Easy Pickled Red Onions are flavorful and zesty topping for many foods, and they are a beautiful pink color that will brighten up any dish! These Easy Pickled Red Onions are delicious in salads, hummus, sandwiches, wraps, and more. While there are many different methods to “pickle” onions, this is my favorite way to prepare…
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Citrus Infused Cleaning Vinegar
Citrus Infused Cleaning Vinegar smells incredible, and it is super easy to make! All that is needed to make this eco-friendly cleaning liquid is a glass jar, citrus peels, and white vinegar! If you are interested in starting down the zero waste journey, an easy way to begin is a compost bin for all the…
2 Ingredient Cinnamon Applesauce (Vegan, Grain Free, Gluten Free)
If you love all things cinnamon, especially when the weather starts turning to Fall, then you need to make this easy, 2 Ingredient Cinnamon Applesauce as soon as possible! I began making my own applesauce about a year ago because I was frustrated that store-bought applesauce was packaged in plastic or crazy expensive because it…
Deodorant Free
Vegan, zero waste, deodorant powder that smells incredible and does not leave oily stains really does exist! If you want, you can skip to the end of this post where I provide the instructions and the amazing source for this deodorant, but keep reading if you want to learn more about my transition! Believe me,…
6 Months “No Poo” (Without Shampoo)
6 Months “no poo!” This past January I decided to stop using shampoo to wash my hair, often referred to as the “no poo” method, and now, six months later, my hair is the healthiest it has ever been in my life! However, I have had quite the journey to healthy, clean hair, and the…
Zero Waste Dental Routine
Are you interested in a zero waste dental routine? It is easier than you think! Dental care is an activity that most people do once, if not twice, daily, and often the amount of toxins, chemicals, plastics, and other unpleasant ingredients pass under our radars because it is the “norm” for dental routines. For example,…
Anti-Inflammatory Dog Food
Fluffie’s Food Jake and I currently feed our little, five pound, purebred Yorkshire Terrier, Fluffie, an anti-inflammatory diet using food made according to the recipe below because she has the beginning stages of arthritis, and I want to keep the inflammation in her joints as minimal as possible. After researching pet nutrition, specifically for Yorkies…
Five Ways to Approach Switching to a Greener, Eco-Friendly Lifestyle
Switching to a greener, eco-friendly lifestyle is becoming increasingly popular because we constantly see information about the good that comes from living in this manner. We hear that health benefits come from eating a plant-based diet, or perhaps, we are shocked by the amount of waste generated daily by the average person. Maybe, we realize…