Toothpaste alternatives - homemade teeth cleaners that will leave you smiling. As some of you may know, I strive for sustainability.
If I can make it myself, I try to. You may remember my post a while back about Homemade Deodorant. If you haven't seen it yet be sure to check it out. Today I decided to share my homemade tooth powder and tooth paste recipes. The taste will be different than you are used to, since they use no sweeteners, so you may need a few days to adjust to the flavor. Tooth PowderThis is super basic, you already have this stuff in your cupboards. Simply mix together: Baking Soda (roughly 1/4 cup) and Salt (1 teaspoon) in a small dish. Tooth Paste I prefer using the paste these days. In a small container with a lid, combine: Baking soda (1/4 cup), Water (1/2 teaspoon), and Dr. Grab a little bit (about a pea size amount) with the tip of your toothbrush and brush as normal. Not only does this stuff save the energy it takes to make, package, advertise & ship commercial toothpaste, but it also works better, and you use less of it making it last longer.
Gluten Free Berry Banana Bread. As another treat in my best friend Misty's graduation gift basket I made this Gluten Free Berry Banana Bread.I searched though a ton of recipes and pieced together my own to create what I consider the perfect recipe.
The bananas were from the "extremely ripe so we are discounting them" section at my local grocery store that I mentioned in an earlier post. The berries were foraged locally from bushes just blocks from my house. This recipe can be used with regular or gluten free flour. I've used both and they both work great. Berry Banana Bread1.5 cups flour (I used Bobs Red Mill Gluten Free Flour)1 tsp baking soda1 tsp baking powderpinch of salt3 very ripe bananas1/4 cup milk1 tbsp vanilla extract1/4 cup sugar2 eggs1/2 cup whole berries Preheat oven to 350.
Super CHEAP and healthy Pesto! Traditionally pesto is made with lots of high quality, pretty expensive ingredients.
The pine nuts alone will set you back $19 or so a pound.I love pine nuts but just can't stomach shelling that much out for a nut.This year I decided to come up with a super easy, healthy and CHEAP recipe for making delicious pesto. Ingredients: (all are rough estimates)*1 cup packed basil leaves (got mine from my garden)*3/4 cup packed chard or spinach leaves (also from my garden)*1/3 cup almond meal (this was the cheapest available nut at Trader Joes. It came already ground in to a meal and was cheaper for the same weight than buying whole nuts. If you want to make it even cheaper you can use Sunflower Seeds)*2 garlic cloves (add more to taste)*Drizzle olive oil till it gets to the consistency you like.
I used about 1/4 cup+*Salt to taste Make sure you wash the greens well, especially if you pick them from your own garden. This recipe is so easy. Worm bin. Long time lurker, first post...Please let me know if I do something wrong (or right!).
I'm not sure that this is the right place to put this, but it seemed the closest. If it should go somewhere else let me know.Being an environmentally conscious (if not perfectly environmentally responsible-I drive when I don't absolutely need to and dry my clothes with an electric dryer in the middle of summer, among other things) type, I hate throwing away kitchen scraps. I also have a great container garden on my patio that could use some fertilizer, but the organic stuff is quite expensive.However, our yard is xeriscaped, so we don't really need, or have room for, a compost heap.I decided that vermicomposting (vermi=worms) was the way to go.
The beginning of the project, with some of the supplies laid out: We added a petcock (spigot) in the bottom container to drain out the "worm tea", or liquid that results from the composting process. it's really good for your plants! The holes: Thanks for looking! Minimize Don't Organize. CUBED bunny plush tutorial by ~aiwa-9 on deviantART. 40 Eco-friendly projects for Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary! Reusable gift bags - CRAFTSTER CRAFT CHALLENGES. Homemade Deodorant. I recently stumbled across a recipe online for homemade deodorant and decided to give it a try.
After some tweaking of the recipe, I am pleased with the results and don't plan on buying the store brand stuff ever again. Here's what I did: Girl on bikes homemade deodorant. *1/4 cup baking soda *1/4 cup cornstarch *1/2 tsp tea tree, lavender, &/or your favorite scented oil (tea tree works best because of it's antibacterial properties) *1 tbsp+ coconut oil Mix baking soda & cornstarch in a bowl with the oil or oil blend of your choice. Stir in coconut oil in until it’s the consistency you like. (mix it quite a bit before adding more) Shape into disk or smash in to empty deodorant container.