The Compost Bin!

Thanks AGAIN to Juicin' Jones for her inspiration in creating a COMPOST! In less than 30 mins. I was able to create a kid friendly, earth friendly compost in my small suburban side yard!

With the abundance of info on the Internet , I found it to be as easy as 1 2 3~. I'm sure my fellow juicers have felt the guilt of dumping rinds and fiber scraps in the the garbage can. Guilt no more! Take a short nature hike with the kids, round up fallen leaves, pine needles and twigs, jam 'em in the stroller and head home for a kid friendly project! I took a 100 liter Rubbermaid type storage bin from the garage and drilled about 25 holes on the bottom, top rim and sides. Layered the bottom with strips of newspaper( black print), small pieces of cardboard and the brown dried stuff over that. Then my daughter dumped in our 3 days worth of veggie/fruit scraps, egg shells, tea bags and coffee rinds and tossed them on top. I let the kids generously spray the whole pile with a water bottle. Covered the bin securely with the lid and immediately felt the guilt decompose before my eyes!! HOORAY !! Give it a try..your guaranteed to feel better and make a difference too!

Veggies to help Quit Smoking

My husband is on his third day without nicotine and he is WAY cranky! We looked up some veggies we could juice to help push all the nicotine out of his system. Here is what we are trying: 

Radish

Broccoli 

Brussel Sprouts

Ginger

Turnip Greens

Sweet Potatoes

And as always apples

We are going to also try, as the Prescription for Natural Healing suggests: 

Carrots

Cantaloupe

Squash

(lots of orange veggies) 

Send Phil good vibes for strength and for me patience. 

Juicin' Jones Is BACK!

After more than a month without a juicer I finally sold my car (that was sitting in the driveway way too long without being driven, it was the green thing to do) and bought a Jack Lalanne Power Juicer Pro. And I am back in ACTION. Started juicing again and I can't believe I went this long without one. Looking back I felt lost, unfocused, irritable, and always tired. Three days into juicing again I feel Juicin' Jones coming back to life! Let's go juicers!!!! 

Lemon Hair-lighter

Shopping List

3 Fresh Lemons

Distilled Water

Instructions

1. Juice 3 Lemons

2. Combine Lemon juice with 1 cup distilled water. 

3. Add mixture into a spray bottle.

4. Spray on hair

Avoid direct contact with eyes. Can be stored for a few days in refrigerator in an air tight container. 

Cucumber Mint Eye Refresher

Shopping List

20 leaves fresh Mint

1/2 Cucumber

Instructions

1. Juice mint leaves and 1/2 cucumber. 

2. Saturate two cotton rounds in juice. Squeeze out any excess liquid. 

3. Close your eyes and place rounds on each eye.

4. Leave on eyes for 5-10 minutes. 

Avoid direct contact with eyes. Best when used immediately. The shelf-life can be prolonged for a few days when stored in refrigerator in air-tight glass container. 

(from Jack Lalanne's bonus pamphlet that came with Jack Lalanne Power Juicer Pro)

The Death of The Juicer, A Stranger's Perspective

My friend was coming to visit. I was SO excited. It had been a couple of years. So we've all been aware of the ups and downs of life,  and I guess, Juicin' Jones and I were in the same mood. "She's been blogging", with her time. She called and said she could get a ride from a friend who was coming to LA. Her blog is called Juicin' Lucy's. I love that for so many reasons. My friend and her friend pulled up, and out came the stainless steel juicer. And fruits, and vegetables, and ginger root almost as big as my head. 

She'd blogged. She'd shared. She'd traveled with her juicer. We plugged it in; it didn't turn on. No matter how many times we tried. Ode to a juicer is what I say.