Guide to Recycling Glass Jars Around Your Home

The first thing people think of when they hear the words green living is conserving energy and recycling. Well, that is pretty much what it is about, but recycling is about more than sending paper, plastic, metal and glass objects to the recycling center. Reusing items to keep them out of the landfill and give your home a unique touch is just if not more helpful than simply placing them in the recycle bin. I hope I can give you a few useful tips about how to live green by recycling and reusing glass objects around your home.

Simply Was and reuse Empty Food Jars

Empty glass jars from food items can be washed and reused for storing homemade jams, pickles, sauces, pie filling, or leftover meals. You can also use them to put away the uneaten half of a can of fruit, vegetables, broth, or sauces. They don't take as much room in the refrigerator as plastic containers and they can be easily frozen for longer storage or even resealed. However, for freezer storage and resealing make sure there is at least a half an inch of space between the top of the jar and the food. Glass jars are also useful for storing the contents of an open bag of dry rice, beans, popcorn kernels, or dried fruits.

Decorative Reuses for Glass Jar Recycling

Some glass bottles make cute decorative elements without much alteration. Peel the label from glass bottle such as those used for Fuse drinks, Snapples, or other beverages and use them as a vase for a single flower of for a small bouquet. They also make perfect vessels for colored sand art pieces. Glass food jars can be used as candle holders, or to make your own jar candles.

Craft Projects from Glass Jar Recycling

Decorating the outside of glass jars to use them for storing various things is a good way to add character to the jar and bottles you want to reuse. You can also fill the insides with bath salts, colored sand or even oil, water, and food coloring for a homemade lava lamp. In addition, with special equipment and training you can use glass blowing or reclaiming techniques as a way to make ordinary glass bottles into works of art.

Utility Uses for Glass Jar Recycling

Glass food jars with lids are a much better container for extra screws or nails than leaving them in the little cardboard boxes or ripped plastic bags they come in. The extra supplies will stay much better protected and are harder to spill. Clear glass jars also makes the contents easier to identify at a glance. They can also be used in a craft or office area to organize buttons, ribbons, spools of thread, safety pins, paper clips, push pins, and other small items.

Remember, every glass item you recycle, reuse, or remake contributes to a better planet and a green living lifestyle that will change the way future generations look at garbage. Recycling glass is very important to help keep the environment green. Each time you recycle a glass jar you are helping the environment and the world around us.

Guide for an Alcohol Free Saint Patrick’s Day Party

Having an Alcohol Free St Patrick Day Party is not as hard as it sounds. Despite the fact that alcohol is a large part of Irish culture, it is still possible to celebrate the day without including beer or liquor. The key is to make sure that your guests know there will not be alcohol at the party to insure that no one brings any. Also you need to have plenty of alcohol free actives available to keep your guest entertained.

Entertainment without Alcohol for Saint Patrick’s Day Party

Hire a Irish music or dance group to show off the Traditional moves and music of Ireland or get someone who know some simple Irish dance steps to teach to your guess. You could even play a DVD of an Irish performance on a large plasma screen or projector. Before you get started present some background and history to your guests to get them involved. Make sure that there is Irish Folk music involved to get your guests in the mood.

Food and Drink for Saint Patrick’s Day Party

Serve Traditional foods, shamrock cookies or other snacks that are dyed green. The budget of the party and the time you want to spend is an obvious factor in what you decide to serve. It's a lot cheaper to provided drinks for your guests when making the party alcohol free. Green punch mixed with a few bottles of ginger ale for added flavor and fizz is a inexpensive and festive alternative beverage choice.

Games for Saint Patrick’s Day Party

St. Patrick Day inspired games are a fun way to keep the party going. If you want to play more traditional Irish games try out one or two from the following; Rings, Darts, Croquet, or Quoits. You can find Ringboards, Dartboards, Croquet sets, and rings and pegs for Quoits on the Internet. If you’re feeling particularly crafty, you can even find information about the games and make the components yourself.

Another option is to make simple games that are familiar and give them St. Patrick’s Day Themes. For example, you can design a bingo board with leprechauns, shamrock, rainbows and other images associated with St. Patrick day. You could also go for a leprechaun gold treasure hunt. Of course the later options are more geared toward parties for families or children, but if you make it more challenging it can be appropriate for those that are just young at heart.

Party Favors for Saint Patrick’s Day Party

What better way can you send off your guests than to give them something to make the festivities last a little longer. Your party gift can be anything that you can get lots of and in some way echo the St Patrick Day festivities. A bag of chocolate gold coins would be an appropriate and simple choice. Make your St. Patrick Day party an event to remember, instead of one that get drown in booze.

Spice Up Your Sex Life with Tea for Two

Herbal teas have been used for centuries. Combining different herbs with one another to form a delicious herbal tea is one of the secrets that many more people are discovering today. Spice up your sex life with tea for two as an after dinner drink to rekindle the flames in your relationship. This herbal tea is aromatic and stimulates the senses, which often results in a temporary increased sex drive.

Disclaimer: This herbal tea article is for entertainment purposes only. Always consult with a health care provider before drinking herbal teas to make certain it will not interfere with any medications or health care programs that you are on. Some people are allergic to specific herbs. This herbal tea is not intended to be medicinal and results vary from person to person.

1 part Damiana leaves
1 part rose petals
1 part peppermint leaves
1 part muira puama
1 part gingko leaves
1 part orange peel
1 part cinnamon bark chips
pinch of stevia

Steep herbs in a tea ball or a tea bag for approximately ten to fifteen minutes. Add sweetener of your choice and even cream or whole milk.

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Unique Gifts for Dog Pet Owners: Doggie Biscuits in a Jar

Many of us have a dog or even several dogs. They are wonderful friends and members of our families. Doggie biscuits in a jar is a great gift for dog pet owners. They are easy to make and lot of fun to give to a friend, relative or even co-worker. You can make several doggie biscuits in a jar to have on hand for last minute gifts.

Doggie Biscuits in a Jar: Ingredients

1 quart wide-mouth glass canning jar
1 dog biscuit cookie cutter in any shape you like
16 inches colorful ribbon in a shade you like or even a print
1 large colorful envelope that you will punch a hole in the upper left hand corner
1 lightly packed cup of all-purpose unbleached flour
1 lightly packed cup of whole wheat flour
1/2 cup of quality yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup of instant nonfat dry milk powder
1 teaspoon of brown or granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder

Doggie Biscuits in a Jar: Baking Instructions

Put the dry ingredients in a medium size plastic bowl. Add to the bowl one large egg, 1/2 cup of quality shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup of finely grated Parmesan cheese, and 1/4 to 1/2 cup (or more) hot chicken broth, or very hot water. Combine together until you have a nice thick dough that you can easily work with. Let this dough stand for about five to ten minutes.

Roll the dough to about one inch thick. Cut with the cookie cutter. Bake for approximately one hour at 200 degrees.

Doggie Biscuits in a Jar: Putting the Gift Together

On a nice piece of note paper, write down or print out the instructions for baking. Place the dry ingredients into the quart jar. Seal the lid tight. Tie with the decorative ribbon. Put the envelope on the ribbon. Place the directions in the envelope.

Give this great gift to any dog lover and dog pet owner. This is a fun way for them to make homemade doggie biscuits for their dog. It is a great gift that is inexpensive and easy to make with virtually no work.

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How to Keep a Microwave Fresh and Clean

Using your microwave for cooking is a great way to save money on electricity. A microwave is great to make popcorn or heat leftovers. Unfortunately, if you do not clean up splatters between uses, a microwave can be a real chore to clean later on.

Use these tips for how to keep a microwave fresh and clean:

Cover items cooking in the microwave to reduce splatters and spills.

Wipe microwave immediately after each use.

Put a paper towel in the center of microwave to absorb accidents or overflow of cooked food.

Wipe exterior of microwave daily.

Use a half cup of water with lemon juice heated to boiling in your microwave to easily remove any stubborn spots. Just wipe with paper towels.

Or - put a microwave safe container with water and vinegar inside of your microwave. Heat for 2 - 3 minutes. Allow to stay in the microwave for a couple of minutes. Wipe microwave clean with paper towels.

Remove turn table and clean with dishwashing liquid. Rinse well. Dry and place back in microwave.

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Top 10 Reasons to Not Answer the Door

Top reasons not to answer the door:

[1] You don’t like to have company.

[2] You are in the middle of your favorite television show.

[3] Your house is dirty.

[4] You like to hear your dog bark and be confused as to why you didn’t open the door.

[5] It is a bill collector.

[6] It is a magazine seller.

[7] You don’t have on any clothes.

[8] Your ex super glued your door shut.

[9] You like to make people think you have a social life.

[10] You can’t tear yourself away from your computer game.

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Summer Recipes Hot Sweet Pears for the Grill: Decadent Grilled Pears for Dessert

Pears are delicious no matter how you fix them. One of my favorite fruit summer recipes is for grilling pears outside. Because these are actually grilled in a pan, you can do them all year round, even inside.

Summer Recipes Hot Sweet Pears for the Grill: Ingredients

7 pears
3 tablespoons margarine
3 tablespoons of pear juice
3 tablespoons of brown sugar
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
¼ teaspoon of ginger
½ teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 pint of vanilla ice cream

Summer Recipes Hot Sweet Pears for the Grill: Preparation

Peel pears and cut in half. Set aside.

In a metal sauce pan mix other ingredients (except ice cream). Place on grill over medium heat and cook sauce until it is completely blended (about three minutes). Place pears flat side down on grill. Baste with sauce. Flip once. Grill each side about three to five minutes. Serve with scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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