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Tips & Recipes for Happy Natural Living

Archive for February, 2009

Why My Site Looks So Nice

Posted on February 26, 2009 - Filed Under Info From the Author

Those of us that are not web developers sometimes think web sites and blogs magically become functional and look good. I know I am sometimes guilty of this thinking. Alas, there is a phenomenal person behind the scenes that works all this magic. CssByFG is known as the low cost css guy. He is responsible [...]

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Why We Should Eat Organic

Posted on February 25, 2009 - Filed Under Info From the Author

We live in a different world than our parents. We have access to information  that they never did. With the advent of the Internet we have an overwhelming amount of information at our fingertips. But what do we do with it all? Some spend a great deal of time watching the television, downloading music etc. [...]

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Fruit and Veg Wash

Posted on February 24, 2009 - Filed Under Tummy Time

If you don’t eat organic your fresh fruit and veg will have undesirable chemicals on the surface that just running under tap water won’t wash off. Even if you do eat organic those fruits and veg still need to be washed. So here is my recipe

4 cups water
4 tbls lemon juice
2 tbls baking soda

I pour [...]

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Homemade Saline Solution

Posted on February 21, 2009 - Filed Under Feeling Great All Around

When the kiddo isn’t feeling well and her nose is clogged I make some saline solution to ease the congestion. I just take

1/4 tsp kosher or sea salt
1/4 cup warm water

I put it in a small plastic container and shake a bit. The I take a clean syringe and put a drop or two in [...]

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Morning Smoothie

Posted on February 20, 2009 - Filed Under Tummy Time

Sometimes I enjoy having a tasty smoothie for breakfast. It’s a great way to get a bunch of fruit into one glass. I just take
* 1 banana
* 1 handful of blueberries
*1 golden delicious apple
*1 ice tray of ice cubes
* 1/2 cup soy milk
I put all of the ingredients into my blender and blend for about [...]

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Squeaky Clean Hair Wash

Posted on February 18, 2009 - Filed Under All About the Hair

I have naturally oily hair and while I think washing your hair daily takes away too much of the natural oils. I also use olive oil as a weekly conditioner and my daily hair cleanse just doesn’t get it all out. So on those days I use something with a bit more umph! So I [...]

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Black Bean Burger with Home Fries

Posted on February 17, 2009 - Filed Under Tummy Time

Last night it was a black bean festival! First the refried beans, then the nachos and now a veggie burger. It was so good I had to share it with all of you. You will need
*1/4 cup dry TVP
*1/4 cup oatmeal
*1 cup cooked black beans(if using canned be sure to drain)
* 1/4 red bell pepper
*1 [...]

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Vegan Nachos

Posted on February 16, 2009 - Filed Under Tummy Time

So after I made my refried black beans I just had to make some nachos. These were so tasty my toddler and I just gobbled them right up! Preheat oven to 350
I took my pie pan and put
*2 handfuls of some tortilla chips
*3/4 cup refried black beans
*2 tbls sliced mild peppers
*2 or 3 crimini mushrooms
* [...]

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Refried black beans

Posted on February 16, 2009 - Filed Under Tummy Time

I’ve got Mexican on the mind! I soaked a pound of black beans and slow cooked them in my crock pot. I added
*2 tbls turmeric
*1 tsp salt
*2 tbls chili powder
*1 tbls paprika
*3 cloves garlic
*1 tsp fresh ground pepper
Then I let it cook all day. Originally I was going to use them to make some homemade [...]

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Daily Hair Cleanse

Posted on February 12, 2009 - Filed Under All About the Hair

I know what you are thinking…this girl has no other ingredients! Well I was told if you find something that works stick with it. So, I have found a few ingredients that happen to clean everything. Hey! Who can argue when it’s so inexpensive to boot. So here you go this is my daily hair [...]

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