One of the great things about pumpkins and gourds is that they can be used as festive decor for both Halloween and Thanksgiving. Chances are you still have one or two little pumpkins still lingering amongst your Halloween decorations. While you can reuse them in your Thanksgiving decor for the rest of month, I know a better way to enjoy them. In a few simple steps, you can transform those loose pumpkins into illuminating candles for the Thanksgiving table. This is a fun activity that the entire family can do together, and these pumpkin candles also make great hostess gifts if you have been invited to Thanksgiving dinner at a friend or family member’s home. Jump over to Inhabitots for the easy to follow tutorial.
Last summer we received a set of modern glass food storage containers from Wean Green. At first glance the fantastic colors won me over! However, it was the size of the Wean Green containers that really took the cake. The new collection includes Lunch Cubes, Wean Tubs, Wean Cubes, Snack Cubes and Wean Bowls. The 16.5 ounce Lunch Cubes are the perfect size for main meal like, sandwiches, salads, wraps, or roll ups. The Wean Tubs hold 5.1 ounces which is great for fruit, veggies, or cheese sticks. The Snack Cubes and Wean Bowls each hold 7 ounces and are perfect for yogurt, granola or pretzels. The Wean Cubes holds 4 ounces and is a great container for dips or salad dressing.
The smaller sizes of the Wean Green containers ensure that they stack perfectly inside his lunchbox with room for his water bottle too! And it has helped us keep his portions within the recommended amounts, reducing his lunch food waste. Last year, we were sending much larger glass containers that were heavy, bulky, didn’t fit well in his lunchbox, and would come home with a lot of uneaten food.
Wean Green containers are made out of tempered glass (which is 5x stronger than regular glass, so I don’t have to worry too much about breakage, boys drop things!) with polypropylene plastic lids that are BPA, phthalate and PVC free. These watertight lids have a silicone airtight seal that snaps closed, so there is never leaking! Hooray for no leaking! And since they can go in the freezer or microwave, they are really the perfect all around food storage.
Do you have a favorite storage container that you use in your child’s lunchbox?
Here’s something fun: I partnered up with my favorite online marketplace for all things natural, Abe’s Market! This week I will be presenting my curated list of better brunch ideas – since brunch is my favorite meal after all! Brunch is the perfect way to kick off the weekend and a great way to reconnect with your family after a long week.
Our home cupboards are stocked full with yummy organic goodies that we use for our weekend brunches. Like organic maple syrup, vanilla, granola, jelly, fruit, and yogurt. Yesterday, we enjoyed our favorite organic German pancakes and organic fruit and yogurt for brunch! Watch for the recipe coming up later today.
To get your family in the better brunch mood and to stock up on staples for the upcoming holidays, use coupon code SWEETGREENS20 now through November 15th for 20% off your favorite eco-friendly goodies from Abe’s Market.
This year we are hosting Thanksgiving dinner! My family will be in town, so it will be an extra special dinner for us. I have started to take inventory on what we will need for the big day. Luckily, I have table linens that are only used for holidays and special events and the mister surprised me with recycled wine, high ball and double old-fashion glasses, and silverware for our 13th anniversary!
We plan to use the mister’s grandmothers Franciscan apple china that were handed down to him – don’t they just beg to used for Thanksgiving. Plus, I see him light up with fond memories of his Nana when we pull them out of the cupboard. And that right there is worth using them, everyday!
The mister is taking care of the entire Thanksgiving menu, so I am in charge of the decorations and dessert. I am looking for simple, eco-friendly ideas for the Thanksgiving table and will be making a couple organic pies. I want to choose something that Eben and I can make together – suggestions?
Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year? Are you prepared?
Hello, Friends! Happy Saturday! How was your week? It has been really chilly here in Florida -which has been very nice! We have been able to turn our air conditioning completely off and even sleep with the windows open. It’s amazing – we are actually getting a mini autumn season.
Today, we are going to take the mister’s 97 year old grandfather out to lunch. Isn’t it amazing how some people can just keep going and going. He has literally outlived all of his friends and family from his generation – he is the last one. This seems wonderful and sad at the same time. I don’t think that I would want to be the “last one standing”. You? Although, to me it seems painful that he has outlived his siblings and even his wife – he is always in good spirits. Last year he broke his hip and we were really worried it would be the beginning of the end for him, yet he is back up and walking around and ready to play cards at a moment’s notice! He is truly amazing and the sweetest man you will ever meet!
Tomorrow, we are going to visit Kai Kai farm to pick up our CSA box. Usually we pick it up from the farmer’s market, however I have been dying to check out the farm in person, so I am really excited. I can’t wait for strawberry season – we have about a month to go!
While Eben and I get things going for the day, here are a few green things I though you might enjoy:
