Cooking with the Sun

Posted by Jenica on Aug 17, 2009 in Conservation, Cooking | 1 Comment
A pot of garbanzo beans fresh from the solar oven

A pot of garbanzo beans fresh from the solar oven

Solar cooking (harnessing the heat of the sun to cook food in a solar or sun oven) is a triple treat for me because it enables me to conserve energy, enjoy the outdoors more and cook delicious food all at once!  If you haven’t yet tried solar cooking (or have never even heard of it) read on for tips on why and how to get started.

Aside from the obvious benefits; saving energy and therefore money, solar cooking has many other added incentives.  It enables you to:

1) save time by letting food cook while you do something else

2) cook and pasteurize water wherever you are (on the beach, at the park, camping)

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Summer Yum!

Posted by Jenica on Jul 10, 2009 in Celebration, Cooking | 1 Comment

One of my favorite parts of summer is all the sweet berries that become available at the farmer’s markets and in the stores.  Since it is their season the berries are cheaper than at other times of year and taste much better.  So when my partner and I were invited to a very special celebration (his great aunt’s 92nd birthday – talk about Lasting Balance!) I decided to experiment with something I had never made before – chocolate covered strawberries and raspberries.Chocolate covered strawberries and raspberries

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Site launch… and more reasons to celebrate!

Welcome to Lasting Balance and to my blog!

My intention for this blog is for it to be a source of information and inspiration, so check back often for a dose of good energy and food for thought.  We’ll cover topics including but not limited to yoga, meditation, flower essences, reiki, spirituality, seasonal cycles, holistic health for people and animals, supplements, healthy eating, recipes and cooking, nature, gardening, conservation and more. If you’d like to be reminded when I post a blog, just subscribe in the upper right hand corner.

I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy Summer Solstice.  The longest day of the year is an opportunity to give thanks to the Sun and all the warmth and sustenance it provides us with.

solsticesun

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