Articles tagged “Tea”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Recycle Wine Bottles into Drinking Glasses By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Nov 12 2007 While recycled glassware made from used wine and beer bottles can be purchased just about anywhere these days, a little voice inside your head must have wondered, "How difficult can that be?" You'll need to acquire a fair amount of hardware, some safety gear, and-since you'll be using a tea light in lieu of a... + READ MORE

Reduce Airline Waste, Bring Your Own By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 2 2007 Airlines in the United States throw away enough aluminum cans every year to build 58 new 747s, according to the National Resources Defense Council. You can also tote along your own SIGG or other reusable bottle to fill up with water on the plane (so you don't have to rely on those little plastic cups to stay hydrated), + READ MORE

Recycle Coffee Grounds, Tea in Your Garden By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Oct 24 2007 Don't toss the dregs of your morning brew into the trash just yet-you can apply used tea leaves and coffee grounds in your garden by adding them to your compost pile and using the compost as mulch. You can also mix your erstwhile caffeine fix in the ground in moderate amounts to let the nutrients enrich the soil... + READ MORE

Brew a Better Cup of Tea By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Oct 23 2007 Tea aficionados have long known that you get a richer brew when you allow whole, uncut tea leaves sufficient room to unfurl during the steeping process. Loaded with their own extraneous packaging baggage, such as eco-unfriendly chlorine-bleached virgin paper, cotton string, and staples, tea bags produce a prodigious... + READ MORE

Cooking Basics: Fusilli With Tomato and Chickpea Sauce By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Oct 21 2007 Kelly Rossiter is offering ideas about cooking basics; see introduction here. To make a vinaigrette for the salad put 1 cup olive oil, 1/3 to 1/2 cup white or red wine vinegar (depending on how acidic you like your dressing) a teaspoon of dijon mustard, and salt and pepper to taste into a jar and shake it up to... + 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

Make Your Own Ball Toss-and-Catchers By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 29 2007 It's still summer, at least in this here parts, so enjoy the fresh outdoors as much as you can before Old Man Winter comes a-knockin'. Make some homemade honey iced tea, grab a friend or reluctant sibling (or spouse) and get off your tush for some simple, backyard fun. + READ MORE