Sugar Free Smoothie

Yummm Great new smoothie treat. I just decided to try to freeze it into popsicles for the kids.

1 13.5 oz can coconut milk
2 small bananas
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup sweet pitted cherries
2 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
10 oz Spinach

Place all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth. If intended for a smoothie add ice and blend again until smooth. For freezer pops pour into cups and insert popsicle stick. Place in freezer until frozen.

Environmentally responsible Ant Killer

The ants came in today in full force.

This picture shows you how they all swarmed to the trap I set for them.

Using Borax Soap

Sugar

And Water

I took about a 1 1/2 cup Borax 1/2 cup sugar and enough water to make a pourable yet thick paste. I drizzled a thin line around the perimeter of the house. I also put a piece of parchment paper on my kitchen counter covered it with some paper towel and drizzled a bit on the towel. For the little ones who were already in my house.

They are attracted to the sugar and they will take it back to the colony and the soap will kill them. You should then have about a 15 foot clear space around your home and they should not come back in.

Backyard Weeds?

The bugs are out in full force here and I thought it would be a good idea to share why we can enjoy going out without worrying about them. If we were to

get bitten or stung we know there is a plant growing right in our yard that can take care of it right away.

The Plantain. No not the banana. It is a common weed that many try to get rid of. My kids actually like to just eat them off the ground where ever we are. Of course you want to be sure that if you are in a public place you have a way to wash off your plantain.

You take a leaf of the plant and chew it a bit just to break it up then you place it on the sting or the bite. It will almost immediatly dissappear. You leave it on for about 10 to 15 minutes and when you take it off you will hardly know there was anything there. I usually just use medical tape to hold it on. You can't keep your kids still enough for 10 minutes so they can get the full affect.

Look this one up and see if you can find new ways to make it useful. Enjoy a worry free summer.


Check out the section on Uses in this one. It describes the way to take care of a bee sting. I also do the same application for bug bites.

http://herbgardens.about.com/od/medicinalherbs/p/Plantain.htm

The rest of these are just good information on how to use this great herb. I just learned on one of them how to make it into a cough syrup. Awesome.

http://www.vitaminstuff.com/herbs-plantain.html

http://www.prairielandherbs.com/plantain.htm

http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_plantain.htm

http://www.ageless.co.za/herb-plantain.htm