PCBs and Agent Orange. Do you really want these substances being applied intentionally to your skin?" Here is the full article about natural soaps if you would like to read for yourselves. While I have not tried the products from this company it was interesting reading none the less, and I have read about the dangers of antibacterial soaps from other sources other than a soap making company, I just thought the article was well written. Suggested by my lovely sister in law, though I'll have to ask her if she used their products I think the lotion maybe, lets see if we can get a review, shall we? So the point? Please don't use antibacterial soaps! Especially when you are washing your kids hands 50 times a day, warm water and regular soap work just as well. And while it would be great to always be able to use natural handmade soaps some are a bit pricey, but hey there is other options, Tom's of Maine Body Bar rates a 0 or 1 on the toxicity scale, and I'm sure there are other alternatives just read the ingredients, say no to Sodium Tallowate, Parfum or anything else you can't really pronounce. Besides nothing says clean in the summer like a little run through the sprinkler right? :)