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A professional writer who asks why can't decorating and DIY be as easy as it appears on TV? I also write news and reviews about design, home decorating, crafts, DIY projects, green environmental living, and everything else that makes home ownership a
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Practically Green
When I got my free review copy of Micaela Preston’s book Practically Green Your Guide to Ecofriendly Decision-Making I devoured it in almost one sitting. Yeah, I liked it that... ...
Corn and Molasses Bread
I had to make bread for a family reunion. I'm usually asked to bring bread to family gatherings because I make frou-frou type bakery breads. Of course since I make it, I don't have to pay the... ...
How to Preserve Fresh Herbs
I love cooking with fresh herbs. Unfortunately, when the winter snows come, there goes the fresh herbs I have growing right outside my kitchen door in pots on my patio. This year, I decided to take... ...
Potato Chive Bread
Now that summer’s officially over (boo!), and everyone’s garden is bursting with extra food that they want to give me (yay!) I have potatoes a plenty. It’s the perfect time to make a loaf of Potato... ...
Make the World’s Best Peach Smoothie
I came back from the farm market with a big bunch of fresh peaches. It’s warm outside and I’m in a festive mood – peachy in fact – why not kick back on the front porch with a homemade peach... ...
Dublin Irish Festival Food Miles, or I Ate Haggis and I Liked It
Husband and I are foodies. We love shopping at all of the little ethnic grocery stores in the city for treasures. Ironically, we seem to have a grocery store every nationality in the city, except our... ...
How to Make Nontoxic Blowing Bubble Mix
As The World’s Most Fabulous Aunt (trademark pending) I like to do fun things with my nieces and nephews. Preferably in a way that won’t kill them. Or maim them. Because hoo-boy! Parents can get... ...
How to Cook Edamame (Soybeans)
“Mom and Dad said their soybeans are ready and we can have some if we want,” Husband said. “Why in the world would we want soybeans?” I said, thinking of all the things we buy that are made from... ...
What Can You Do with Fresh Mint?
I grow mint in a pot on my patio and as the saying goes, you never grow just a little mint – it grows like a weed and quickly turns into a lot of mint. Needless to say, my one little mint plant as... ...
Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Mocha Icing
Cupcakes. Everywhere I turn I’m surrounded by cupcakes! Renovation Therapy makes all sorts of cupcake goodness. Conundrum Cupcakery features vegan cupcakes that look yummy – even to this nonvegan.... ...
4 Homemade Sugar Scrubs that Go from Your Pantry to the Bath
As much as I am all over power tools and DIY projects I really am a girly girl at heart. I like pamper myself now and again and using a sugar body scrub is an excellent way to do it. Sugar is as a... ...
How to Fight Green Fatigue
Earth Day is fast approaching. I have to admit that I’m excited because there are a few events I want to attend so I meet some fellow greenies in person. I’m also holding my breath because by the end... ...
Two Natural Ways to Dye Easter Eggs
I was caught off guard this year and just realized that Easter is fast approaching. I don’t have time to run to the store to buy an egg dying kit. Not to worry, I found two ways to dye Easter eggs with the stuff you may already have around your hou...
How to Season and Wash a Baking Stone
Scene: A lazy Saturday morning. Lisa is snoozing her life away snuggled under 7 blankets on her bed. Husband enters the room. Husband: Lisa, wake up. I already took Blitzkrieg out side for a potty. Me: “…….” Husband: I made scones for breakfa...
How to Make Powdered High Efficiency Laundry Detergent
My old washing machine died beyond repair. I replaced it with a High Efficiency (HE) washing machine. Since HE washing machines use less water than conventional washing machines (and save more electricity and water in the process) you have to use a l...
How to Repop Popcorn Kernels
One of my favorite go to snacks is popcorn. I like to make my popcorn old school – in a pot on the stove. It’s less wasteful than microwave popcorn, inexpensive, and if you don’t slather it in butter (real or fake), it’s pretty darn healthy.A...
10 Easy Ways to Use Orange Peels
I remember standing in my Grandmother’s Florida kitchen and as we chatted, she was squeezing lemons. She said that a neighbor gave her a bunch of lemons from her lemon tree and since they were getting soft she was going to squeeze the juice out of ...
Got Leftovers? Make Garbage Pizza!
As part of Crunchy Chicken’s Food Waste Reduction Challenge, she asked us to either eat or catalog what leftovers we end up throwing away. Well, I hate to sound Greenzilla on this, but throwing out leftovers or spoiled food is something that rarely...
Dairy Free Dark Pumpernickel Bread
For us, 15 bean soup is a quick, easy, and cheap dinner even though we cook it slow. “Slow cook a quick meal? What are you talking about? Have you been sniffing low VOC glue again?” You say.No, I’m not crazy or damaged (much.) I say that 15 bea...
How to Get Three Meals from Leftover and Seemingly Stripped Turkey Bones
When planning a get together with Family (both my side and Husband’s), I usually get the “bring some extra containers for leftovers” reminder. This Christmas it paid off – we got the leftover Christmas turkey carcass!We knew that if we render...
Allergy Free Apple and Banana Dog Treats
It was a fine day for agility class when tragedy struck The Condo.We ran out of dog treats!OK, honestly, if you’re a human, this is not a tragedy. However, if you’re a food motivated Pekingese that really looks forward to earning good treats duri...
