Articles tagged “Green Valentine's Day”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Effortless Dessert: A Sexy Dairyless Chocolate Mousse By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Feb 12 2010 In this recipe I use a full fat chocolate soy milk so that the mousse will be thick and rich. You can use a pastry bag to pipe the mousse into all sorts of decorative glasses. + READ MORE

Make Cookie Valentines for Your Child's Class By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Work & Connect Feb 4 2010 Heart-shaped ginger snaps are a tasty, waste-free alternative to paper Valentines. + READ MORE

Are You A Green Valentine? (Quiz) By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Feb 3 2010 Valentine's Day can be an over commercialized mess if you're not careful. But with a few well thought out substitutions, you can have a green lover's holiday to remember. Learn tons of great green Valentine's Day facts in our quiz: Are You A Green Valentine? + READ MORE

5 Inexpensive Valentines You Can Make From Recycled Materials By Craftster.org IN Home & Garden Jan 25 2010 You don't have to break the bank to let someone know you love them this Valentine's Day. Here are five sweet ideas you can make using recycled materials. + READ MORE

Valentine's Day is Over, It's Time to Clean Up By Eric Leech IN Work & Connect Feb 17 2009 After a crazy Valentine's evening.. if you look around the bedroom the morning after, you will probably see a small trash bag worth of boxes, packaging, instructions, empty bottles, and half eaten boxer shorts and string bikinis. The first question you should be asking yourself, is how can I cleanup this mess as eco-efficiently as possible? Green Sex is our regular column on sexual health and eco-friendly romance. Got a question? Need answers? Leave a comment below. + READ MORE

No Fuss Valentine's Meals to Impress Your Sweetheart: Croissant French Toast A little twist on a brunch classic By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 13 2009 If you are feeling like a lazy, decadent brunch for this Valentine's Day, then this recipe is perfect for you. It takes about five minutes to whisk all the ingredients together and another five or so to cook it, so you don't have to spend a lot of time fussing in the kitchen. It's so much less work than Eggs Benedict, but it's still really delicious. + READ MORE

Perk Up Your Skin Post-Valentine's Day with Roses By Elizabeth Seward IN Fashion & Beauty Feb 12 2009 Nothing says Valentine's Day like a dozen roses (unless your honey prefers more modern gifts—but even the best bouquet has a limited life. This year, make sure your blooms do double duty with simple recipes that put the leftovers to good use. + READ MORE

Quick Green Fixes for your Valentine's Day Look By Elizabeth Seward IN Fashion & Beauty Feb 12 2009 Valentine's Day, being the day of 'love', shouldn't be a hassle. Getting your hair to shine tomorrow night, by the way, might be as simple as adding some vodka to your shampooing routine. If you're fighting with yourself over what to wear on your Valentine's Day date, putting something gorgeous together doesn't have to. + READ MORE

Get on your Girl's Good Side by Dimming the Lights By Elizabeth Seward IN Work & Connect Feb 12 2009 Listen, guys: I'd like to apologize on behalf of all women right now.The results of this study showed that women are more attracted to men with large pupils four days before day thirteen of their menstrual cycle. + READ MORE

No Fuss Valentine's Dinners to Impress Your Sweetheart By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 12 2009 Neither of my parents liked lamb so I was an adult before I tasted it. It was early on in my relationship with my husband and he had invited me for dinner in his home for the first time. I had a little moment of panic when I discovered lamb was on the menu, assuming that I didn't like it either, but I loved it instantly. It turns out that it was, in fact, the only thing my husband knew how to cook. + READ MORE

Partner Yoga: Get Your Blood Boiling Naturally Just in Time For V-Day By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Feb 11 2009 My husband and I did partners yoga last year for Valentine's Day and before your cringe at the X-rated nature of this post, let me tell you it was just a fun partner activity, an interesting way to celebrate the holiday. But partners yoga is also a great way to bring the spice and love back into a relationship. There are classes offered at yoga studios across the country, but you can also plan a class at home. + READ MORE

Skip Valentine's Day, and Still Please Your Lover: 4 Ways By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Feb 11 2009 For some of us, Valentine's Day is a nice reason to show someone you love how much you care for them. It isn't about extravagant gifts or outlandish plans; there are no pink packages or candy hearts involved. + READ MORE

Take Boudoir Photos For Your Valentine By Elizabeth Seward IN Fashion & Beauty Feb 11 2009 Women are easy to buy Valentine's gifts for. Give us some chocolates and a meaningful card on top of a nice dinner or spa treatment and we're set. I hate to clump us all together so stereotypically, but it's true. For women, Valentine's Day is usually all about sensuality. Finding a gift for a man, however, is a bit more complicated from my experience. I've had a few different boyfriends on Valentine's Days past, and the quest to secure the perfect gift while still being eco-minded has always been a tough one. + READ MORE

Hey Singles: Indulge in Eco-Foods and Beauty Products on Valentine's Day By Elizabeth Seward IN Fashion & Beauty Feb 10 2009 Valentine's Day is right around the corner. And I'm not excited. Sure, I'm not thrilled about the holiday because I'm single (and if you're single, I'm sure you feel equally as singled out by this holiday), but more importantly: what a wasteful holiday this is! Essentially birthed (as we know it) from greeting card companies, this holiday rides on waste. We're made to believe we have to exchange cards, candies, balloons, and lots of other treats in order to celebrate it. + READ MORE

Feed 8 Friends for Under $100 with this Green Frugal Feast: The Broken-Hearted Gourmet By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Feb 10 2009 Valentine's Day is often an overblown holiday that gets a pretty bad wrap. It's enough over-commercialization and cheese to make you wanna skip it entirely. But for those lonely hearts or even those that say no to just the two of us, get set for the Heartbreak Edition of a Green Frugal Feast. We'll pick the best and the brightest in cheapy green recipes so that you can have your green hued cake and eat it too. + READ MORE

No Fuss Valentine's Meals to Impress Your Sweetheart: Lemon Pepper Pasta with Capers By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 10 2009 When I was fashioning my Valentine's week of menus, I picked up on Heather Sperling's suggestion of a lemon pasta. I happen to be particularly fond of lemon and this recipe also has capers, which I think makes an unbeatable combination. This is an excellent dish to make if you want to prepare something nice, but you are on a limited budget. You can start with a small salad course, and then finish with dessert. + READ MORE

The Heart Is Hot: Four Valentine Gifts in One By Eric Leech IN Home & Garden Feb 9 2009 There are four very special things which make Heart is Hot a very unique Valentine surprise. First, it is a vibrant red glass heart keepsake that anyone would be happy to receive. Second, it is recycled, so in a sense it is a gift to Mother Earth. Third it is reusable, which means it can be shared with many people, as it is not necessarily meant to keep forever. Fourth, it is individually registered with a special number that allows the giver and recipient to share their story of the heart with others through an online archive. + READ MORE

No Fuss Valentine's Meals to Impress Your Sweetheart By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 6 2009 Valentine's Day is the perfect day to pamper your partner and to show your love through food. I'll be giving you recipes over the next week for meals you can make for your sweetheart that won't keep you in the kitchen fussing, and won't break the bank. And because the big day falls on a Saturday this year, you can be sure there will be breakfast in bed. + READ MORE

DIY: Give Paperless Valentine's By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Work & Connect Feb 4 2009 The day of love of quickly approaching, and row upon row of gaudy, sparkle-encrusted cards and boxes of cartoon characters professing friendship and love are littered around stores everywhere. I may sound cynical, but I actually love Valentine's Day—I've just come to loathe paying $6 for a card or $100 for flowers that would cost $50 any other day. Consumerism is rampant but I for one say no more! I am taking Valentine's Day into my own hands. + READ MORE

Craft Your Valentine's Day Around Compassion By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Jan 27 2009 To celebrate this year?s Valentine?s Day, Etsy is teaming up with Citymeals-on-Wheels to deliver nutritious meals and handmade greeting cards to homebound elderly New Yorkers. Help contribute to the cause! + READ MORE