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DIY Floating Pumpkin Candles
Wednesday, 21 Oct, 2009 – 16:57 | View Comments
DIY Floating Pumpkin Candles

I honestly don’t remember how I came up with the idea of making floating pumpkin candles, but I remember that my daughter was young when I did, and she and her dad and I have …

Slow-Roasted Pumpkin Seeds – My Mother’s Recipe
Wednesday, 21 Oct, 2009 – 9:21 | View Comments
Slow-Roasted Pumpkin Seeds – My Mother’s Recipe

While this recipe won’t bring back the childhood fun of carving pumpkins with my three sisters on the front lawn surrounded by golden and red fall foliage, carving pumpkins and roasting the seeds is a …

Liquid Shea Butter Hand & Body Soap – South of France
Tuesday, 20 Oct, 2009 – 9:27 | View Comments
Liquid Shea Butter Hand & Body Soap – South of France

With the Centers for Disease Control recommending we all wash our hands a lot to kill germs, it is important to use natural products to do so. Many of the liquid soaps on the market …

Apple-Almond Upside-Down Cake – Deborah Madison
Monday, 19 Oct, 2009 – 15:04 | View Comments
Apple-Almond Upside-Down Cake – Deborah Madison

Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone (Broadway Books, 1997), is a staple hard to do without if you are a vegetarian or cook a number of vegetarian meals. Seven years in the making, Madison was …

The Fourfold Path to True Happiness
Monday, 19 Oct, 2009 – 13:27 | View Comments
The Fourfold Path to True Happiness

Every individual has a diamond within, and this pure diamond represents Right Mind. The diamond within everyone is essentially the same, … . Those who make the effort to polish the diamond within become angels …

Make 30% on Investment — Lifestyle Money Saving Tip
Sunday, 18 Oct, 2009 – 17:22 | View Comments
Make 30% on Investment — Lifestyle Money Saving Tip

What would you think about a 30 percent return on an investment? It’s easy! Buy your staples on sale and in bulk.
Wait until you see the best price of the season or year …

Cape Cod Cranberry Scones–An American Food Tradition
Friday, 16 Oct, 2009 – 11:31 | View Comments
Cape Cod Cranberry Scones–An American Food Tradition

Renewing America’s Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continent’s Most Endangered Foods is one of my favorite books ever. As the back cover notes, the book is a call to recognize, celebrate, and conserve …

Ginger Yam Soup – from the Esalen Cookbook
Thursday, 15 Oct, 2009 – 7:52 | View Comments
Ginger Yam Soup – from the Esalen Cookbook

Balancing the warming, spicy flavor of the ginger with the sweetness of the yams is what makes this simple-to-prepare soup a tasty success. Fresh ginger not only adds great flavor to food, but it also …

The Green Computer: Dust
Friday, 9 Oct, 2009 – 16:30 | View Comments
The Green Computer: Dust

This week’s tip is a quickie, but it’s one of my favorites: clean out your computer. Over time, your vents and fans get clogged with dust bunnies and pet hair, so air can’t circulate to …

The Green Computer: Welcome!
Thursday, 8 Oct, 2009 – 10:27 | View Comments
The Green Computer: Welcome!

Hello and welcome to The Green Computer! Each week, we’ll look at a different way to use green technology in our everyday lives, with a special focus on green computing.
What is green computing? Most of …