Articles tagged “eco-friendly kitchens”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Weirdest Eco-Friendly Products By Julia Austin IN Home & Garden Jun 16 2011 With every rising industry comes the underdog—those who are helping the cause in their unexpected, but just as crucial ways. The designers of these odd and innovative eco-friendly products are those underdogs: + READ MORE

Plan a Unique, Perfect Mother's Day Getaway By Julia Austin IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 19 2011 No diets. No schedule. No traffic. Just a few of the specifications for my mother’s ideal vacation she had been craving for months. I decided to take my mom on an early Mother’s Day trip and what destination fit the bill for my mom’s no diet, no schedule, no traffic vacation? Home to world-renowned chef-driven restaurants, more than 400 wineries, and not a chain restaurant in site: The Napa Valley, of course. + READ MORE

Versatile Vinegar: 7 More Handy Uses For Vinegar By Michelle Kay, NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Nov 18 2010 Vinegar may be oh-so-tasty on fish and chips, and a host of other foods, but it has plenty of other uses in your home. Here are 8 you may not have tried yet. + READ MORE

15 Ways to Practice Water Conservation at Home By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Sep 4 2010 Water is a precious commodity, and Americans and Canadians use more water per capita than people in any other part of the world. A lot of the water we use is wasted, but you can save a lot of water between simple adjustments and water-saving fixtures and appliances. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Dishwashers By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 1 2010 Which is greener: washing dishes by hand or using the dishwasher? Find out that and a lot more in How to Go Green: Dishwashing. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: In the Kitchen By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 1 2010 Eco-friendly green kitchens begin with eating green, but it doesn?t end there. Find out why a green kitchen is great for your home and the environment. + READ MORE

12 Green Kitchen Essentials, and 13 Almost Essentials By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Apr 21 2010 I had a bit of fun last week responding to Jules Clancy, the author of the website Stonesoup about her thoughts on what is completely unnecessary in a minimalist kitchen. This week I'm tackling her list of the things she thinks are necessary, and then things that would be nice to have and I have to say I am more in line here with what she thinks, but I still have some differences. + READ MORE

Celebrate Earth Week with Planet Green Premieres By Team Planet Green IN Features Apr 16 2010 We know that we here at Planet Green preach ?Earth Day, Every Day,? but this week we really are celebrating Earth Day and you can, too! Tune in all week to our Earth Week premieres... + READ MORE

28 Things Your Don't Need in a Green Kitchen, Or Do You? By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Apr 13 2010 There is a website called Stonesoup that I follow and the writer Jules Clancy cooks recipes in a minimalist vein. She published a two part post of setting up your minimalist kitchen, what to have, what to avoid. I found her what to avoid list fascinating, partly because I have, ahem, a number of the items she thinks should be avoided. + READ MORE

In Search of Perfection Episode: Black Forest Gateaux By Team Planet Green IN In Search Of Perfection Mar 24 2010 Continuing his quest for culinary perfection, Heston Blumenthal travels to Germany's Black Forest in an attempt to revitalize the region's famous gateaux and transform it from tired Seventies favorite to 21st-century taste sensation. Heston's journey begins with a visit to... + READ MORE

In Search of Perfection Episode: Roast Chicken By Team Planet Green IN In Search Of Perfection Mar 24 2010 It's back to basics as kitchen alchemist Heston Blumenthal tackles a classic Sunday roast - chicken with all the trimmings. Heston and his lab manager, Chris, begin with a taste test to choose the best bird. Described by the French... + READ MORE

Wine Box Shelving and 20 Other Projects To Make From Wooden Wine Boxes By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Mar 23 2010 When you choose to live a more sustainable life, you take a pledge to keep and use items until they can't be used any more. Wine boxes or wine crates made of wood are often used for shipping wine and then discarded. + READ MORE

A Revolt In The Kitchen: Recycled Appliances To The Rescue By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Mar 22 2010 The abrupt death of the kitchen stove led me on a path to find a sustainable new one. + READ MORE

Future Food Episode: Inedible to Edible By Team Planet Green IN Future Food Mar 17 2010 Sometimes, a crazy experiment goes right and produces results beyond everyone's wildest expectations. Other times, well, it ends in disaster. When a cooking experiment using a paint gun filled with capsicum oil and a flamethrower produces a mess of inedible... + READ MORE

Future Food Episode: Kids Gone Wild By Team Planet Green IN Future Food Mar 17 2010 Common wisdom would have us believe that kids are picky, finicky, eaters. But maybe their aversion to the entire world of grown-up food has more to do with boring plates and uninspired menus than it does with taste. Can Omar,... + READ MORE

Shrink Your Cookprint: 5 Kitchen Gadgets To Ditch and 5 To Keep By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Feb 17 2010 If you're like me, you have drawers and kitchen cabinets full of gadgets and small appliances. In an effort to pare down and conserve energy, resources and cash, find out which kitchen wonders should you ditch or keep. + READ MORE

Mavericks, Misfits and Innovators on the "Verge" By Team Planet Green IN Jan 16 2010 Planet Green's exciting new primetime block of programming is called "Verge." From 8 to 11 each night, we feature new and popular content portraying inspired, passionate characters and stories who are trying to making a difference -- the renegades and... + READ MORE

Warming Trends: Room By Room DIY and BUY Energy-Efficient Solutions For A Warmer Home By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Jan 5 2010 As the cost of heating continues to rise, so has the awareness of just how much energy is seeping out of homes. Can we continue to enjoy the comforts of a warm home in an age when it is imperative that we consider energy issues first? + READ MORE

Concrete Countertops Are Urban Chic but Are They Non-Toxic? By Marye Audet IN Home & Garden Oct 28 2009 Concrete countertops are being used by more designers than ever but are they areally eco-friendly? Some are and some aren't. + READ MORE

5 Green Improvements That Will Add Value to Your Home By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Oct 28 2009 When you own a house, there may seem like a never-ending list of things you want to improve, whether cosmetic -- like finally replacing peeling wallpaper or adding a splash of color with new paint -- or more functional, as with more insulation in the attic, or a more efficient heating system.Research conducted in the... + READ MORE