06.22.2009
(Original Post 04/09) One of the ways I am saving money, eating better and reducing waste is to keep sacks of organic spinach in my freezer. I then cook something with them for the two of us to eat for 2 to 3 days. My favorite is Saag, followed by next favorite of a spinach quiche with whatever leftovers I have in the fridge or freezer and yellow onions I always keep of sack of in the pantry. I make my crust quick either using a frozen one I either made or bought and have stored, or a store bought refrigerated one. (I don’t have enough counter space to roll out dough at present.)
Wise Bread offers these 25 Spinach Recipes
06.22.2009
(Original Post 12/06/09) If you’d rather stay home and shop online, Etsy has an excellent site where artisans post their products direct for many low cost, unique items. You can shop through a World Map search, finding that perfect item in anywhere in the world. Find a Locally made product or search through Time to see either what is recently been added. For that perfect match, browse by Color. Probably the greenest options would be to either select Category/Vintage and peruse previously used items OR enter repurposed into the Handmade search box. Then you can enter a price range, to stay within budget! I also noticed a new term to me, ‘upcycled’.
Am finding most under $10 gifts pretty much chick focused like this pretty pendant by papermoondesigns.
06.22.2009
(Original Post 11/30/08) We’ve been considering how to gift responsibly and with fiscal reason this year. A few clear options come to mind for adult-to-adult gifting. After all, we have a number of Christmas seasons under out belt and would not feel left out if we don’t receive gifts. However, our kid relatives/friends might think otherwise. So I am playing with these gift objectives:
- Low or no cost
- Recycled, efficient use of materials, recyclable or uses materials already possessed
- Educational and/or promotes our values and/or supports a charity
