I love soup! Don’t you–especially when it is ridiculously cold outside? When I got my grubby hands on the Winter Soups Community Cookbook, which is a compilation of 52 soup recipes, all I wanted to do was stand in front of the stove to make soup. But one soup in the book made me lick […]
Archives for January 2014
GMOs: What You Need to Know Conference Dispels Myths
Over the last couple of years, the GMO labeling battle has been fought in several arenas such as California. Hawaii, and Washington. Extraordinary amounts of money have been spent fighting this battle. Many people are now confused as to whether GMOs are simply harmless or a danger to our food supply and our health. […]
10 Ways to Recycle or Repurpose Your Old Bras.
How many of you have bras in your drawers that you no longer wear? Maybe they are stretched out, never fit, or they just don’t fit now. I generally have the first type of bra–the ones that are stretched out. And today, they still sit in my drawers because I can’t figure out who would […]
10 Green Insulations to Reduce Energy, Increase Comfort
The last couple of days have been unbearable with the wind chill below zero. I can’t imagine what my house would feel like if we didn’t install several inches of open-cell foam insulation. But what happens if you aren’t gutting your house and need to install insulation in certain areas of your house? Listed below […]
Winter Soup Cookbook: Taking the Chill out of Winter.
Tomorrow will feel like -9 degrees. All I want to do is hide under the covers and eat soup. Truth be told. Winter is my least favorite month. Either it rains or snows, which chills me to the bone. A good cup of soup fires up my belly and helps me face the miserable cold outside. […]
Recycling Center for Gift Cards, CDs, and Electronics at Best Buy
I have been totally remiss for not writing about Best Buy’s recycling options. For years, there were limited places that would accept CDs and their plastic covers, gift cards or plugs for electronics. My only option was to pay to recycle the CDs and electronic cords with GreenDisk. I sent my gift cards to Earthworks. But not anymore. […]
Diet Restrictions Made Easier with Sugar, GF, & Dairy Free Products
A couple of months ago, I received my diet restriction death sentence–no corn, peanut, dairy, sugar, and gluten. The doc told me that my digestive system is a complete mess. For 6 weeks I was good as gold and didn’t eat anything on the diet restrictions list. So I started to compile a list of […]
Fragrant Roses. In search of the smell.
This summer I decided to move my blueberry bushes from one bed to another. They were not thriving in their current location. They weren’t getting enough sun since that area was shaded from about 2 pm on. So, over the last couple of months, I stared at any empty section of my garden (picture […]
