Spicy squash and spinach over jasmine rice

SERVES: 4-5

INGREDIENTS
2 T. organic coconut oil
2 T. organic EVOO
1 t. organic yellow mustard seeds
1" piece of organic ginger, diced
4 cloves organic garlic, diced
1 t. salt
6 small organic green chili peppers, diced
2 t. organic curry powder
1 t. organic turmeric
1 organic yellow onion, diced
1 medium organic butternut squash, diced into 1/2" pieces
4 organic Roma tomatoes, diced
2 c. filtered water
1 large bunch of organic spinach
Organic jasmine rice (whatever amount you want for the number of people you're serving)
1/2 organic lime

DIRECTIONS

1. Start preparing rice (if it's not "easy" rice)
2. Heat oils over medium heat in a wok or other large pan
3. Saute mustard seeds in oil until they're popping
4. Stir in ginger-turmeric and saute at medium heat for 2-3 minutes
5. Add in onions and saute on medium-low heat until transparent
6. Add in squash-water and bring to boil, then simmer until squash is tender (20-25 min.)
7. Stir in spinach and wait until it wilts
8. Place over rice, squirt juice from lime over the top and serve 
9. Kiss Meg
10. Be kissed back

Bruschetta pizza with spinach and nutritional yeast

INGREDIENTS
Pre-made thin organic pizza crust or make your favorite pizza crust recipe
1 T. organic olive oil
1 jar pre-made organic bruschetta or use your favorite recipe
1/2 organic green pepper, chopped
1 handful organic baby spinach
2-3 T. nutritional yeast

DIRECTIONS

1. Spread olive oil along crust with fingers
2. Spread bruschetta on pizza, leaving a space for crust
3. Top with chopped green pepper, baby spinach leaves and nutritional yeast
4. Cook as directed for pre-made crust or as your recipe calls for

All natural (no petrochemicals) homemade lip balm

All natural, easy, cheap, smooth and moisturizing.  Use your old tubes/tins and never buy lip balm again.  Happy days.

INGREDIENTS
2 oz beeswax ($1.66)
5 T. + 1 t. organic coconut oil ($1.42)
1/4 c. organic olive oil ($0.67)
1 t. vitamin E oil ($0.50)
A few drops of lemon (or vanilla, or whatever you want) extract (let's say $0.15)
If you have a wood skewer or popsicle stick or something, that's good to use for stirring
You'll also need the tubes/tins/jars you're going to put the balm in
OPTIONAL: To add sun protection, include 1 T. zinc oxide (non-nano) to this recipe

Note this makes about 5.8 oz. of lip balm for $4.40, which means it's costing 11.4 cents per standard tube (which is 0.15 oz.) and you've made almost 39 tubes of lip balm!

DIRECTIONS

1. Take a shallow (cereal) bowl and line with plastic wrap (you'll pour over this)
2. Cut up beeswax into small-ish chunks
3. Put a measuring cup in a sauce pan (top photo) and fill pan up with water so it doesn't go over the top of the measuring cup and bring the water to a simmer/light boil
4. Add beeswax and allow it to melt completely
5. Add all other ingredients and stir until all are melted together
6. Hold tubes/tins over bowl lined with plastic wrap and pour from measuring cup into containers
7. Wipe the measuring cup out promptly with paper towels and wash right away with dish soap to avoid the balm hardening on it
8. Pour leftovers in a wide-mouthed jar (second photo), which you can use directly, or you can always melt this again and refill tubes
9. Let sit for a few hours to harden and you're set!