How to use apple cores have become my newest “how to use all parts of your food” project. It is so easy to make your own apple cider vinegar. My boys love to cut up their apples using an apple corer. Fancy, I know. So every day, we have one or two apple cores sitting in […]
Archives for November 2012
Turkey Broth= Carcass + Crockpot. Homemade Goodness in Every Slurp.
Turkey Carcass Broth is like re-living that amazing turkey you ate. Think of revisiting Thanksgiving dinner over and over again with each slurp. Personally, I think Turkey broth smells better then chicken broth. I say “smells” since I have been a vegetarian for over 2 years and yes, I do miss turkey. So, before you pitch the […]
EWG Guide to Healthy Cleaning. Helpful or Confusing?
Recently, the Environmental Working Group released its Guide to Healthy Cleaning, which includes 2000+ household cleaning products and air fresheners. I was so excited when I saw the Guide since I am in love with their Skin Deep Database for personal care products. However, their cleaning product guide just plain confused me. Certain non-environmentally friendly companies scored higher […]
Food Preservation During a Power Loss. Canning in the Dark After Sandy
In all of the years that I lived in New Jersey, we have never lost power for more than a day and a half. Consequently, my freezer and refrigerator have stayed cold. Hurricane Sandy broke the rule. After day 2, I knew I was doomed. My whole freezer contained my frozen garden produce, homemade chicken […]
Upcycle Clothing by Looptworks: Remnant Turn Fab + {Video}
Who says environmental clothing isn’t affordable and adorable? Obviously, you haven’t been to Looptworks website. They takes excess materials left over in clothing manufacturing production and up-cycle them into funky designs. Did I mention price conscious as well? What I love about Looptworks is they design their products around the remnants received not the other way around. Waste reduction […]
Climate Change, New Normal or Infrastructural Failures as Sandy Roars
When you stop and think of the name of Hurricane Sandy, was it foreshadowing that she would wreck New York and New Jersey coastal regions? Sandy? As you well know, New Jersey, Long Island, and Staten Island are a mess. Many are still without power. It is apparent that severe natural occurrences are becoming more common on […]
