It¡¯s easy being green

Being green can BE an easy AND delicious endeavor as long as you are savvy on what it means TO BE eco-friendly. Eating responsibly is one OF THE best ways TO teach your family about eco-friendly practices.6605
2. Pour strawberry mixture through a strainer over a large bowl or pitcher. Add lemon juice, vanilla AND 2 cups chilled water. Stir AND then taste ¨C add more water or sugar as desired. Serve immediately over ice or store, covered, IN THE refrigerator AND serve later THE same day.9448
Garnish:3574
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1/3 cup chopped green onions5669
2 cups water7566
1/4 cup water6564
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Next up are five tasty chapters OF recipes ¨C meant TO BE made with local, organic ingredients ¨C including Drinks AND Ice Cream, Dips AND Chips, Bigger Bites, Breads AND Spreads, AND Sweets AND Treats.5242
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1 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil3294
2. Serve immediately or store covered IN THE refrigerator FOR up TO 3 days. TO serve, place IN a shallow dish AND garnish with a drizzle OF olive oil AND minced parsley. Serve with plenty OF whole grain bread or pita bread.9381
2 TO 3 medium-sized cooked beets, coarsely chopped1117
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More eco-friendly recipes AND tips

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1 cup chopped strawberries8980
How eating organic improves your child's health7632
2 strips lemon zest9021
1/2 teaspoon sea salt4855
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1. Preheat oven TO 450 degrees F. Line a sheet with Silpat, unbleached parchment paper or a clean brown paper grocery bag cut TO fit. Spray with nonstick cooking spray AND set aside.7205
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1 medium sweet potato, peeled, sliced into thin rounds1544
Health benefits AND recipes: Grassfed meats9941
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin4748
Tips TO eat locally AND seasonally7673
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Ingredients:3187
1/4 cup sour cream9702
2 cloves garlic, peeled156
Directions:4108
1/3 cup chopped tomatoes9595
1/2 teaspoon paprika476
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2 TO 3 cups water, chilled5135

Eco-friendly recipes from Green Princess Cookbook

Teaching your kids about eco-friendly food choices can help them grow up TO BE environmentally conscious adults who teach their kids about responsible eating AND cooking. Help your kids shop for, prepare AND cook THE following Green Princess Cookbook recipes. (Though Beery¡¯s book targets little girls, THE recipes AND tips are appropriate FOR THE whole family.)9168
Garnish:1758
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1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley1905
The Green Princess Cookbook also gives you Green Living Tips, like ¡°Reuse! Use glass containers, cups, mugs AND bowls IN different ways than their original use.¡± This tip is listed with THE Chocolate Cobbler Cups ¨C a luscious recipe featuring berries AND chocolate bubbling under a cocoa crust cooked IN oven-proof mugs.6203
Directions:5964
1/2 teaspoon paprika1371
1/4 teaspoon vanilla7805
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2. Place potatoes on prepared sheet pan. Pour oil evenly over potatoes AND sprinkle with salt, paprika AND cumin. Toss with your hands TO coat all sides. Arrange potatoes IN a single layer AND bake FOR 25 minutes, or until THE rounds are almost tender.8446
2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice9234
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1. Place sugar, strawberries, lemon zest AND water IN a half-gallon container with a lid. Stir TO blend AND secure lid. Shake container TO continue mixing. Place container IN full sun (on a sunny windowsill or outside) FOR 1 hour. Shake again AND return TO sunny spot FOR another 30 minutes.9275
Throughout THE mouthwatering recipes AND food photos, Beery provides easy Green Cuisine Tips, such as: ¡°Instead OF serving it IN a bowl, serve Sunshine Sorbet IN hollowed-out orange, lemon, or lime halves. Then save those rinds TO compost IN your garden!¡±1438
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Ingredients:3787
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro3213
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2 cups canned chickpeas, drained, rinsed1798
Vegetarian recipes FOR THE meat eater:?Flexitarian recipes?6524
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin5003
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3 tablespoons lemon juice6498
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3. Remove from oven AND top with cheese AND chopped veggies. Return TO oven AND bake FOR 5 TO 7 minutes, or until cheese has melted. Remove from oven, garnish, AND serve immediately.2612
1/3 cup chopped bell peppers6737

Solar Power Strawberry Lemonade

Serves 6 TO 84362
Ingredients:6177
1 serrano or jalapeno pepper, chopped (optional)730
1. Place chickpeas AND beets IN a food processor along with THE garlic, lemon juice AND water. Process about 1 minute. Add more water if needed TO form a smooth AND creamy consistency. Add tahini, cumin AND paprika AND blend another 30 seconds TO combine.9728
1-1/2 cups unrefined sugar5389
The Green Princess Cookbook, one OF Beery¡¯s many kid-centric cookbooks, is an invaluable tool TO teach kids how TO cook green, HAVE eco-friendly parties, AND make Earth-friendly after-school snacks.5750

Nature¡¯s Veggie Nachos

Serves 42012

An eco-primer FOR your family

Open Beery¡¯s book AND you are presented with a kid-friendly glossary OF eco-friendly terms (you may also learn a thing or two).5883
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1/2 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese8487

Dig That Earth Day Hummus

Makes about 2 cups6457
1 tablespoon canola oil2546
Earth Day recipes4281
Make THE following recipes with locally-grown organic ingredients, if possible.4388
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Eco-friendly cheese recipes5028
3 tablespoons tahini9488
Directions:797