• Add Some Green (and Romance) This Valentines Day

    Add Some Green (and Romance) This Valentines Day

    Valentine’s Day usually includes a whole lotta red. But why not make it a little Green this year? If you’re still looking for the perfect gift idea or V-Day plan – or if your original plan upped your Carbon Footprint by, like, 10 tons – try these earth friendly ideas on for size.

  • The Green Girl’s Guide to Winter Produce

    The Green Girl’s Guide to Winter Produce

    If you ask any environmentalist what you should eat to go green, they almost always will mention in-season produce. I, like most of us, love the idea of eating fresh vegetables that haven’t been genetically modified to grow year round.

  • Intro To Cooking:Caramel Chocolate Candy Apples

    Intro To Cooking:Caramel Chocolate Candy Apples

    Now that it’s fall, I walk past the (ridiculously expensive) Farmer’s Market and see them all the time, glistening in their plastic wrapped and ribboned packages.

  • A Girl’s Guide to Green Gastronomy

    A Girl’s Guide to Green Gastronomy

    Last Tuesday I saw the documentary Food, Inc. and it changed my life. Although it had a relatively minimal environmental focus, it still reminded me how important we are as consumers and how much our food purchasing decisions actually make a difference.

  • Money Matters: Free Summer Fun

    Money Matters: Free Summer Fun

    I’ve mentioned this in recent posts, but I always use my summer vacation as a catalyst for next fall’s budget. Many of you are saving money by living at home, or earning extra cash by taking on a summer job. However, when the sun comes out, it’s a lot more tempting to go out and spend money.

  • Celebrate Earth Day with an Eco-Friendly Party

    Celebrate Earth Day with an Eco-Friendly Party

    It seems pretty counter-intuitive to throw a party in honor of Earth Day (we’ve all seen college lawns the morning after a party), but what better way to bring people’s attention to this important day and issue than by throwing a soiree? You can teach people a few things while having a good time!

  • I Just Broke Up With My Boyfriend…So I’m Baking A Pie

    I Just Broke Up With My Boyfriend…So I’m Baking A Pie

    When my boyfriend and I split, I went through usual grief: denial, depression, rage. Well, main…

  • 5 Ways to Make a Boring Summer Afternoon Sizzle

    5 Ways to Make a Boring Summer Afternoon Sizzle

    As we approach August, we may have started to take summer vacay for granted. In the dog days of sum…

  • Healthy Eating on a Sickly Budget

    Healthy Eating on a Sickly Budget

    My eating habits are fairly miserable. I eat chips like another potato famine is coming, I love t…

  • CITY SPOTLIGHT: Portland

    CITY SPOTLIGHT: Portland

    Everyone has been so busy constantly hyping how amazing Seattle is (and it is) that Portland oft…