Green living made easy : 101 eco tips, hacks and recipes to save time and money / Nancy Birtwhistle.
By: Birthwhistle, Nancy [author. ]
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BookPublisher: London, UK : One Boat, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 335 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781529088571 (paperback); 1529088577 (paperback).Subject(s): Sustainable living | Waste minimization | Home economics | Keep learningDDC classification: 640.4 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Wellbeing | 640.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Wellness Collection - Keep learning | 00198418 | |
| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Wellbeing | 640.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Wellness Collection - Keep learning | 00198421 |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Now in paperback, Green Living Made Easy contains over one hundred eco-friendly home-hacks, tips and recipes from Great British Bake Off winner Nancy Birtwhistle.
This practical book contains useful tips - everything from cleaning and gardening techniques to homemade gift ideas - combined with a selection of Nancy's delicious recipes to help you reduce your environmental impact without breaking the bank. Best-known for her win on The Great British Bake Off, Nancy has since built up a devoted online following for her eco-friendly home tips and tricks.
Illustrated throughout with black-and-white drawings, the book captures Nancy's warmth, friendliness, and authenticity, offering helpful advice alongside encouragement not to pursue perfection, or give up. This accessible and clearly explained guide is perfect for anyone looking to reduce their environmental footprint but unsure where to start, or those intimidated by the prohibitive cost and time investment that some sustainable lifestyles seem to require.
Also available from Nancy Birtwhistle: Clean and Green, The Green Gardening Handbook, and The Green Budget Guide.
Includes index.
Kitchen -- Time to cook -- Time to upcycle, reuse, repair and recycle -- Time for craft and creation -- Time to bake -- Time to celebrate the spud! -- Time for friends -- Time to clean -- Time to grow -- Time to think.
"We all want to do our best for our homes and the planet, but it's often hard to find the time and energy to think of alternatives. This practical book from Sunday Times bestselling author and Great British Bake Off winner Nancy Birtwhistle is the ultimate guide to reducing your environmental impact while saving you time and money. Inside are tips and home hacks on everything from eco cleaning, upcycling, and making the most out of your weekly shop to small-space gardening and creative crafts, plus a selection of Nancy's delicious recipes. Green Living Made Easy is an accessible and clearly explained guide, beautifully illustrated with black and white line-drawings and perfect for anyone looking to pursue a more sustainable lifestyle but unsure where to start."-- Amazon.com
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (1)
- Kitchen (5)
- Food Waste (8)
- Two-minute Supersavers (12)
- Sugar (21)
- Saiad Supersaver (25)
- Magic Mayo! (27)
- Hedgerow Pesto (30)
- Bin It or Win It! (33)
- Time to Cook (39)
- The Food Shop (42)
- Plan Your Week (44)
- Shopping List for Five nights (47)
- Let's Cook (49)
- Monday - One-pot Puttanesca (51)
- Three-minute Supersaver (53)
- Tuesday - Crustless Quiche, Green Salad and Mini Roasties (54)
- Wednesday - Universal Chilli with Jacket Potatoes or Oven Rice (58)
- Thursday - Kedgeree with Oven Eggs (63)
- Friday - Sausage One-pot (66)
- Cook-along Puddings (69)
- Oven-steamed Sponge Puds (69)
- Frozen or Fresh Fruit Crumble (73)
- Batch Crumble Topping Mix (74)
- Time to Upcycle, Reuse, Repari and Recycle (77)
- Hanging Planter (80)
- Piggy Bank - Money-saving Upcycle (83)
- Bird Feeder (86)
- Two minute Supersaver - Batteries (90)
- Clothing (91)
- Soap (93)
- Refill not Landfill (96)
- Wooden Brushes (98)
- Time for Craft and Creation (101)
- Two-minute Supersaver - Scissor Sharpener (104)
- Paper Angels (105)
- Painting Pots (107)
- Decorated Eggs (108)
- Drying Flowers (111)
- Pressed Rowers (113)
- Drying Lavender (116)
- Rose Petals (118)
- Drying Hydrangea Heads (120)
- Biodegradable Christmas Wreath (123)
- Time to Bake (127)
- Figuring Out How Big Your Tin Is (129)
- Tin Size Calculator (130)
- Lining Paste (131)
- Meringues with Lemon Curd (133)
- Victoria Sandwich Cake (137)
- Lemon Yoghurt Cake (141)
- Lemon and Yellow Courgette Cake (143)
- Undemanding Seed Bread (145)
- Child's Play Biscuits (148)
- Mini Gingerbread Houses Needing Only One Cutter (151)
- Easy As Pie Pastry (155)
- Chestnut Mushroom Pasties with Gravy (157)
- Yorkshire Puddings (163)
- Soft Butter Super Time Saver (165)
- Green Tomato Cakes (166)
- Perfect Shortcrust Pastry (169)
- Traditional Lemon Meringue Pie (172)
- Pastry Offcuts (176)
- The Best Chocolate Buttercream (180)
- Time to Celebrate the Spud! (183)
- Growing Your Own (185)
- Boulangère Potatoes (190)
- Baby Hasselbacks (193)
- Oven Mash (195)
- Refresh Mash (197)
- Luxury Fish Pie (198)
- Potato Peei Crisps (201)
- Juicy Jackets! (202)
- Potato Salad (204)
- Time for Friends (205)
- Gift Box (207)
- Gift Wrap (209)
- Beeswax Wraps (211)
- Lavender Bags (214)
- Time to Clean (217)
- Cream Cleaner (219)
- Suede and Nubuck Cleaner (224)
- Freshen-up Vinegar (226)
- Pure Magic (228)
- Citric Acid (235)
- Mould on Fabrics (237)
- Rust on Fabrics (238)
- 'Two for One' Supersaver (239)
- Sodium Percarbonate - Green Bleach (240)
- Sodium Carbonate - Washing Soda (241)
- Two-minute Supersaver - Oil and Fat Residues (242)
- Sustainable Soap Nuts (243)
- Laundry Life: Cold Washing (246)
- Stubborn Blood Stains (255)
- I've Shrunk my Jumper! (257)
- Hair Dye Stains (260)
- Bicarb Paste (261)
- Cleaning Aids (265)
- Double Bubbles (268)
- Odour Obliterators (270)
- Cleaning Cloths (273)
- Metal Cleaning (275)
- Cleaning Food (276)
- Time to Grow (279)
- Growing Food in Pots and Containers (282)
- Growing from Seed (285)
- Container Ideas (290)
- Sowing and Growing Seeds (291)
- Growing from Cuttings (293)
- Repotting (296)
- Splitting Plants (298)
- Spring-Flowering Bulbs (302)
- Basil (305)
- Strawberries (306)
- Time to Think (309)
- Entertaining (313)
- Time to BE ME (316)
- Cake Tin Calculator Table (320)
- Acknowledgements (323)
- Author Biography (327)
- Index (329)
- Notes (337)