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Desiccant packets - any dangers if they contact food?
Yes, you can. Most types of Desiccant are non-toxic
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Caterpillar Help!
up to a butterfly or moth that will lay eggs on a bean plant. But if you do nothing you could lose most of your radishes in short order. Fortunately there is an excellent non-toxic way to control a wide variety of caterpillars....
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Healthy Lunch Ideas for Work?
To insure health I would stick to things labled non-toxic. Have you thought about the very popular turkey sandwich? We use mustard instead of mayo. PBJ with a apple or banana is another nice change.
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How to clean residue off nonstick baking sheet?
brownish residue which I am assuming is the Pam. I’ve tried hot water with nylon scrubbie and dishsoap, a nontoxic (and noneffective) aerosol grill cleaner and even baking soda. The pan is still covered with sticky goop....
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heaps of lemon peels!
it with cold water, and let it sit for an hour or so, I can clean it with ease. Lemons are a non-toxic, eco-friendly cleaner and solvent. “Green Uses for Lemons and Lemon Peels” by Gloria Campos is an a great article...
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Good Chinese on Cap. Hill??
's right about the new Vietnamese place being the best substitute. Thai Roma is non-toxic, although you might be able to make better yourself. My girlfriend and I tried the Thai place by Capitol South, and weren’t that...
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Saigon Grill -- still under siege?
papaya salad there is exactly the same as the one on Univ as well. The quality of food there is consistently non-toxic, but not incredible.
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Sliced Ribeye?
Do NOT go to Ralphs, vons nor albertsons for any kind of meat. The USDA Grade "Non-Toxic" (A.K.A Select, or one of their phoney names, e.g. “Rancher's Select.”) is truely not worth the price. I go to Hows and they will...
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GP Franklin's
That’s really disappointing to hear. After reading about it we had hopes that is was a non-toxic Chuck E. Cheese. Oh well.
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cleaning carbon off my enamel skillet
The following works for new or recent caked on carbony stuff. I’m not sure if it will work for gunk that’s been on there for a while, but it’s easy, cheap and non-toxic so you might want to give it a try. Fill...
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Best way to clean cast iron cooktop grates?
you sure? The stuff I used is non-toxic if it burns, and I cleaned my oven just fine. I was using another strong kitchen cleaner before I realised we had oven cleaner, and the oven stuff just blitzed it; baked on crap just...
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Edibility of ti leaves?
is another story, but I was wondering if anyone knows if any of the ti plant/Cordyline species are toxic to humans? This one isn’t labelled but the most common species seems to be C. terminalis for whatever that’s...
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Edible Glue
I googled around and saw some ideas (including several recommendations to use Elmers since it’s non-toxic - yech!). One site claimed that marshmallow fluff hardens quickly and works well as a glue. Since I’ve never...
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Good ways to preserve a garden full of mint, basil, thyme, parsley, sage etc.
into cold water. Spin those dry and then portion into FoodSaver bags. The blanch keeps them from oxidizing to that unappetizing brown. Thyme, I’ve dried in the microwave with some success. Lay them on some non-toxic...
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Large scale cleaning of a stainless steel grill?
I think, but I am NOT certain, that Simple Green is the non-toxic cleaner that is great on grease. You would spray this stuff on, then hose it off, then clean with regular soap and water. But let’s see what others...
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