It's a beautiful day on the patio, Dori's remodel continues, and we are visited by the lovely Leah, our resident vegetarian.

Appliance Shopping
Dori's been on the lookout for energy efficient appliances; this week she picked out a Maytag Gemini (We love this as she has gemini twins!).
Also if you want to make an offer on Val's antique range, email her at hip@greenfeet.com.

Great Finds

• Treehugger.com - Popular Sciences Best of What's New- Tibersil (Dori wants this for her deck).
• Treehugger.com - Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' Organic, Fair Trade Frappuccino™ Alternative-Double-Bean Elixirs™, carbonated coffee sodas, will be available in original, vanilla, hazelnut, mocha, and almond.
• Buildinggreen.com- Introduces dual flush toilets - one for each kind.

Hurray for Lego Val can rest a little easier since she recently found out that Legos are PVC free. Click here to read more.

Tips from Plenty Magazine
Ok, these tips are from Val, but she saw them in Plenty Magazine (one of her favorites). Here are 3 of their six "Nature's Tricks".

• Beer as a Conditioner Ok, it's true we love beer! Let us know if you try this tip and how it worked for you.
• Nightingale Droppings The nightingale droppings are supposed to reduce the appearance of pores and give you a fresh look. Please let us know if you try this one! We're a bit scared of it actually. If you want to try it, and wondered where you might get some nightingale scat, well search no more - just click here.
• Lemon Juice as deodorant - A great natural way to freshen your underarms. (Women - we suggest you don't do this immediately after shaving).

Beer of the Week This week we tasted (ok drank) Golden Monkey Tripel from Victory Brewing Company.

Essential oil of the Week: Lavender - Click here for a detailed posting on lavender essential oil.

Leah's Alternatives to Turkey

• Tofurkey
• Roasted Squash stuffed with cornbread stuffing
• Garlic Mashed Potatoes
• Pumpkin Pie (We tried Truly Natural Pumpkin Pie: this is an extremely yummy pie with no synthetic preservatives, artificial colors, flavors and additives. What else is it missing? Conventionally refined sugars or synthetic sweeteners. It's downright tasty.
  Learn about their product at www.whollywholesome.com)
• Vegetarian Gravy - Leah's Nutritional Yeast Gravy (adapted from The Farm Cookbook)
  1/3 cup nutritional yeast (available in the bulk section of your natural foods market)
  1/3 cup organic flour
  1/4 cup canola oil
  Water
  Tamari, fresh ground pepper and Tabasco to taste.

  Lightly brown the flour in a heated pan. Stir in remaining ingredients. Add water to right consistency (your preference). Season with tamari, fresh ground pepper and Tabasco to taste. Enjoy!
  

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