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Informative International "Green" Building Product Forum Website

Quick blog post about a website I stumbled across while I was doing my own product research on spray foam insulation.  As Energy Saving Specialist, we like to see what other hot climates like South Carolina and North Carolina are doing to save homeowners on utility bills.  Retro-Solutions strives to be at the top of the curve when it comes to Energy Saving Home Improvement Products, and product knowledge in the fields of roofing, insulation, moisture control, solar energy, and more.  Trade Shows, Social Networking, Sales People, and informative blogs like Treehugger.com's is how professional Energy Saving Home Improvement esperts stay informed on breaking news in the "Green" Building Product Industry.  If your reading this blog, and not in North Carolina, South Carolina, or Georgia, then you probably already know how hard it is to get good informative product information on "Green" Building Products fairly new to the market.  The main point of our blog, and Treehugger.com's blog is to promote the "Green" Building industry.  Retro-Solutions Construction is trying to sell a service, but we hope our information on green building products can reach people around the globe. 

Although some "Green" Building Products are still relatively high in cost, compared to traditional home improvement products, rising energy prices, and a slumping housing market; homeowners are investing more into their homes as long term investments again.  Our client base see's better benefits from spray foam insulation, wall foam insulation, & crawl space encapsulations, then where the author of this blog is from; so he was able to use a cheaper "green" alternative to spray foam insulation and still double r-value to traditional fiberglass insulation.  Humidity is the big factor in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida; and foam insulation is the only "green" building product to offer the air barrier to prevent moisutre build up in attics & crawl spaces. Mountain climates in our coverage areas do have a wider variety of options to choose from, so please read this blog for some great information on "green" building products. 

This is the site we decided to try a blog with, and our blog has been very successful in promoting "green" energy products.  If you ever decide to get spray foam insulation, or any other foam insulation product, you will understand why our blog, and Treehugger.com's blog promotes "green" building alternatives for the homeowner.  Another great thing about this blog, is that there is a lot of discussion about the use of "green" building products in Historic Home Renovation projects.  We hope that our blog post get more informative as we get better at writing blogs, but if your still on the fence about "green" building products, we recommend you keep reading a little more.  I believe TreeHugger.com is the most informative free website on the internet when it comes to reviews on green building products. So make sure to check them out.

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Announcing "Serve It" Series - Serve It Chilled

I and Denny of Oh Taste N See are college friends and have shared the common interest of food blogging. Denny was one of the motivators for me to start a food blog. I was always inspired by her comprehensive knowledge of world-cuisine. If you have not checked out her site, do check out Oh Taste N See now and guess what she has blogged about 300+ recipes. We had an idea of starting an event for a

Beans Curry with Chana Dal

This recipe I tasted at our friend's place, Shoj and I liked it very much. They told that it is made in Rayalseema, a place in Andhra Pradesh and named it as Rayalseema beans curry. Whatever the name is, we liked the this recipe and so thought of trying it and it came out good, so thought of sharing you all.

Ingredients:

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1 lb beans chopped

1/2 cup Chana Dal soaked in water for about 3-4 hours

1 Onion chopped

2 Tomatoes chopped

2 pods of garlic chopped

2 tbsp Sambar powder or any sambar chili masala

1 tsp Mustard seeds

1/4 tsp Asafoetida

1 sprig Curry leaves

1-2 Dry Red Chilies

Salt to taste
1 tsp Oil


Method:
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Note: you can prepare this recipe in a pressure cooker or in a regular pan. I prefer preparing this in a pressure cooker, as it takes longer time to cook in pan and make sure it does not overcook.
1. In a pressure pan, add oil and when it's hot add mustard seeds, when they start to sputter, add asafoetida, curry leaves, dry red chilies and garlic.
2. Add the onions and saute it until it turns transparent.
3. Now add the tomatoes and sambar powder and cook until the tomatoes are soft and the raw masala smell is gone.
4. Now add the chana dal, beans, salt and enough water just until the beans and dal are covered.
5. Close the lid with the whistle and pressure cook it for a 1 or 2 whistles.
6. Off the flame and let the pressure release and come to a room temperature, open the cooker and check the gravy, if it is too watery then with open lid cook on medium high flame for more 5 mins or else you can serve this hot with steamed rice or roti.