http://green-lemonade.com Fresh insight on living healthy and green Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:26:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Between the environmental impact and having an allergic cat, I have always been hesitant of dryer sheets, even when they are all-natural and biodegradable.As we have mentioned before, the most eco-friendly way to dry your clothes is to hang them outside in the sun. However, when there is snow on ... http://green-lemonade.com/having-a-ball I first discovered the Big Girls, Small Kitchen web site when I was searching for a unique squash recipe and what a find it was! In their own words, "Big Girls, Small Kitchen is a food and recipe guide for twenty-something cooks looking for user-friendly, affordable ways to navigate their ... http://green-lemonade.com/friday-fave-big-girls-small-kitchen Over the holidays I went home to visit my Mom and she had cooked up some wonderful Italian beef sandwiches that we used to have all the time when I was growing up.  So when I was in Whole Foods this morning and saw that they are now carrying grass-fed ... http://green-lemonade.com/moms-italian-beef-sandwiches January is national soup month and there is no better time for it -- especially here in the Midwest where we are experiencing a cold streak.Here at Green-Lemonade.com, we love soup all year round and invite you to warm up with some of these soup recipes we have featured ... http://green-lemonade.com/january-is-national-soup-month It's a winter wonderland here in central Ohio, so meatloaf sounded perfect after shoveling the driveway and a little sledding this afternoon.  Meatloaf is never a very pretty dish, so I have no fancy pictures, but don't let that keep you from trying this one. This recipe was originally given to ... http://green-lemonade.com/turkeyloaf This year, instead of doing our own Holiday Gift Guide here at Green-Lemonade.com, we thought we would instead point you towards some of our own favorite guides available online. You can always count on an extensive Gift Guide from Treehugger.com Inhabitat also has a neatly categorized guide that is full of great ... http://green-lemonade.com/the-2009-holiday-gift-guide-guide Believe or not, we STILL have some delicata squash hanging around our counters. And while it was VERY tempting to make some more Inside-Out Ravioli, I decided to completely shift gears and try to make a salad instead. I found and followed a great recipe at Chow.com for a Roasted ... http://green-lemonade.com/delicata-squash-salad We've mentioned hummus a few times before, but I've been making a lot of it lately so here is my new recipe for an old favorite.  It's way better than the packaged stuff!  Basic Hummus 1 can of chickpeas 2-4 tablespoons of olive oil 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon of tahini couple shakes of ... http://green-lemonade.com/hummus-revisited There has been an abundance of Delicata squash at our house lately, and I was ready to try something new with this wonderful winter vegetable. I searched high and low for a recipe that was a unique main entree and hit the jackpot with this recipe for Inside-Out Squash Ravioli ... http://green-lemonade.com/inside-out-ravioli Holiday shopping season is quickly approaching and while we have had gift guides in past years, I certainly think that you can't go wrong with doing a little holiday shopping at Etsy.com.I have made more than a few Etsy purchases in the past, including this sunglasses case made from ... http://green-lemonade.com/friday-fave-etsy