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I am a wife, mother and grandma who enjoys the many aspects of homemaking. A variety of interests and hobbies combined with travel keep me active. They reflect the importance of family, friends, home and good food.
Cook ingredients that you are used to cooking by other techniques, such as fish, chicken, or hamburgers. In other words be comfortable with the ingredients you are using.
--Bobby Flay

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  • [March 19, 2020] - Effective Mar 17, this blog will no longer accept advertising. The reason is very simple. If I like a product, I will promote it without compensation. If I don't like a product, I will have no problem saying so.
  • [March 17, 2020] - A return to blogging! Stay tuned for new tips, resources and all things food related.
  • [February 1, 2016] - An interesting report on why you should always choose organic tea verses non-organic: Toxic Tea (pdf format)
  • Sticky Post - Warning: 4ever Recap reusable canning lids. The reports are growing daily of these lids losing their seal during storage. Some have lost their entire season's worth of canning to these seal failures! [Update: 4ever Recap appears to be out of business.]

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Showing posts with label organization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label organization. Show all posts

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Kitchen Quick Tips - Storing Kitchen Tools

kitchen quick tips
Keep a crock for storing commonly used kitchen tools on by the stove or easily assessable in a nearby cupboard.  This is simple, easy, low cost and convenient organization that works!


Thursday, March 21, 2013

Kitchen Quick Tips - Easy & Free Kitchen Make-over

kitchen quick tips Give your kitchen a brand new look by de-cluttering the counters.  Remove everything, then put back only a very few basics like coffee maker.  You will be surprised at what a difference it makes in the looks and function of your kitchen to have your counters free of clutter!


Monday, August 01, 2011

Kitchen Quick Tips - Organizing Shelf Stable Food

kitchen quick tips

Always place new purchases (eg. canned food etc.) at the back of your pantry shelves forcing older foods to the front so you use them up before they expire.


Thursday, January 28, 2010

Kitchen Quick Tips - Freezer Organization

kitchen quick tips
Use colour coded plastic baskets to help organize your freezer. For example all pre-cooked foods can go in green baskets while all uncooked beef goes in blue baskets or whatever colour code you can relate to. Colour coding gives to an immediate visual when looking for something in your freezer.