Yesterday we posted about our skin care routines, and many of you shared yours as well. So today, Jenni and I decided to ‘fess up to which beauty products we carry in our makeup bags. Some of them are fairly clean, and some of them are downright dirty. It’s probably safe to say that cosmetics [...]

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Many of you are making strides in your efforts to replace chemical-laden products in your bathroom with more health- and eco-conscious versions. For a couple of years now I’ve been fielding questions from readers about the different products I use for my skin, hair, teeth, and so forth. I love sharing my routine with people [...]

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A week ago there was an article in the NY Times about how to cook your vegetables. Most of us were taught to steam all veggies, all the time. Right? Apparently, wrong. The Times article goes into the scientific arguments for cooking particular vegetables in particular ways; for example, the lycopene in cooked tomatoes is [...]

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I received an email yesterday from Karen Schiff, one of the co-founders of Ecobunga!. She described Ecobunga! as a “brand new directory that lists hundreds of eco-friendly giveaways and deals – everything from sweepstakes for hybrid cars to coupons for organic foods.” Schiff and Jennifer Hastings started Ecobunga! when they read a study [...]

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Hey guys, I was accepted into the Delightful Blogs directory. Yay!

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Remember when I told you guys about my unfortunate Dove deodorant habit? Well, I’ve finally kicked it, thanks to Aubrey’s Mens Stock North Woods Deodorant. Ted already reviewed the line, and in the post he points out that it smells like lumberjack. Well, that’s kinda true, but I’ve found that once the deodorant [...]

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It’s been over 100º here in California, which is very uncharacteristic for May. Our house doesn’t have central air, a fact you might remember from my post about that fateful day when we broke down and bought a window unit. Our house is old and has terrible circulation, which makes it intolerable when the weather [...]

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I know I haven’t posted for a few days, and I bet you’re wondering where I’ve been. Or maybe you haven’t, but I’m going to tell you anyway. I’ve been busy at work on my design website, KerryRobb.com. It’s nearly finished, now I have to configure a widget to display the contents of my portfolio [...]

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As a follow-up to my earlier post about TIME Magazine’s less-than-thorough coverage about the raw dairy issue, here are some photos I took when I went to Organic Pastures last year. The photos are terrible in quality, since I had my camera adjusted to the wrong setting, but you get the idea:

You can see that [...]

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Last week a reader sent me an email to let me know that there is an article about raw milk in the May 12 issue of TIME Magazine. (Thanks, Jody Morris!) Raw milk is a hotly contested issue all over the U.S., with devoted raw milk consumers on one side and food safety regulators on [...]

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I’m a big fan of good Greek yogurt, and for several reasons. It’s good for your digestion, it’s a nice way to keep from snacking in between meals, and it can pinch-hit when you’re out of sour cream. I’ve been using a brand that has great flavor and texture, but I question their commitment to [...]

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As I mentioned earlier, we’ve started our own little garden in our backyard. We live in wine country, so it was relatively easy to find some once-used wine barrels that are discarded by wineries every year. These wine barrels, cut in half and filled with plants of all kinds, are a common sight in our [...]

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I’m adding a new category to The Scoop: gardening. I’ve written about composting before, but as I’m learning more and more about keeping a garden, I’m realizing just how important it is. I’m not pretending that our garden (a handful of used wine barrels in our backyard) is going to provide all of the vegetables [...]

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MAIN DISH: Macadamia Nut-Encrusted Mahi Mahi
SIDE DISH: Steamed Asparagus
SIDE DISH: Sweet Rolls
DESSERT: Raw Coconut Ice Cream
MUSIC: Belle & Sebastian, Push Barman to Open Old Wounds

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Do you know how animals killed for their fur usually die? By anal electrocution. New York State has just banned this practice, which is widely used in the fur industry because it’s cheap. Though it’s not like they banned fur or anything, which would have been a lot happier for the animals involved. [...]

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