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Philly’s Own Flower Show Gains SNL Street Cred

By Julie On January 19, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Green News & Politics, Philly Represent!

The Philadelphia Flower Show gained some street cred on SNL. In the clip, Golden Globe host Ricky Gervais (played by Jason Sudeikis) hassles a plant.

See the clip on the Flower Show Website here. (Clearly we don’t care, but there’s disclaimers. So we’ll repeat. Please note: this video contains content that may not be suitable for all audiences.)

Don’t worry, Philly’s not the only target – “Gervais” also insults Kids’ Choice Awards, The Westminster Dog Show, & the BET Music Awards.

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Veggie, Gluten-Free Quiche… My half-assed Recipe

By Julie On January 16, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Recipes

Disclaimer: I’m not a food blogger nor a food expert. But I do have a newfound love for vegetarian cooking. And promise to relay this recipe as I created it, errors and all.)

So I knew I officially turned old/domesticated/boring at the ripe ol’ age of 28 when my parents gave me 2 casserole dishes for my birthday… And for Christmas I received (after asking for) a 9-cup, Kitchen Aid Food Processor.  I was so excited to use it, I processed all 4 veggies in my house on Christmas day!

The rest of my recipe was impromptu, so feel free to experiment on your own for the veggies, cheese & portions. Enjoy!

Gluten-Free, Vegetarian Quiche: (The recipe & specifics, after the jump!)

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Friday Quickie: Stop those Damn Credit Card Offers!

By Julie On January 13, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Quick Tips

There’s nothing I dread more than receiving those damn credit card offers in the mail. Such lies and false promises – Free airline tickets, magazines, chateaus, daschunds…  They’ll give me ANYTHING to sign up for another express ticket on the gateway to debt.

Good news for you – You can opt out of Credit Card offers with OptOutPrescreen.com.  Because of a “Fair Credit Reporting Act”, companies are allowed to give your name to credit agencies.  Which results in a  LOT of paper in your mailbox.

Just take a minute, visit the site, and opt out of junk mail.

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Flower Show & Van Gogh – Package Deals

By Julie On January 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Events

Want the best of the tropics with a twist of mad-artist-cutting-off-his-ear?

The Philadelphia Flower Show’s escape to “Hawaii: Islands of Aloha” is far off (March 4-11), but tempting us with early sales combined with the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Van Gogh Up Close collaboration.

Depending on your price range and what you want, the packages differ. Here’s a breakdown of how you can get the most bang for your buck:

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Best Green Beauty Products for Your Hair and Face

By Beth On January 10, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Beauty and Cosmetics

I try to choose cosmetic products that are made from natural, chemical free ingredients and recycled goods.

It can be difficult to make the ‘green choice’ when staring down a drugstore aisle with seemingly endless options of shampoo and face wash. But if you familiarize yourself with some of the greener cosmetic companies, you’ll find there’s a good array of affordable, environmentally conscious selections out there.

Read on for the rundown on a few of my favorite eco-friendly cosmetic lines:

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Top Tips to “Winterize” Your Home

By Beth On January 5, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Green Your Home

This year many readers have resolved to maintain or rev up their green lifestyle. We’re here to help!

Winter chill has definitely been felt in the tri-state area recently. Frigid temps often have us thinking about the cozy and warm and admittedly sometimes doing what ever is most convenient and easy. But, keeping your home eco-friendly during winter doesn’t have to be hard or time consuming.

Read on for some tips for the winter season:

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6 Baby Steps to Eat Vegetarian (Helping a Reader’s New Years Resolution)

By Julie On January 4, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Your Health

One of our readers asked: “I’m trying to eat less meat in the New Year and want to go vegetarian. Do you have advice?”

Yes, I do. I will say first-hand that it’s not easy transitioning from carnivore to a plant-based diet. After reading many books like Skinny Bitch and discovering how animals were treated abused in Factory Farms, my appetite for meat shrunk. Discovering how many GHGs/pollution I’d save, I was sold on the diet. But after eating meat for 25(ish) years, it didn’t happen overnight…

Here are 6 lessons I learned along the meat-free way:

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Christmas Tree Recycling Program 2012

By Julie On January 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Philly Recycling

Now that you’ve hauled out the holly and looted the gifts from Santa, it’s time to figure out how you’re handling those dead Christmas Trees – in an environmentally friendly fashion, of course.

The Streets Department has announced the 2012 Christmas Tree Recycling Program is running Tuesday, January 3 (aka today) – Saturday, January 14th. There is NO curbside collection, so here’s the Sanitation Convenience Centers where to take your trees:

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Recycling Update: Phila Recycles those OJ, Milk, Eggnog & Wine Cartons

By Julie On December 14, 2011 · 6 Comments · In Philly Recycling

Good news for your recycling needs: The Philadelphia Streets Department & Mayor Michael Nutter announced you can now put carton containers (for milk, juice, soup, soy milk, broth, wine, etc) along with your single-stream recycling! The new “carton” category includes the waxy-looking (in reality, plastic over paper) refrigerated containers for milk and juice, and the unrefrigerated cartons [...]

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Where to Shop This Holiday Season (Hint: Occupy Local)

By Julie On December 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Green Your Holidays

Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, local consumers swarm businesses looking for the best deals.

This holiday season, take a step back from the masses and try putting money back in

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