So, my daughter and I took some almonds, put them in water for a night. Then we processed them with a little water, and added more water as we went along. We put it through a piece of voile and “milked” the voile (it didn’t mind; which probably can’t be said of a cow being milked by a machine). It’s as easy as that and delicious. My daughter didn’t dare taste it, even when I mad banana shake. But I did. Mmm.
Now i plan to try it in coffee, and next – I’ll make cashew yougurt.
Jul 20, 2007, 02:03AM PDT | 1 cheer | 2 comments
I think the following numbers were found in Israel, I don’t know how true they are esewhere. Also I don’t know where they come from, but I will quote them anyway:
40% of an avarage family’s water are spent flushing the toilet. I kid you not. Every time one flushes the toilet, 9-12 litters – depending on the type of toilet one has – of perfectly drinkable water go down the drain (pun not intended, but suffered).
What I do: when I give my kids a bath, I keep the water. Later, instead of flushing the toilet, I take a bucket of water from the bath and pour it in the toilet. It works fine, and, 40%, wow.
What else?.. I hardly ever use AC at home, I try to walk instead of drive when possible, I recycle as much as I can – recycling is not very big in Israel, and I consume arganic foods. I try to use ecologic cleaning materials where I can’t use vinegar or baking soda, and when I have a choice between imported and local products, I prefer the local.
And I haven’t flown in years…
I think I may copy this same entry and paste it under “be eccentric”.
Jul 11, 2007, 07:52AM PDT | 4 cheers | 2 comments
Still doing what I said I’ll do. Just don’t need to make the list every night. Probably a good sign! I will do that again when a new month starts, with its new habits. I plan to add one habit and one “sink” every month. I know what June’s will be: doing some “home blessing” every day is the habit, and the sofa is the sink. And it wouldn’t be too hard, because they will be habits. And I don’t have to make everything perfect all at once. Or at all. Baby steps, practice makes progress.
(The insect with sometimes-colorful wings was not mentioned in this entry, with good reason. If someone mentions it again, I swear I will irresponsibly hit my caps-lock key. Beware.)
May 27, 2007, 01:11PM PDT | 3 cheers | 0 comments
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