Turn your recycling into shares!
Who would have imagined that your recycling could buy you shares? Thanks to a world first partnership between Imagined Earth and EasyEquities you can now turn your recycling into shares! Imagined Earth has several Reverse Vending Machines (RVMs) that reward you for recycling. At this stage they only have RVMs in Johannesburg and Cape Town, […]
Meatless Monday #9: Leek and Potato soup
I crave two things when it rains – to visit a European city, and soup of course. Making this Leek and Potato soup this afternoon I could not help reminiscing about a particularly good French onion soup topped with a slice of baguette and melted Provolone and Gruyere cheese. I remember it as if it […]
Ten simple ways to save water in your home
I remember how shocked I was when I first read that only a small percentage (about 0,3 -0,5 percent) of the water on earth is usable by humans. The rest is in oceans, soils, icecaps, and floating in the atmosphere. And much of the small percentage that is usable, is unattainable. “The earth, the air, […]
Meatless Monday #8: Vegetable tart
For this Meatless Monday we opted to try a delicious vegetable tart. I tweaked this recipe from Mariette Crafford’s beautiful recipe book Sonskyn Kafee. What I love most about this tart, except the copious amounts of cheese, is how colorful it is. You will need: Store bough Phyllo pastry (you could of course make your […]
Help make this Earth a bit healthier 101
7 Easy Eco-friendly swaps for your kitchen you can make today So here’s where I am at with this post. I honestly believe that the accumulation of small choices can lead to a massive reduction in pollution and waste. Saying this, I acknowledge that these small changes are not going to solve the problem overnight […]
Meatless Monday #7: Spinach pasta with mushrooms and walnuts
I love homemade pasta. It is so much tastier than store bought pasta and surprisingly easy to make if you have a good recipe. I have made homemade pasta many times but this recipe from Martha Stewart is the best recipe I have ever used. It really is easy to make, but I must warn […]
