DE P A R T M E N T S
• recipes ... From the Light Kitchen
• drinks hot, cold, and healthy
• for your sweet tooth
• magic pantry and holiday fun
• pets
• crafts and D I Y
• free designs
• garden articles
Recipe index
raw and fermented fruits & vegetables
• Broccoli antipasto
• Cabbage "noodle" with pecan & parsley pesto
• Eggplant "bacon" chips
• Lime, avacado and hemp-seed sushi
• Olive & kale pesto
• Pea sprouts, from seed to salad
• Pickles, vinegar, dill, and mustard
• Plum sauce with Asian seasonings
• Shiitake hot-pot soup
• Sprouts with nuts marinade
• Strawberry paste, vegan strawberry butter, plus recipes
• Sushi, citrus-lime, avacado, and hemp seed
• Tomato confit, tomato jam
• Tomatoes in "ranch" dressing
• Trail mix, sisters zucchini, peptia, sunflower, and corn
• Tuscan greens
• Watermelon "raisins" and chocoloate/carob cookie
cooked vegetables
• Artichoke purée
• Broccoli walnut sauté
beverages
• Cilantro juice and my Late-night cilantro ice
• Kefir water, Classic kefir tea and Fruit flavored variations
• Kombucha, caffeine free brewing leads to Classic kefir tea recipe
• Pink drink, beets, raspberries, watermelon, orange and banana
• Wheatgrass tea, green veggie tea with zucchini and wheatgrass
Sweets
• Snow sorbet
• Watermelon "raisins" and chocoloate/carob cookie
Magic Pantry & holiday fun
• Blue days of winter, and how to help sparkle them away
• Candle remedy for seasonal blues
• Cheesecake molds from recycled/repurposed containers
• Crystal ball for hand chakra massage
• Hot water bottles for winter nights
• Trojan horse candy, maple syrup and baking soda
• Recycle plastic produce boxes for storage
• Romaine lettuce tea — powerful, and calming
• Storage ideas, repurpose an icebucket
• Valentine's Day ideas we love
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natural pets & wildlife
• Apple cider vinegar (ACV) skin rescue for people and pets
• Corn for cold nights
• Joint healing and dogs going raw

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holidays, Crafts, and DIY
• Angel, crystal embellished ornament
• Cat, painted felt ornament
• Choosing paint colors using Photoshop
• Lattice makeover — emerald green paint
• Leaf gathering in Autumn
• Paint brushes, keeping them soft
• Porch, deck, balcony makeover — paint color wash
• Repairing a log cabin and old stone walls, part 1
• Santa doll, mixed media
• Sweater makeovers
• Valentine's Day celebration ideas
• Wallpaper rescue …
• Wicker bench with multi-colored acrylic paints
garden
• Better tomato harvests, September update
• Christmas tree, planting live
• Green tomato roundup, Autumn
• Herbs and flowers in Autumn bouquets
• How to make a flower meadow, part 1, Autumn gardening
• How to make a flower meadow, part 2, Autumn gardening
• How to make a flower meadow, part 3, October 09
• Instant kitchen garden from grocery produce
• Mini greenhouses from storage boxes
• Pea sprouts, from seed to salad
• Pie-pan birds to scare pests
• Plant trays from inexpensive plastic shelving
• Posies in Autumn
• Potato harvest, comparing grocery store and mail-order sprouters
• Red maple, how to grow an ornamental for free
• Snow sowing, seeds that love freezing temperatures
• Starting a garden in early winter

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