recipes
August’s Recipe of the Month: Garlicky Gardens
Garlic doesn’t only ward off vampires but also keeps your garden healthy and free from those unwanted visitors. A little garlic a day can keep the aphids, spiders and whiteflies away. Spray plants with the following easy to make solution to get rid of those pesky pests. If you’re feeling especially motivated, you ……
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July’s Recipe of the Month: Flavored Water
Staying hydrated is important. It helps your body and brain function properly, and can help with weight loss and improved skin. So, how much should you drink per day? The Mayo Clinic suggests consuming half of your body weight in ounces of water or water-based drinks (100% fruit juice, tea, coffee, low-sodium ……
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May’s Recipe of the Month: Get Polished
This spring clean look for a greener sheen when it comes to furniture care. Most store bought polish, spray and wax contains any combination of petroleum distillates, nitrobenzene, synthetic fragrance, silicones and/or solvents. The result is a toxic glop that can be harmful to the air and the people inside your home (especially ……
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April’s Recipe of the Month: Lemon Cleansers
Spring has officially sprung and if you’re like us, it’s time for some deep cleaning around the house. To help keep cleaning green, try using lemons – they’re inexpensive and currently in season. Lemons have the acid to break through scum and remove residue, and even have antibacterial properties. Plus, they make ……
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March’s Recipe of the Month: Green Beer
The greenest of all the holidays is approaching. You know, the one where you are actually supposed to pinch someone if they aren’t green? (If only that was allowed every day!)
This St. Patrick’s Day, we challenge you to keep the green in green beer – and we don’t mean by a droplet of food ……
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February’s Recipe of the Month: Trifle
Looking for an inexpensive, easy dessert to make for your sweetie this month? Try a trifle! We love trifle’s because they’re super versatile, low-energy (for you and your appliances) and pretty. Did we mention delicious?
Our favorite trifle’s are made with fresh fruit, but since there are so few fruits in ……
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January’s Recipe of the Month: Grow a Christmas Tree
With the Holidays over and a new year beginning, the last thing you’re probably thinking about is next year’s Christmas tree. Well, you should! In the great tree debate between cut and artificial Christmas trees, the clear winner is potted, living trees that can be replanted in your yard or a community garden ……
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December’s Recipe of the Month: Window Dressing
December is a great time to sit back with a cup of something hot and watch the snows of winter fall from the sky. Whether you’re entertaining family and friends for the Holidays or just watching the season from the comfort of your warm home, make sure windows are clean and shiny without the ……
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November’s Recipe of the Month: Green Tomatoes
…eat them! The first frost may have stunted your tomato vines but think twice before sending them to the compost. These unripe, tarty fruits are amazingly delicious as salsas, soups, relishes, fried (like the movie), or even in desserts – bizarre but tasty.
Fried Green Tomatoes (from epicurious.com)
4 large, firm green tomatoes cut crosswise ……
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October’s Recipe of the Month: Word to the Bird
Oh Thanksgiving, that wonderfully delicious day signifying the things we’re most appreciative of. For some it’s a day of rest, for others its slaving away in the kitchen. Many will gather with family and friends or watch football on the couch and cuddle up to a slice of pumpkin pie. For most, ……
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