More Hip Than Hippie #93 - In the Kitchen with Debra Lynn Dadd

We've got Debra Lynn Dadd, expert on green living, talking about the benefits of Teflon-free cookware.

Beer and Chocolate

Beer: Pinkus-Muller Certified Organic Hefe Weizen
Chocolate: South Korean Dream Cacao 72% sent to us from listener Michelle

Hip News and Finds

Finds:

• Give e-cards a try! Save paper this Mother's Day by sending an e-card.
• Carl's Jr. closing the loop. Jason LeVecke, owner of 52 Carl's Jr. franchises in Arizona, vows to have his entire fleet of cars and trucks running on a mix of diesel and waste vegetable oil by 2010.
• Does your car make the grade? Yahoo! Autos Green Center rates how eco-friendly your car is.
• Dyeing Easter eggs naturally. Check out Body + Soul magazine for tips on how to dye your Easter eggs using only natural ingredients.
• Green racing car with potato tires. The Eco One racing car has tires made from potatoes and brake pads made from cashew nut shells. Designed with a top speed of 125 mph, the car will make its debut at the Sexy Green Car Show in Cornwall, England.
• Restore your faith in food. A six-foot tall milk chocolate Jesus Christ is the latest creation from artist Cosimo Cavallaro. The sculpture, entitled "My Sweet Lord" contains approximately 480,000 calories.
• Wine and ice cream: the next peanut butter and jelly? Boonville's Mercer's Ice Cream, a New York dairy, has created wine-flavored ice cream. Choose from 3 different flavors: Ala Port Wine, Peachy White Zinfandel, and Red Raspberry Chardonnay.

News:

• Congrats San Francisco! San Francisco has become the first city to ban plastic bags.
• Go Green, Get Rich. Waste Disposal, learn about the ultimate recycling machine from PyroGenesis.

 

In the Kitchen with Debra Lynn Dadd

How safe is your cookware? Teflon is a known carcinogen and tests indicate that the chemical is in 95% of the population's blood.

Debra Lynn Dadd recommends trying one of these alternatives to traditional Teflon coated cookware:

• Soapstone available at Greenfeet.
• Cast Iron cookware
• Riess Enamelware- resistant to chipping

Don't forget to pick up a copy of Debra's book, Home Safe Home.

 

Listener Emails

Once again, we have a bunch of great listener emails. Keep 'em rolling in at hip@greenfeet.com. And don't forget to post articles, links, and speak your mind at our MHTH forum!

• Boeing going green? Kristi found an article about a fuel cell airplane being developed by Boeing. The company plans to conduct experimental flight tests later this year.
• Beef linked to lower sperm count. Aaron was shocked when he read that men who's mothers ate a lot of beef during pregnancy have sperm counts 25% below normal. Researchers believe it may be due to anabolic steroids used in the U.S. to fatten cattle.
• Now your washer can have balls too! Raven discovered Eco Balls, balls that replace laundry detergent and decrease your water usage. Each set lasts for 1000 washes!
• Treehuggers only! Ever wanted to live in a tree? Now you can! Beth found The Hostel in the Forest in Brunswick, GA. The center teaches sustainability and also serves as a spiritual retreat.
• Disney's Environmentality. Wendy found out that Disney is attempting to minimize the waste created in their theme parks and has recycled more than 650,000 tons of materials since 1991.
• Indy ethanol. Katie sent us an article about an Indy car that runs off ethanol. Jeff Simmons is the driver of the Rahal Letterman Racing's Team Ethanol Honda/Dallara in the IndyCar series.

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