Better Me, Better World

Striving to be more conscientious about using the earth's resources,
to make this a better world, starting with me and my little piece of it.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

2nd Post: Graham Hill--Less stuff, more happiness

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"Less equals MORE." "Small is SEXY!" Gotta love this guy!
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Lazy cooking: Roasted Chicken; Treehugger's Backyard House

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Oven Roasted Chicken. Oy vey, I forgot to take an "after" pic...until we'd demolished the bird! Seriously, we don't gene...
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Friday, October 28, 2011

This Moment: Um, is that a chicken in my egg?

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Since switching from regular eggs to Cage Free, Organic, Humane Certified, I've been finding occasional specks in my eggs. This one wa...
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Thursday, October 27, 2011

On My Mind: Hubby cooks in self defense

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Hubby cooked for us last night: lightly fried wild turkey breast, leftover sweet potatoes, raw carrots and sliced tomatoes. He'd made ...
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Monday, October 24, 2011

Very Nearly Almost Meatless Monday

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Maxine's Cafe and Bakery, Evansville, Indiana. Boy, do I love bakery cases!! We've been eating out like crazy. Here's eviden...
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Thursday, October 20, 2011

On My Mind: Partly greening baby

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Guess cloth diapering is like riding a bike...it comes back to you. Some 28 years ago, we used only cloth on our DD, but after all those y...
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Savin' the bacon for minimal meat meals

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Don't remember where I came across this idea, but once discovered, I've been doing it ever since: separating the bacon to freeze. If...
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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Not buying it: Ice Cream Sauce

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Homemade Chocolate Sauce. Hot Caramel Sauce in container on right. Chocolate sauce cooking. Being out of cocoa (looking for organic), ...
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Thursday, October 13, 2011

On my mind: One person CAN make a difference!

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While driving in town one day, I came across someone's stuff "kicked to the curb." And in the paper today, I learned that 28...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Better than pop tarts: Whole Wheat Applesauce Cake

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Whole Wheat Applesauce Cake Gonna have to trust me on this one, since I don't know how to make a picture of a whole wheat cake that m...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Horsing around with freezer canning, Swiss cheese and cheat day

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Have I told you that I LOVE where we live? We have only an acre, and neighbors are actually fairly close on both sides.; yet, in the count...
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Monday, October 10, 2011

Ten on Ten: OH, October!

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Thanks, A Bit of Sunshine , for this Ten on Ten Photo Project. This October 10, 2011, I hope to capture some element of our lives at the to...
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Sunday, October 9, 2011

No such thing as leftovers around here, by golly!

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Eggplant Parmesan becomes Eggplant Pasta with the addition of penne, fresh tomatoes and red pepper flakes. Such slight changes are the eq...
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Friday, October 7, 2011

This moment: Bridge walk; Curried chicken salad

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Glover H. Cary Bridge opened to foot traffic for first time in 71 years last Friday. An estimated 12,000 people took advantage of the opp...
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Thursday, October 6, 2011

On my mind: On trusting the dots will connect -- R.I.P. Steve Jobs

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Raised by his adoptive parents, a mom who never went to college and a dad who never finished high school, Steve Jobs dropped out of college...
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Sweeet: Cinnamon Rolls, Stir Fry, Mr. McGregor's Garden

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STILL using that Amish Friendship Bread Starter...for Cinnamon Rolls this time around. Wish I'd known to cut rolls with floss way ...
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Monday, October 3, 2011

Meatless Monday: Lucky in love AND eggplant; From Bermuda grass to backyard farm in just ten years!

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Oh, YES, my hubby DID can this tomato relish yesterday. He washed and waxed my car today. Gotta love a man who's handy in both the kit...
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