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Do You Recycle Food Packaging?
From egg cartons to aluminum cans, there are a lot of recyclables when it comes to food packaging. Since today is Earth Day, I want to know what you do with this excess of packaging? Do you recycle it?
Go Green! Turn Old Wine Bottles Into Water Holders
Plastic water bottles produce a lot of waste; one way to cut back is to use larger, refillable bottles for drinking water at home. This works well in an area like San Francisco where the tap water is drinkable and delicious.
Since I entertain a lot, I thought it would be eco-chic to make my own!
7 Surefire Sustainable Seafood Options
Though organic produce has been at the forefront of the food movement over the last handful of years, sustainable seafood has only recently gained much-needed attention. Fishing practices for some of America's most popular seafood choices (salmon, eel, Chilean sea bass) are putting seafood populations in peril, interrupting aquatic habitats, and causing damaging water pollution.
I'll be the first to admit that it can be hard to keep track of what seafood is and isn't environmentally sound to eat, since it depends on the way it's caught and where it comes from.
Host a Festive Earth Dinner
Looking for another way to celebrate Earth Day? Then start a new Earth Day tradition by hosting an Earth Dinner. An Earth Dinner is a dinner where you know where each ingredient on your table comes from.
Earth Day Happy Hour: 360 Vodka
Saving the planet, one glass at a time. This is the slogan for 360 Vodka an "eco-luxury" vodka. Although the vodka is distilled four times and then filtered five, it uses an energy-efficient process and creates very little waste.
Name That Grain!
Welcome to the special Earth Day edition of Name That Dish. Below is a popular grain amongst health-conscious foodies. Do you know what it's called?
Ways to Make Your Kitchen Greener
Earth Day is a great time to think about going green in the kitchen. Having an environmentally friendly kitchen is easy — and affordable — if you make a few simple changes to your current living style. Here's how you can make your kitchen more green:
- Recycle!
8 Ways to Greenify Your Wedding
We're right in the middle of wedding season here at the Sugar Network, and being that today is Earth Day, both CasaSugar, geeksugar and I are hoping to help you green your wedding. Casa's got great tips regarding flowers and travel and Geek's got a list of ways to eco-fy your ceremony. Me?
Fast & Easy Dinner: Avocado Mango Salad
Let's celebrate Earth Day by making a healthy, vegan-friendly meal with earth grown vegetables. For an eco friendly dinner, purchase the greens, avocados, and mango at your local farmers market. A quick vinaigrette — made with passion fruit juice concentrate, dijon mustard, and Sherry vinegar — dresses this scrumptious salad.
HIK! Glass: Love It or Hate It?
Finnish design group Lasistudio has repurposed glass bottles and jars by turning them into drinking glasses. The cleverly titled HIK! glasses (about $79 for a set of 4) come in brown and green, and in packs of 2, 4, 6 and 12.
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