A small character

Honey Teriyaki Vegetables
Combine the following dressing and allow to sit:

1 TBSP honey
2 TBSP Teriyaki Sauce (Homemade: ketchup, rice vinegar, garlic, and a touch of brown sugar)
freshly ground pepper to taste

Add 2 tsp peanut oil in a wok and heat until hot.  Add 2 TBSP water and the following:

4 carrots, sliced diagonally
a bunch of scallions, halved crosswise
1 red pepper, thinly sliced
1 cup green beans or snowpeas, halved lengthwise
1 TBSP sesame seeds, toasted in a dry skillet (only add 1 tsp to the wok and save the rest for serving)

Stir fry the vegetables for about 3 minutes, until the vegetables are heated through but still crisp.  Transfer to a warm serving dish.  Reduce the heat and add the dressing to the wok.  Pour over the vegetables and sprinkle with sesame seeds.  This is a wonderful dish to serve with crusty bread or a side of brown rice.

The small ways you can save water and prevent harmful pollutants

1. Instead of using toxic drain de-clogging agents, use this natural way to de-clog your drains.  Place equal parts vinegar, baking soda, and boiling water down the drain.  Let sit for 30 minutes.

2. Use your dishwasher's eco-setting mode, run fewer, fuller loads, and skip the pre-rinse.  For the rinse agent, try using vinegar.  

3.  Put a rain barrel below your gutter downspout and use this to water your flowers or garden.

4.  Boycott bottled water... 3 liters of water goes into making 1 liter of bottled drinking water.  Plus the plastic adds to landfills if not disposed properly.  

"I am not a saint.  I am, however, beginning to learn that I am a small character in a story that is always fundamentally about God. "

- Lauren Winner