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Growing up in the Philippines, I was surrounded by bamboo and we used many things made out of bamboo, from furniture, to coin banks, to cooking implements. So it was a pleasant surprise when I began seeing fabric products made out of bamboo. And the benefits of fabric made from bamboo are numerous: they’re incredibly soft, […]
Continue readingHow do you keep your oven door clean and clear? This problem has plagued me since I made oven baked fried chicken in a cast-iron skillet. And because I don’t use chemical-laden products, my options have been limited. Vinegar and baking soda are great for cleaning almost anything. But greasy oven doors with baked-in gunk? Not […]
Continue readingIn my ongoing search for good-tasting baked goods for my son, I ordered The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook by Cybele Pascal from Book Depository (it was also a good way to test this online bookstore, which offers free shipping to several countries in the world. Check it out.) Anyways, The Allergen-Free Baker’s Handbook promises recipes without […]
Continue readingIt’s annoying and embarrassing, and it’s been giving me a lot of grief. I’m talking about adult acne. I hardly had any breakouts when I was a teenager, but sometime in my 20s, I my skin started breaking out. I thought – everyone said – I’d have clear skin by the time I hit my […]
Continue readingIt’s really frustrating to buy eco-friendly supplies for the kids and my home office. Everything from backpacks to lunch boxes are made of plastic! So I was pleasantly surprised when Naked Binder approached me to review their binders. Naked Binder’s 3-ring binders are made of 100% recycled board and metal. They don’t have any vinyls, […]
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