Comments on: Eco-friendly, anti-consumer Valentine’s Day fun http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/2010/02/09/eco-friendly-anti-consumer-valentines-day-fun/ Caring about the environment is patriotic. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:46:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jennifer http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/2010/02/09/eco-friendly-anti-consumer-valentines-day-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Jennifer Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:48:14 +0000 http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/?p=2244#comment-1206 Small world, indeed! If you go to La Tigelleria, be sure to call ahead to make a reservation (same day is usually OK). It's small, and they schedule each table in 2 hour blocks, so reservations are a good idea. Small world, indeed! If you go to La Tigelleria, be sure to call ahead to make a reservation (same day is usually OK). It’s small, and they schedule each table in 2 hour blocks, so reservations are a good idea.

]]> By: Andrea D http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/2010/02/09/eco-friendly-anti-consumer-valentines-day-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 Andrea D Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:09:16 +0000 http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/?p=2244#comment-1205 Wow-Campbell, CA. What a small world. My husband and I are house hunting in the San Jose area and our top two areas are Willow Glen and the area just east of the Pruneyard and north of Dry Creek Road, in Campbell. I'll add that restaurant to our list. Thanks! Wow-Campbell, CA. What a small world. My husband and I are house hunting in the San Jose area and our top two areas are Willow Glen and the area just east of the Pruneyard and north of Dry Creek Road, in Campbell. I’ll add that restaurant to our list. Thanks!

]]> By: Jennifer Grayson http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/2010/02/09/eco-friendly-anti-consumer-valentines-day-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Jennifer Grayson Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:05:07 +0000 http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/?p=2244#comment-1204 Yum! Looks amazing. Thanks for letting us know about it! Yum! Looks amazing. Thanks for letting us know about it!

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/2010/02/09/eco-friendly-anti-consumer-valentines-day-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 Jennifer Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:00:28 +0000 http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/?p=2244#comment-1203 La Tigelleria in Campbell, CA (right outside San Jose). It's where we go when we want food we could never make ourselves. If you're ever in town, you should go! http://www.tigelleria.com/ La Tigelleria in Campbell, CA (right outside San Jose). It’s where we go when we want food we could never make ourselves. If you’re ever in town, you should go! http://www.tigelleria.com/

]]> By: Jennifer Grayson http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/2010/02/09/eco-friendly-anti-consumer-valentines-day-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 Jennifer Grayson Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:53:09 +0000 http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/?p=2244#comment-1202 What a sweetheart! What's the name of the restaurant and where is it? What a sweetheart! What’s the name of the restaurant and where is it?

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/2010/02/09/eco-friendly-anti-consumer-valentines-day-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-1201 Jennifer Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:44:14 +0000 http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/?p=2244#comment-1201 When I got home Wednesday, Kevin surprised me with impromptu reservations to our favorite restaurant, a tiny organic, slow food Italian restaurant that we can only afford to go to every now and then. There we had food so amazing that we were practically bouncing in our seats with gustatory ecstasy. (He had fresh spinach gnocchi with sage and butter, and I had a smoky, rich pasta with porcini mushrooms and herbs.) So much better than kitschy pink heart crap! In previous years, I've drawn him anatomically correct hearts, complete with aorta and blood vessels. In full color. Die hard romantics we're not. When I got home Wednesday, Kevin surprised me with impromptu reservations to our favorite restaurant, a tiny organic, slow food Italian restaurant that we can only afford to go to every now and then. There we had food so amazing that we were practically bouncing in our seats with gustatory ecstasy. (He had fresh spinach gnocchi with sage and butter, and I had a smoky, rich pasta with porcini mushrooms and herbs.) So much better than kitschy pink heart crap!

In previous years, I’ve drawn him anatomically correct hearts, complete with aorta and blood vessels. In full color. Die hard romantics we’re not.

]]> By: Jennifer Grayson http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/2010/02/09/eco-friendly-anti-consumer-valentines-day-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 Jennifer Grayson Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:06:12 +0000 http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/?p=2244#comment-1195 Eeps! I mean I <em>recycle</em> almost everything, of course. Eeps! I mean I recycle almost everything, of course.

]]> By: Andrea D http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/2010/02/09/eco-friendly-anti-consumer-valentines-day-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-1194 Andrea D Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:05:26 +0000 http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/?p=2244#comment-1194 I agree with Marcia about ecards not being the same. I don't send out Christmas cards to a mass of people (although once I have a baby I'm sure my feeling about that will change), but I do send birthday and other holiday cards to those people who I know really appreciate them and will look at them time and time again. If the person saves the card and gets continued pleasure from it, it doesn't seem like such a waste. Another idea is to make a card out of recycled materials. I had a whole bunch of envelopment paper and cards leftover after my wedding so I gave them to my sister for her 1st grade class to use to make their own holiday cards. I agree with Marcia about ecards not being the same. I don’t send out Christmas cards to a mass of people (although once I have a baby I’m sure my feeling about that will change), but I do send birthday and other holiday cards to those people who I know really appreciate them and will look at them time and time again. If the person saves the card and gets continued pleasure from it, it doesn’t seem like such a waste. Another idea is to make a card out of recycled materials. I had a whole bunch of envelopment paper and cards leftover after my wedding so I gave them to my sister for her 1st grade class to use to make their own holiday cards.

]]> By: Jennifer Grayson http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/2010/02/09/eco-friendly-anti-consumer-valentines-day-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 Jennifer Grayson Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:02:28 +0000 http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/?p=2244#comment-1193 Couples yoga? You guys are too cute, Andrea. And red velvet is my husband’s favorite. Yum! Here’s the Bobby Flay recipe for anyone who’s interested (I don’t know who <em>wouldn’t</em> be): http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/red-velvet-cake-recipe/index.html Have not seen Walmart commercial, but I assume the photo in my post is of that Valentine’s Day Center! Couples yoga? You guys are too cute, Andrea. And red velvet is my husband’s favorite. Yum! Here’s the Bobby Flay recipe for anyone who’s interested (I don’t know who wouldn’t be):

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/red-velvet-cake-recipe/index.html

Have not seen Walmart commercial, but I assume the photo in my post is of that Valentine’s Day Center!

]]> By: Jennifer Grayson http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/2010/02/09/eco-friendly-anti-consumer-valentines-day-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-1191 Jennifer Grayson Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:00:50 +0000 http://www.theredwhiteandgreen.com/?p=2244#comment-1191 I hear you, Marcia. I’m the worst — I throw out almost everything. Compromise: Cards made from recycled paper! I hear you, Marcia. I’m the worst — I throw out almost everything. Compromise: Cards made from recycled paper!

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