This Less Waste Life

Growing up, my Aunt Susan and Uncle Greg used to keep herbs for cooking in their backyard and coming from a family who didn’t garden at any level, it always seemed a little like magic when they would ask me to go cut some herbs to use for dinner. I would go out back, find …

1) It’s an experiment- First and foremost, this one changed the game for me. Our renter taught me this and hearing her say that, gave me permission to let go of the pressure of “getting everything right” that I had put on myself and gave me so much freedom to make mistakes and unfroze me …

Apple scrap vinegar costs pennies to make and cuts down on food waste. It can be used for salad dressings, the acid element in your salt/fat/acid/heat cooking, shrub mocktail/cocktails, a lemon juice substitute, or if you’re like me, as your hair conditioner. It requires fermenting time but is almost all hands off. It is different …

1) Drinking seasonal no ABV shrubs I have been DIGGING these citrus non-alcoholic shrubs I’ve been sipping on recently. Addiction and particularly alcoholism runs on both sides of my family so I am constantly self monitoring my alcohol intake. Towards the end of last year, when I would count up the alcohol unit intake at …

Here’s part two of the tikka masala recipe! Now that you’ve made the paste, the rest comes together in minutes. Enjoy! Note, the first set of instructions is for the vegetarian option and the second set is for chicken from pinchofyum.com. Ingredients: *2-3 cups of something with heft for the heart of the dish (cauliflower, …

First, I want to thank those who left encouraging notes yesterday. Though I’m still struggling with how I feel about some aspects of my social media accounts, I’ve decided that trying to do more for others might add more balance to the psyche. I’m already thinking of some ways I might do this and am …

Keeping the house set at 65 degrees during these cold months. We used 35% less therms than last year during the month of January (good for the environment) and saved $15 (good for our finances!). And this is only one month out of about 5. I wasn’t paying attention to the earlier bills but maybe …

Tomorrow my family and I will celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We will read, eat, donate, and talk about justice and equality. For my entire life, this day has been set aside to honor this hero but it hasn’t been until the past few years that it has meant more to …

I was so much better about getting bulk gift ideas out on here last year. I wish I had done better this year but I feel like I’m juggling a little more now than back then so thanks for bearing with me. While growing up, my mom often had a simmer pot going on the …

I’m almost hesitant to do this as I don’t want to encourage more screen time for us adults who might be getting too much of it anyway BUT if you find yourself wanting to watch a little bit of some tv, I wanted to suggest two shows that have been very educational and inspiring for …