Assemble a cleaning kit with all your basic cleaning supplies and carry it with you from room to room as you work. This kit should include a caddy equipped with an all-purpose cleaner, a glass cleaner, a toilet cleaner, two lint-free cloths (a wet one to wipe and one to… Read more“Cleaning Supply Kit”
Cleaning Supplies – Making Your Own
A few inexpensive household items keep the cost of cleaning supplies to a minimum. I clean my house with cleaning supplies made from vinegar, dish soap or bleach. Here’s the how to: Vinegar Dish soap Bleach Purchase spray bottles for your solutions or re-use clean, empty spray bottles. Label bottles… Read more“Cleaning Supplies – Making Your Own”
Oven Cleaning
Preventing a build-up of baked-on food is the best way to keep the oven clean. But this is easier said than done. If I remember about the spill after the oven has cooled I spray the area with my all-purpose cleaner and let it sit for a few minutes before wiping… Read more“Oven Cleaning”
Zucchini
I plant a variety of zucchini in my garden and by the end of each summer I have an abundance of this beautiful fruit. That’s right. Although treated as a vegetable, it is a fruit. Planting Plant seeds outside after the last frost or start them indoors two weeks before… Read more“Zucchini”
Food Prep – Easy Clean-up
Onions, garlic and bell peppers are common ingredients in my cooking, but I’m not a fan of the little pieces of onion skin and pepper seeds that land on the counter. I find them a bit annoying to clean up. My solution? Choose-a-size paper towel. A half-sheet is the perfect… Read more“Food Prep – Easy Clean-up”
Ginger Cookies
When I moved to the Maritimes in 2002, I initially landed in Saint John, NB. There I stopped at the Crosby Molasses Company and picked up a free copy of “Crosby’s Molasses Family Favourites” recipe book. In it I found the most delicious ginger cookie recipe. This recipe won me a… Read more“Ginger Cookies”
Bread Machine Bread (3-lb loaf)
Having homemade bread on hand is important to me, and I can accomplish this on a regular basis by using a bread machine. INGREDIENTS: 2 cups Warm water 3 tbsp Butter 1 tsp Salt 3 tbsp Dry milk powder 4 tbsp Sugar 1 Egg… Read more“Bread Machine Bread (3-lb loaf)”
Bread Machine Bread
Have you ever looked at the ingredients for most store-bought bread? Sugar or glucose/fructose is often the second ingredient followed by a lot of ingredients you can’t pronounce, let alone know what they are. But what can you do about it? You can buy your bread at your local bakery. Local bakeries make… Read more“Bread Machine Bread”