June 2011

Practically Green: Sharing with friends is good for planet too

Green Up

Be a good sharer. Remember that from kindergarten? That’s being green in a nutshell. We can think of it in a larger sense, like sharing resources of the planet with one another, not hogging everything for our country or our generation, but that’s not where I’m going. For the past two weeks, I’ve witnessed a [...]

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Cabbage Update

Garden

Back in May I was worried about my cabbages.  It was already warming up beyond ambient cabbage temperatures and they hadn’t formed heads yet. I feared they never would. But they did. Mainly this one: A beautiful 2 1/2 pound purple cabbage. A humble cabbage, just like the piles of cabbages in the produce department.  [...]

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Grain-Free Waffles

Breads

These waffles are the most bread-like recipe I’ve come across in my grain-free journey.  They won’t get crispy for you, at least mine don’t, but they’re very good indeed. Grain-free Waffles 6 eggs 1/2 c coconut flour 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 2T honey or 2T water and 3 fake sweetner 1. Toss [...]

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Practically Green: Dishwasher soap substitutes not worth bad results

Green Up

I can tolerate some inconveniences and discomfort from living green, but living with filmy dishes isn’t among them. I’ve tried 10 or more homemade recipes for dishwasher detergent, but the dishes all come out icky. Especially the plastics. I’ve tried washing soda, baking soda, citric acid, vinegar, Borax, laundry soap, dish soap, salt, essential oil, [...]

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Lacto-Fermented Dill Baby Carrots

Home Preserving

  Timeframe: 1 week Special Equipment: One-quart jar, preferably a fermenter Cut up flexible coffee lid that can be folded through the mouth and expands approximately to width of jar Optional weight.  I used an Eggsact Egg timer. Ingredients (for 1 gallon): 1-2 bags of baby carrots 1 tablespoon salt 1 tsp dried dill Boiled and [...]

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