2011 October 26

5 Hearty Fall Pasta Recipes (and the Tools You Need to Make Them)

Photo: jules:stonesoup/Creative Commons From-scratch pasta is a little like fresh, homemade bread: If you take the time to make it, your guests won't even pay attention to the rest of the meal. But fresh pasta is also a lot less time-consuming than it sounds -- especially when you have the right tools. Try one of these hearty fall pastas -- served with fresh herbs or butternut squash, walnut pesto or pumpkin-based dough -- made with your own two hands (and, in some cases, a pasta machine attachment) and you'll have a flavorful dish that makes for a memorable meal....Read the full story on TreeHugger

8 Sustainable Wineries in Paso Robles Wine Country

© Jaymi Heimbuch via Flickr If you're not familiar with Paso Robles wine country and you love fine wine, you might want to start paying attention. While the region hasn't received as much press as its cousins to the north, Napa and Sonoma, it is California's largest and most diverse wine region. During the growing season, for example, the appellation experiences a larger temperature swing than any other in California. It's somewhere between 40 and 50 degrees!...Read the full story on TreeHugger

How to Build a Solar Oven (Slideshow)

Photo credit: Eric Smith/Creative Publishing International When distilled to their essential parts, solar ovens are really very simple devices. Using little more than a container and reflective surface, they intensify the rays of the sun to the point where they can boil water and cook food...all without the use of trees or fossil fuels. The best part: Making one is a cheap and easy project. Read the full story on TreeHugger

Timberland Boots Don’t Kick the Can

"Lost Bottle," a television ad for Timberland Earthkeepers boots and part of the company's Nature Needs Heroes campaign, was seen in the commercial break on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. It shows a dog snatching a plastic bottle and dumping it over a bridge. Taa-daa: Earthkeepers boots to the rescue - at great lengths! Check out the amusing hair-raising environmental adventure: ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Saving Birds from Extinction with the Ghosts of Gone Birds Project

Photo: ghostsofgonebirds: Emily Sutton, RED MOUSTACHED FRUIT DOVE More birds are becoming extinct each year. It used to be one per century and but in the last 30 years, 21 have disappeared. Another 190 are classified as endangered. The Ghosts of Gone Birds is a project to raise awareness of the plight of endangered birds. They are going all out with great artistic verve; commissioning artwork from some of the UK's most interesting artists for the cause. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger