home eco-nomics for the rest of us
I started re-watching Dead Poets Society last night. It’s an old movie. So old that when Robin Williams’ character passes the trash bin for his lads to toss in pompous rules about poetry, the bin is (*gasp*) bare naked, nary a liner to be seen. …
I married a teetotaler, so I like to say that I drink for the both of us. But hey, I’ve also come to appreciate that those mocktails and juice mash-ups can be even more divine than… it’s hard to say, but the truth will out… …
What’s a person to do with whey, that pastel yellow liquid left over from making (yes-you-can!) blissfully delicious fresh ricotta cheese? I’ve just discovered the joys (read: ease) of making my own ricotta cheese. (Check out how you can avoid the disposable plastic tub and …
Shopping – Five Easy Ways to Go Easy on the Plastic Even in a Big, Normal Grocery Store Even when you’re shopping in a mainstream grocery/supermarket (i.e., not bringing your own containers to weigh and fill from bulk bins), you can reduce to (nearly) nothing …
It’s so easy to make your own ricotta cheese, and amazingly delicious, too that I can’t imagine ever again buying the plastic tub. There are a million things you can make with it to eat straightaway (smear on toast, sprinkle with cinnamon, add fruit); or …
Imagine. August 12, 2017. Charlottesville, Virginia. Imagine with me an alternative day. Early morning. The dawning sun eases its light down Water Street, the pedestrian Mall, Market Street. It’s quiet, as usual. But something happened overnight. Where there had been none before, banners sweep across …
Calling all special agents, cleaning agents, that is. At the front of the non-toxic, all-natural line-up: baking soda, vinegar, and rubbing alcohol. As of this morning, I might have to add Dr. Bronner’s bar of hand soap, too – a happy surprise – but more …