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  • Thrifty Thursday: How to Save on Shopping When You Bike

    Thrifty Thursday: How to Save on Shopping When You Bike

    Right in time for April’s 30 Days of Biking: BicycleBenefits.org offers this $5 sticker which gets you discounts at different places across the nation! Just bring your stickered bike helmet in when you arrive on two wheels, and not only will you save marginal cost on gas and car maintenance, but literally get a discount when,…

  • Pro-tip Tuesday: Repurpose Used Spice Containers for Baking

    Pro-tip Tuesday:
    Repurpose Used Spice Containers for Baking

    Ever get to the middle of a baking project and find your hands all sticky but out of flour in your bowl for dusting? Did you finally use up one of those expensive little containers of spices from the store, and it’s got a little sifter cover thingy? Repurpose it to help you dust surfaces…

  • Pro-Tip Tuesday: Free Scallion Starts!

    Do you wish you didn’t have to go to the store every time you needed green onions (a.k.a. scallions)? Next time you chop a bunch of ’em to cook, save the bottom bits -the part with the roots- and plop them in a jar with a little bit of water in the bottom. Change the water every…

  • How to Beat the Heat: Office Edition (Skill Level: Beginner Cook)

    Here in the Pacific Northwest, folks are still getting used to having more than a week’s worth of 80+F degree weather. Many houses don’t have air conditioning, and even offices can feel pretty warm. Mine is LEED-aspirational, which means the temps swing up and down just outside most people’s comfort zone, and certainly outside mine.…