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This recipe was inspired by the recipe Erica from Addicted to Handmade shared on her blog a little while back. I didn’t have the same ingredients that she did, but it was a great launching off...
Open windows only go so far unfortunately. There's nothing worse than moving into (or coming home after time away) to a home that smells bad. Plug in devices waste energy, sprays can irritate the...
I was excited to see this living wreath on Design Sponge this week. It looks pretty easy according to the tutorial but I'm going to amend a current wreath I have rather than buy any materials. I...
There's been a lot of talk floating around the interweb over the past few months about solar ovens, with several designs winning international design awards. Casting the larger projects aside, it...
Besides this site, there are very few resources out there on how to be a green renter. There are a million articles out there on how to be green and an environmentally friendly homeowner though. I...
Storage is often a challenge when you rent. You might be renting a place like ours which has no living room, bathroom or bedroom cupboards. There's often just not enough places to put things. And...
I have to be honest with you, parsnips are actually my most hated vegetable. I've tried to like them but I don't really and have often come across them in dishes hoping they were potato. But...
I've been batch cooking today. For those unfamilar with the concept, it's basically where you make up several meals in advance and store or freeze them. When I have been successful at weight...
Bok Choy is perhaps one of the easiest veggies to grow (at least at our place). It's a staple in many Asian dishes (often with ginger and garlic) but there's also other ways of using it that...
I really like this Flow Chart developed by food activist, foodie and scientist Darya Pinto. It highlights the difficulty most of us have in reading food labels when trying to make the best choices...