It’s getting chilly where we live. Time for lots of chili. This recipe for Three-Bean Vegetable Chili has been our favorite for two years now. See modifications at the end if you’re concerned about BPA.
Ingredients
1-2 tbsp olive oil
2 cups chopped onion
2/3 cup chopped carrot
4 garlic cloves
4 cups water
2 cups frozen corn, thawed
1 cup chopped red [...]
Filed under: Recipe on October 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
After going on and on about how healthy we tried to make our new home, we got some bad news today. We had a radon test performed by our home inspector. He placed it in the basement for 48 hours. The EPA sets the safety level for homes at 4 piC/L. Our home’s level was [...]
Filed under: Air quality on October 14th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This week we move in to our new home. We have been waiting for it to be built for months now and are very anxious to get settled. Posts may be a bit sporadic for the next week or two, and the site may even be down for a bit while our server is moved.
Since [...]
Filed under: Air quality, Environment, VOC on October 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
In our house, almost every meal is accompanied by a green salad. And every salad needs dressing. How do you dress up your salad? Do you buy bottled dressings? If so, take a look at the ingredients. Probably within the first three you’ll see water. Do you really want to spend $3-5 per bottle for [...]
Filed under: Food and Nutrition on October 8th, 2008 | No Comments »
In light of the latest financial news, I thought it would be nice to come up with a list of ways to save money while making good decisions for your health and the health of the environment. Here they are. This list is certainly not exhaustive so if you have more ideas, please feel free [...]
Filed under: Environment on October 5th, 2008 | No Comments »
A mom I know is making her own baby wraps. She offers an organic bamboo material (ooh la la!) in a variety of colors. My boys are mostly past their baby-carrying days, but baby carriers were a lifesaver for me when they were young–a must for grocery store trips, traveling, hiking, even vaccuming around the [...]
Filed under: Children on October 4th, 2008 | No Comments »