PRODUCT: New Water Bottle Options

3M’s Filtrete Water Station filters tap waterinto four bottles at once. Photo courtesy3M.   Drinking bottled water may seem like a healthy habit, but consider this: Four out of five water bottles end up in landfills. That adds up to more than 2 million tons of water bottles in landfills every year. According to All-Recycling-Facts.com,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Prevent Freezer Burn

Freezer burn and ice crystals result from temperature fluctuation and too much oxygen. Most of us have found it on chicken and other meat, as well as on ice cream. Here are some tips to reduce the amount of burned and crystallized food you need to throw away (burn isn’t harmful, it just ruins the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Why You Need An Oven Thermometer

If you’ve noticed that your baked foods are overcooked or undercooked—and you’ve followed the instructions to the letter—you need an oven thermometer. Just like a piano needs tuning, an oven needs to be calibrated to the correct temperature. While calibration is set at the factory, ovens easily lose their calibration over time and will run…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Green Tips For Earth Month

An organic apple orchard. Photo byPatrick Hajzler.   Earth Day celebrates the Earth’s natural environment. Earth Day takes place on April 22nd, but all of April is Earth Month. Think of the small steps you can take to help save the planet. Start with these earth-saving supermarket tips from the Bulk is Green Council. Buy…
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EASTER: Bunnyware Easter Dishes

Enhance your Easter table. Photo courtesyWilliams-Sonoma.   If only we weren’t saving up for a new stove, we’d get a few sets of these adorable Bunnyware glasses from Williams-Sonoma. The vintage-inspired bunny portraits are by Parisian artist Marc Lacaze. Four glasses are $29.00. While there are complete sets of Bunnyware dishes and serving pieces, you…
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