Recipe of the Month....

Something yummy and for Spinach lovers. I personally love the combination of spinach and cheese.

Eggless Tofu and Spinach Quiche :)

INGREDIENTS
• 1 (8 ounce) container tofu
• 1/3 cup 1% milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 2/3 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
• 1 unbaked 9 inch pie crust

Directions:

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2.In a blender, combine tofu and milk; process until smooth, adding more milk if necessary. Blend in salt and pepper.
3.In a medium bowl, combine spinach, garlic, onion, Cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese and tofu mixture. Mix well, and pour into prepared pie crust.
4.Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until set and golden brown on top. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

Enjoy!

Be A Guerilla Gardener

Many of you might have seen the old channel ten show 'Guerilla Gardeners'. While watching it, i could easily picture a few incredibly ugly spots that were in dire need of a bit of greenery. I admit i haven't used this idea yet, but it would be just the ticket to spruce up any area on the sly. They're called seed bombs, and a fabulous website called Instructables teaches you how to make them, and even tells you how many you can fit in each pocket [nine seed bombs or more in boys' jeans]. All you need to make these little bombs is some clay, a few seeds, a little water and some good quality compost.

Go to http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Seed-Bomb/ for in depth instructions on how to turn a drab patch in to a thiong of vibrant beauty.

Happy Gardening

For all those choc lovers out there

One of the greatest inventions ever. Organic, fairtrade and yummy chocolate.
Green and Blacks chocolate is one of those feel good foods. Not only is it organic but fairtrade too!
By being fairtrade this company promises to pay its workers an acceptable wage...not 15 cents a day! Unfortunatly not many get a nice amount of money. In Africa many children work for 10 hours a day for a few cents. We can change this by sending the message to the company owners that we don't want to buy slave chocolate. Green and Blacks is perhaps a bit more expensive than your average Cadbury chocolate bar, but at least you know that you're supporting the worthy cause of fairtrade.


















To check if other products that you buy ar fairtrade, just look for the fairtrade symbol on the packaging.

Stuck for an idea for your next party?

Well then, I've got an idea for you. After a while everyone gets bored of doing the exact same things for birthday parties, and you can only go bowling so many times, so why not do something different? Have a bad taste party. This is incredibly simple, cheap, environmentally friendly and depending on how you go about it, you can also contribute money to charity.

Send out invites to all your mates telling them to dress up as horrifically as they can. The great thing is, you can get a whole outfit together for under fifteen dollars! This includes clashing jewellery, completely tastless clothes and an optional tutu if you're wanting to add another edge to your costume. All you need to do is go to your local Salvos, Vinnies, or your nearby op-shop. This way, not only are you getting great bargains, every dollar you spend goes to people that really need the cash! And, even better, once you've worn the stuff to the party you can give it right back!

Once you've got your outfit together, all you need to do is come up with a prize for the 'worst dressed'. This is easy, just find the ugliest possible item you can find [an old garden gnome or some other porcelain figure is perfect] and add a few little extras and you have your trophy!

The best thing? It's really environmentally friendly because you're re-using scarce resources, and it's great fun all round!

Enjoy, and make sure you have a camera with you, I can guarantee that there'll be heaps of photo opportunities!