I have been gardening now for five years and I hardly consider myself an expert on the subject. My gardening experience lies in my mistakes. And boy have I made them. So, I decided to do an article of invasive plants that you shouldn’t plant in the garden since they will run wild. They are [...]
June 2011
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I have a confession to make. The part I dislike the most about cooking is cleaning up. Am I right, girlfriend? And no one can make a bigger mess than me. But when stainless steel cookware like 360 Cookware comes along and nothing sticks to it, cooking has become fun again. And get this. No [...]
With four kids, I have spent plenty of time in doctor offices, tutors, and other assorted appointments. I don’t mind waiting when the waiting room is full of magazines that I ordinarily don’t get to read. My favorite articles are those “Dear Heloise” types. You know. The home remedy ones. Kind of like the 10 [...]
Want to lose weight and therefore ditch the vegetable cooking oil? Or maybe you want to throw out the Teflon pans since they contain dangerous polytetrafluoroetheylene (PTFE.) 360 Cookware, a stainless steel cookware, allow you to cook without oil and is Teflon free. I couldn’t believe it until I tried one myself! How Can You [...]
Many of you know that I have turned vegetarian with a bent towards vegan-ism. Hubby has really been enjoying a tofu egg-less salad at the local heath food shop. But at $7 a pound I figured I could make it as well. As an avid reader of Vegetarian Times, I recalled an amazing sounding Eggless [...]
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Do you have a bunch of broken, awful looking, glued together, overly chipped plates and saucers around the house? How about some of your children’s ceramic work that is really cute because you love them, but you have no idea what you are going to do with it? (Parents, don’t shoot me. I have four kids [...]
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Welcome Guest poster, Caroline Fairless, an Episcopal priest, and co-founder of The Center for Children at Worship. Her newest book is The Space Between Church and Not-Church. Her book opens our minds to healing our planet as a “spirit-centered process, requiring humans to reclaim our appropriate place among the earth community.” It’s a wonderfully hopeful [...]
Last month, I had the pleasure of interviewing David Chisholm of A.O. Smith about their line of efficient water heaters. What makes A.O. Smith’s water heater product line so unique is the variety they offer: ultra-efficient (gas or electric), tankless, solar or a hybrid water heater. As David explained, A.O. Smith is committed to finding [...]
Welcome guest poster, Lindsay Nixon of Happy Herbivore, my newest must follow vegan cooking blog. Lindsay, at my request. writes about how you can turn old favorites into low fat vegan, healthier dishes: When people most hear the phrase “low fat,” images of tasteless cardboard cookies, diet bars and unappetizing salads come to mind—-at least [...]
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I hate plastic gift cards. They use up precious petroleum resources and clog our landfills. Why? People throw them out once they are depleted. How can we reduce our environmental impact but keep gift giving easy? Why do People Buy Gift Cards? Before I give you some ideas of banishing plastic gift cards, I wanted [...]
