Articles tagged “Organic Baking Soda”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Save Money?and Your Health?by Going Green By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 5 2008 David Bach is the author of Go Green, Live Rich and a guest contributor to Planet Green.Yet for $20, you can replace every cleaning product in your house with a safer, non-toxic, biodegradable homemade version using common ingredients like baking soda, club soda, vinegar and salt! + READ MORE

Find Your Dinner At the Farmers' Market By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health May 16 2008 After my big shop earlier this week at the Asian market I thought I would take a pass on the farmer's market this week. Then I came to my senses. I really didn't buy many vegetables that day, just some bok choy and some long beans, and of course they didn't have the fiddleheads I've been thinking about all week. + READ MORE

Get Recession Ready: Week Three of the Bread Challenge By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health May 15 2008 If you followed the first two weeks of the bread challenge you will know that my daughter Emma and I have vowed not to purchase any bread and rolls for an entire month and we are committed to baking all our own. This week we tried yogurt biscuits... + READ MORE

Spring Clean...Your Nose By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Apr 7 2008 Spring cleaning may mean vacuuming the coils on your refrigerator, clearing the lint from inside the dryer cabinet and vent duct, and putting your bulky woolens at the back of your closet for storage, but one University of Michigan Health System expert recommends another area that could use some cleaning-your nose,... + READ MORE

Deodorize Your Fridge, Freezer With Vanilla By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Mar 12 2008 Move over baking soda, we've found a more fragrant solution to deodorizing the fridge and freezer, courtesy of Real Simple. To get your refrigerator shelves clean and disinfected, the magazine also recommends wiping them down with a 50-50 mix of white vinegar and water. ::Real Simple Difficulty level: Easy + READ MORE

Dispose of Toxic Household Chemicals, Safely By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Mar 12 2008 So, you're on board with detoxing your home and doing some green cleaning in your home; that's great! Don't pour 'em down the drain: Different locales have different rules on this-some places let you dispose of a small amount flushed with lots and lots of water-but, generally, it's best not to head for the drain or... + READ MORE

Use Baking Soda to Strip Paint, Shampoo Your Hair By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Mar 6 2008 Sure, we know that baking soda is a great multitasker, unclogging drains, cleaning up grease spills, and curing indigestion (not to mention fluffing up cakes and cookies!). If the idea of boiling your hardware makes you nervous, soak it in the solution for a couple of hours, instead; if you can n't take the hardware... + READ MORE

Make this Northern Corn Bread for Lunch By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 28 2008 It has been really cold here in the past few days, and that always calls for a bit of baking. Golden Northern Cornbread 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted1 cup yellow cornmeal1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour2 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp baking soda4 tsp sugar1/2 tsp salt2 large eggs2/3 cup buttermilk2/3 cup milk 1. + READ MORE

Make Your Own Laundry Soap By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Feb 21 2008 As we note in the Detox Your Home feature, cleaning green is an important step toward better indoor air quality and reduced nasties leaving your home via the sewer drain.Powdered Detergent 2 cups finely grated soap1 cup washing soda1 cup borax 1. + READ MORE

Flip a Flapjack: It's Pancake Day! By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 5 2008 When I was a kid one of my favourite days of the year was Pancake Day. Blueberry Buttermilk PancakesMakes about 12 pancakes 1 cup all-purpose flour1/2 cup yellow cornmeal1/4 cup sugar1/14 tsp baking powder1/4 tsp baking soda1/4 tsp salt1 1/4 cups buttermilk4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted2 large eggs, separated1 1/2 tsp... + READ MORE

Give Your Detergent a Boost By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 30 2008 Want to give stretch out your laundry detergent? Because these minerals soften the water, they increase the detergent's power, allowing you to skimp a little on the suds, while giving you whiter whites and brighter colors.For liquid detergent, add 1/2 cup of soda at the beginning of the wash. + READ MORE

Use Eco-Friendly Cat Litter By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 18 2008 Cat owners should avoid clumping clay litter at all costs. Because sodium bentonite acts like expanding cement-it's also used as a grouting, sealing, and plugging material-it can swell up to 15 to18 times their dry size and clog up your cat's insides.Eco-friendly alternatives-popular brands include Feline Pine, Swheat... + READ MORE

Detox Your Body By Lloyd Alter IN Food & Health Jan 15 2008 London Smog 1952 Devra Davis, the director of the Center for Environmental Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute is, according to Nancy White of The Star, a blue-chip cancer epidemiologist with a Grade A scientific pedigree: a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, a decade at the National Academy of... + READ MORE

Neutralize Pet Odors By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 9 2008 If horked-up hairballs and puppy piddle have you in a funk, Annie Berthold-Bond of Care2.com recommends using a one-two punch of baking powder and vinegar to whisk away the offending stench. For double the cleaning power, mix 2 cups of white vinegar with 1 gallon of water.Using this vinegar wash, wipe down the area,... + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Assemble a Green Cleaning Kit By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 18 2007 What's not to love about mixing your own cleaning products from tried-and-tested formulas? Oven Cleaner 1 cup or more baking sodawaterA squirt or two of liquid detergent Sprinkle water generously over the bottom of the oven, then cover the grime with enough baking soda that the surface it totally white. + READ MORE

Make some Caramel-Corn Clusters for Christmas Gifts By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Dec 11 2007 Last year, my daughter decided that she was going to make Christmas gifts for her friends. Caramel Corn Clusters 2 tablespoons vegetable oil1/3 cup popcorn kernels1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter11/2 cups packed light brown sugar1/2 cup light corn syrup3/4 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon baking soda1 cup salted peanuts (5... + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Freshen Your Space Naturally By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 5 2007 Your air freshener may be primed to whisk you off to an alpine meadow in springtime or a verdant oasis after a rain shower, but it could also be blasting a raft of toxic contaminants all around you. DEP: di-ethyl phthalate; DBP: di-n-butyl phthalate; DIBP: di-isobutyl phthalate; DMP: di-methyl phthalate; DIHP:... + READ MORE

Polish Your Silverware, Jewelry With Household Basics By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Nov 28 2007 As you're readying your heirloom silverware for prime time this holiday season, hold off on spending your hard-earned legal tender on toxic store-bought tarnish removers. Vinegar: For corrosion caused by salt or food (such as eggs, onions, and peas, which react with silver), place your item in a mixture of 2 cups of... + READ MORE

Stocking your Kitchen Part 4: Baking By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Nov 12 2007 Kelly Rossiter is taking us through cooking basics; start here and see them all here. Dry ingredients: unbleached all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, active dry yeast (if you plan on baking bread), salt Perishables: butter, eggs, milk, lemons, walnuts,... + READ MORE

Mix Your Own Non-Toxic Bathtub Cleaner By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Oct 20 2007 Toxic, petroleum-based cleaners are no good for you and your home; thankfully, it's quite easy to make your own green, non-toxic variety from pretty common household items. Here's the recipe: -1 cup baking soda, in a medium sized mixing bowl-1/2 cup liquid castile soap, like Dr. Bronners-5-10 drops of antibacterial... + READ MORE