Postive Climate News: Good People Doing Good Things | Living Lightly
This is will be a quick hit, but I wanted to keep going on sharing good people working on climate solutions. There will be a couple more videos on regenerative farming practices from the Carbon Cowboys series and a few other videos on other topics. I will branch out to other technology going forward..
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Postive Climate News: Carbon Cowboys and Regenerative Farming | Living Lightly
As I wrote previously, I want to start combining our good news posts with climate solutions. I want to highlight good people doing good things in regard to the climate crisis. It's important to know, despite what is often a deluge of bad news on the climate, good things are happening. I'll..
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Balloon Juice - When America Needed A Hero
From the New Republic: Just Say It, Democrats: Biden Has Been a Great President His achievements have been nothing short of historic. A plea to my Democratic friends: It’s time to start calling Joe Biden a great president. Not a good one. Not a better choice than Donald Trump. Joe Bide..
Whatcha Looking At Human? – Annie DeMoranville
It's always an adventure with ducks. No idea why they are eschewing the fresh pool water for **checks notes** fresh water bowl water. It's because they are ducks, people! And they do what they want, when they want, and asking questions is a fool's journey.
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Love Is In The Air: Three-Minute Chocolate Molten Lava Mug Cake | What's 4 Dinner Solutions
Just in time for Valentine's, I found a mug cake I actually like. Perfect for two. I'm not a big fan of them, they are usually too sweet and either dry or super gummy. Rarely the cake texture I like. But this one had me at Molten Lava Cake, as I love those and have…
Soup of the Week: Pasta e Fagioli | What's 4 Dinner Solutions
We are having a warm spell after that solid week of frigid temperatures. So frigid, the ducks once again had to spend some time in the bathroom. I'm hoping that's the last time this winter - it's stressful for them and me. Even though it's more comfortable, it's still Janua..
A Little Cooking – Annie DeMoranville
As I struggle with book three, Full Sail, of the TJ Wilde Trilogy, I've been doing a little baking. From my cooking blog: I have been wanting to make Rye Bread for a while, but I didn’t have all the ingredients handy. Tracking down rye flour was tricky. Once I had everything in the pantry, it&h..
A Winter’s Garden – Annie DeMoranville
The beauty of a winter garden. The majority of my yard is native plants, butterfly, bee, and hummingbird attractors and we are encouraged to leave everything as-is through the winter and spring for the wildlife to enjoy. I have to say, besides being easier to take care of, it sure can be pretty. Se..
When You Accidentally Make Something Delicious | What's 4 Dinner Solutions
Uh-oh. This could be dangerous. I have a box of Corn Chex that needs to get used up. The flavor is too strong to use as a coating for baked chicken (my original idea), and I'm not a fan of Chex Mix. So I melted some butter, mixed in some Chex, and tossed it with…
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Before and After | What's 4 Dinner Solutions
I get discouraged this time of year because there are a lot of black plastic bags lined up on the streets, filled with raked leaves for the city to pick up. At the very least, I wish the city would NOT pick up leaves in plastic bags and require them to be in paper leaf…
Some Rocky Mountain Fall Color | What's 4 Dinner Solutions
Last week I needed a break, so I played hooky and spent the day up in the mountains. I missed peak, but it was really about walking through the woods and finding a moment of serenity. Been making a lot of soups ... I'll post a batch of recipes this week if I can find…
Balloon Juice - Colorado Cat Bleg: Let's Get Arwen Adopted
Jackal and neighbor (waves north!) Deb has a friend with a cat in need of a home: Arwen the ragdoll (the black and cream on the top bed) needs a new home! She was a stray taken I took in, fattened up, and made ready for her forever home. She was a skinny, sad little …
On Tomatoes and Bread and a Big Ole Great Dane | What's 4 Dinner Solutions
This was going to be a post about how few tomatoes I had this year. I only pureed about 6 of these bags. Last year, in what I thought was an off year, I had double. Friends about 20 miles north had a bumper crop - but we've always joked their town is in its…
You’re Not The Boss of Me | What's 4 Dinner Solutions
If you look to the right, you can see most of the cushions are blocked so Miss Scout can't perch on them to look out on her kingdom. They just cannot stand up to 130 lbs of lounging pup. I looked up from work to see this and she definitely gave me the "you're not…
Japanese Beetle Invasion | What's 4 Dinner Solutions
On August 5th, I picked off three Japanese beetles from my roses. A week later I was picking off about a hundred. I started drowning them in water and feeding them to the ducks, but then it was easier to drown them in dish soap/water mix and just toss them. The ducks have their fill…
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Gochugaru (Korean Red Chili Pepper Flakes) Marinated Sirloin | What's 4 Dinner Solutions
Gochugaru (Korean red chili pepper flakes) has been my go-to spice this summer. I've used in pan-fried chicken breading, cucumbers, gravy, and grilled sirloin. Gochugaru (Korean Red Chili Pepper Flakes) Marinated Sirloin 1 lb sirloin 2 tbsp Gochugaru kosher salt & fresh ground pepper 4 tbsp..
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First Tomato (Finally!) | What's 4 Dinner Solutions
The first tomato went into BLTs! Yummy. And those are cucumbers from my neighbor, who knew mine were not quite ready to pick. Things to remember to make a perfect BLT - wait until the toast cools to slather on the mayo, lettuce on both sides of the bread will keep the tomato slices from…
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Summer Salads: Caprese Pasta | What's 4 Dinner Solutions
This one is a regular at the dinner table. Visiting local farmer's markets offers me the chance to change this dish up with flavored fettuccini pasta a couple of times. This time, it was regular fettuccini and garden freshness, I'm blessed with an overabundance of basil this year. Served ..
It's a start. Also, I'm sure he's not alone in that thought, amongst his veteran morning coffee buddies.
It’s August, And Still Only Green Tomatoes – Annie DeMoranville
It's been a wild, weird summer here. While most of the country seemed to be charbroiled, here in the shadow of the Rockies, we've had cool, sometimes cold, rainy wet weather. I put the tomatoes and peppers out in May, as usual, in little water tents, which saved them from the worst of the ..