Crunchy Green Health Nut

For the past 6 years I have tried to keep as much "stuff" out of landfills as possible. I'm one of those people who actually use reusable shopping bags for every grocery trip. By recycling ALL of our paper, glass and plastic, our recycling bin is always chuck full. We have a compost bin in our yard so all of our potato, banana peels etc end up there. By cloth diapering the kids we keep diapers out of landfills, end result being minimal garbage in our bin each week. Another major way of keeping other things out of landfills is by simply giving good "stuff" that is just sitting around your home that will eventually end up in the trash, to people who need it. It's about reusing perfectly good items.  Let me tell you about the Freecycle Network (freecycle.org). I have been a member of the Freecycle member for almost 3 years now and let me tell you, the concept really works!. Here is an example of how it works: Say I have a bunch of 12 mo old shirts that m...

I know I know.. they're a source of controversy, but either way, here is my hubby's recipe on making the perfect boiled egg. Set eggs in pot of water to cover. Wait for it to boil and cover. Turn heat off and let it sit covered for 45 minutes. There you have it, the incredible edible egg :-)

I made baked chicken for the hubby today. This is the way he likes it, for it to fall right off the bone and melt in his mouth, with nothing but salt, pepper and curry. He's a picky eater so I follow this procedure to the T every time ;-) I started by preheating the oven early this morning.  It was hot and ready to go by 6:41 am at 350 F. While the oven preheated I prepared the chicken, rinsing and taking the skin off.  These two breasts have the rib meat. I sprinkled curry, salt and ground up some multicolored pepper on top. Covered it with aluminum foil.  Ready to go! About 3 1/2 hours later....... This is what the chicken looked like.  Notice how the fatty juices mixed with the curry and pepper dried up on the bottom. It is cooked at this point but not enough for the hubby. soooo.... Added 4 ounces of water Reconstituted the dried up juices at the bottom of the dish and recovered with foil. Back in the oven it goes. ...

I have been using both Sweet Pea and Hemp Babies prefolds for about 4 months now and I must say I have grown to love them. They are my nighttime solution for my now 1 year old 20 lb girl and nap time for 30 lb toddler. Everytime I use prefolds I have the assurance that there will be NO LEAKS. I decided to compare the two and here are my findings.  The Sweet Pea prefold that I use is the Baby size which measures 17X20 before washing, its fiber content is 100% Unbleached cotton and will fit from 16 to 35 lbs The Hemp Babies prefold is a Bigger Weeds size which is 16 X 18 before washing, its fiber content is 55% hemp and 45% Certified Organic Cotton. You have to pre-wash it 3 to 5 times. After going through the wash/dry cycle many times they have now shrunk to about 15 1/4 X 17. Sweet Pea Cotton prefold on the left and Hemp Babies on the right Here is a side view to show the thickness of each.  Hemp Babies is thinner, has 2 layers of hemp fleece which when tri-fo...