Posts Tagged ‘recipe’
Make Celebrating World Fair Trade Day A Piece Of Cake With Tropical Wholefoods
Yesterday I spoke at length about Tropical wholefoods and World Fairtrade day. I said I’d been in the kitchen baking a gluten free apricot kernel cake with orange syrup in celebration of fairtrade. Today I’m going to share the decadent recipe with you It requires a lot of eggs, but it’s worth the time and…
Read MoreNatural hair conditioners – homemade recipes
I love experimenting in the kitchen with natural beauty products. Not only can you come up with some great recipes, but you can reduce food waste too! Over ripe fruits can make the perfect base for a face pack. And by making your own beauty products, you don’t need to worry about nasty chemicals. With…
Read MoreIs lip balm a sustainable, ethical, safe, environmentally friendly or green product?
Whatever the weather, many people use lip balm several times a day, every day. We have lip products to protect us from the wind, cold and sun. Many of us don’t just have one lip balm on the go, we have several dotted around our homes, offices, cars and bags. But are these little tubes…
Read MoreDate muffins for a sugar free treat
You may remember me mentioning that Little Miss Green was on a sugar free diet. But sometimes a gal wants her sweet treats. Last week I experimented with using dates to make muffins, and although pretty heavy and stodgy, they got the thumbs up from LMG – and that’s all that matters! Here is the…
Read MoreHow to preserve apples
The lovely Abi, over on Hippy Shopper reminded us all today that our apple season has begun! I’ve been enjoying discovery apples (or pink apples, as Little Miss Green calls them) for the past two weeks and they are a real taste sensation; a bit sweet, but with a lovely juicy texture. Discovery have to…
Read MoreSugar and wheat free muffin recipe
Little Miss Green’s behaviour changed over the past few weeks. She was very argumentative, seemed very frustrated and angry and wet the bed a few times. We had some good chats about anything that was on her mind, but she couldn’t come up with anything. Then she asked me a couple of times to test…
Read MoreNational Vegetarian Week May 19th – May 25th
A long term argument over which the jury is still out is whether a vegetarian diet is healthier than the traditional meat and two veg diet. Things have hotted up in recent years as many people feel that a vegetarian or vegan diet is part of the answer to feeding future populations and arresting global…
Read MoreThe cat shat on the mat – natural alternatives to chemical air fresheners
One of the downsides to having an elderly cat is their lack of bladder and bowel control. Our remaining feline is 15 years young and is, what’s known in the trade as officially, ‘losing it’. She is an outdoor girl, being a farm cat originally and so she is used to sleeping outside. Little Miss…
Read MoreIf life gives you lemons; use them to clean the eco friendly way!
This week, I’ve shared some ideas for using kitchen ingredients to add a natural, eco friendly shine to your home. The benefits of this are to your health, the environment and your pocket!
Read MoreUsing bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) to spring clean your home
Yesterday I talked about using vinegar to add eco sparkle and shine to your home! Today, I’m going to move onto another of my favourite environmentally friendly household cleaners – bicarbonate of soda (baking soda to our brother and sisters across the pond). Bicarbonate of soda, is a versatile, all purpose, non toxic cleaner. Yes,…
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