Articles tagged “green holidays”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

What's On Your Must-See List? The Northern Lights Top Recent Poll By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 28 2011 Have you seen the Northern Lights? Would you rather see the Galapagos or Amazon? Most people are looking up in a recent travel poll. + READ MORE

Thank a Farmer This Thanksgiving By Care2.com IN Food & Health Nov 24 2010 This week, millions of Americans will gather around the Thanksgiving table with family and friends enjoying the harvest from the most bountiful food source in the world. This makes it a great time to say “thank-you” to those who grow our food. One of the best ways to do this is to support local agriculture and the local farmers in your area or state. + READ MORE

Braided Swedish Cardamom Bread By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Nov 14 2010 On Sunday when I was waiting for my favorite little gourmet shop to open we stopped into the bookstore to kill some time. A few minutes later I found myself head deep in stacks in uncharted cookbooks and cooking magazines. I had promised myself no new cookbooks purchases, but my addiction beckoned just a little louder than my will power. I guess there are much worse vices to have. + READ MORE

Trick or Treat: Tips for Boosting Fair Trade This Halloween By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Oct 28 2010 October is fair trade month, and the biggest candy holiday of the year is around the corner. How to make sure fair trade goods are in your basket. + READ MORE

Feed 8 Friends for Under $100 with this Green Frugal Feast: A Halloween Extravaganza By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Oct 23 2010 It's not just the ghouls and goblins that make Halloween such a frightening holiday. From a green perspective the amount of waste produced can be mind-boggling, whether it’s the individually packaged, corn-syrup laced candy or the plastic costumes with a life expectancy of one evening. But that doesn't mean I don't like to celebrate. + READ MORE

5 Fun Projects For a Handmade Halloween By Craftster.org IN Home & Garden Oct 22 2010 Halloween decorations don't have to cost a fortune; you can make them at home. Here are five fun projects that are quick and inexpensive. Many of them use recycled materials, and all of them are fun! Best of all, directions are included. + READ MORE

11 Ways to Use a Pumpkin By Care2.com IN Food & Health Oct 20 2010 So many uses for pumpkin–eating, decorating, body care, fulfilling a fairy godmother’s quirky sense of curfew, you name it. As one of the most popular crops in the United States, there are a whopping 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins produced each year–no wonder we have found so many ways to use this orange wonder of the fruit kingdom. + READ MORE

Splurge of the Week: Scottish Shortbread By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Oct 19 2010 Rather than having my Scottish shortbread flown in, I make my own. This way I control my ingredients as well. + READ MORE

Feed 8 Friends for Under $100 with this Green Frugal Feast: July 4th Festivities By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Jul 2 2010 I cannot believe that we're about to celebrate another Fourth of July. This one will be less festive than last years boat trip because my husband is in the middle of studying for the bar exam and refusing to take a moment to breath. But even still we’ll be cooking up a feast on the cheap. I'm not saying that we're going red, white, blue (that's a little to cheesy for my tastes) but we'll be going all American in these totally yummy and surprising inexpensive treats. + READ MORE

6 Meatless BBQ Recipes for Green Grilling on the 4th of July By Care2.com IN Food & Health Jul 1 2010 The 4th of July is just around the corner, and it's barbeque season! Dig in with these tasty meatless recipes. + READ MORE

Feed 8 Friends for Under $100 with this Green Frugal Feast: Veg Grillin’ For Father’s Day By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Jun 18 2010 This June 20 is Father’s Day and what better time to host a memorable barbecue? But barbecueing can be much more than just grilling burgers and chicken. It can be gourmet and vegetarian. In the summer time and throughout much of spring, grilling out is one of the best ways to get back in touch with nature. We spend as much time as possible outside enjoying the weather. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Thanksgiving Day By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 1 2010 With all the planning, cooking, and cleaning, the last thing you want to think about is greening your Thanksgiving Day, right? But this is the perfect time to reflect and reassess your holiday preparations with a nod to sustainability. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: New Year's By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jun 1 2010 Green New Year's are a fun and fabulous way to ring in the new year right. Start your green new year on the right foot with How to Go Green: New Year's. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Holidays By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 1 2010 Green holidays let you celebrate important moments and give back to the earth too! Find out how to have eco-friendly holidays with our How to Go Green: Holidays. + READ MORE

Make This Delicious Blueberry Brunch Cake For Mother's Day By Sara Novak IN Food & Health May 7 2010 My in-laws are in town for the week for my husband's law school graduation so I made this blueberry brunch cake to have on hand for Mother's Day this weekend. I try and get things done ahead of time so I'm not in the kitchen the whole time when family is here. + READ MORE

Greensburg Episode: A Town Reborn By Team Planet Green IN Greensburg Episodes Apr 30 2010 A massive EF5 tornado, one of the largest to touch down in United States history heads towards the tiny town of Greensburg, Kansas. The air sirens are muffled by the deafening sound of a town collapsing. When the storm... + READ MORE

Leftover Ham From Easter? Make a Deviled Ham and Pickle Sandwich By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Apr 6 2010 We always have our holiday dinners with my mother. She has a pretty standard repertoire for those events - turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas, ham for Easter. There are only five of us around the table now, and my son is a vegetarian, so I was a bit surprised to discover that she had cooked a 6 pound ham. + READ MORE

Upcycle Your Plastic Eggs! By Craftster.org IN Home & Garden Apr 6 2010 Easter has passed, but that doesn't mean that the pile of leftover plastic eggs has to go in the trash. If you're wondering what to do with leftover plastic eggs, we've got some great craft ideas for you. + 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

Happy St. Patrick's Day: Try Some Boxty By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Mar 16 2010 When you think of Irish cooking, the first thing that springs to mind are potatoes. I think that we tend to think of Irish food as a bit on the heavy and starchy side, but my experience eating there last summer was quite different. + READ MORE