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Use Popcorn to Save on Shipping and Save the Planet
The holidays are fast approaching and many of us will be packing up boxes of presents to mail out to loved ones. Shipping materials can be expensive to purchase and usually are made of plastics that aren’t the friendliest on the environment. There are many fillers [...]
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Valuable energy (and dollars spent on utilities) can be wasted by using your oven improperly. Even energy efficient models of appliances are designed to be efficient only when used correctly.
Kitchen Tip: Use Your Oven’s Peep Hole!
Exterior doors on homes and apartments have peep holes for a very good reason - so you can see what’s [...]
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Kitchen Tip: Don’t Let Your Produce Spoil!
It’s always a wonderful treat to find fresh produce on sale and stock up on the great find! However, how often does that produce start to spoil and mold before it can be eaten? A study by the University of Arizona in concert with the United States Department [...]
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Spills and drizzles on the edges of a muffin pan will burn, turn black, smoke and smell bad while baking. To top it off, baked on burnt batter is hard to clean and often leads to scraping off by hand or soaking. Avoid the mess altogether and make cupcake and muffin baking clean and easy, [...]
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Kitchen Tip: Make Single Serving Ice Cream Bowls
Buying ice cream in large containers or tubs (especially at warehouse stores like Sam’s Club and Costco) can be an economical alternative to buying small containers at your regular grocery store. However, most families won’t use up the larger amount of ice cream very quickly, leading to freezer [...]
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Kitchen Tip: How to Store Marshmallows
Have you ever taken a bag of marshmallows out of your pantry or cabinet, only to find they were like little hard rocks? Do you wonder what is the right way to store marshmallows so they don’t get hard? You’re not the only one! While marshmallows aren’t food items most [...]
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Kitchen Tip: Make a Crockpot Dinner the Night Before
Using a crockpot to cook your dinner all day while you’re busy or at work is a great time saver! However, what if you don’t have time to cut up the food, add the ingredients to the crockpot and otherwise put together the meal in the morning? [...]
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Printable Housekeeping Cleaning Checklists: Kitchen
So many readers have asked, “Where Can I Get Lists of Housekeeping Tasks to Keep my House Clean?” To help with setting up effective housekeeping plans, I made available my new series: Printable Housekeeping Checklists - Forms for Your LifeTM
The best part is, these printables are yours for FREE! Print this [...]
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Kitchen Tip: Label the Food in Your Refrigerator with Wet Erase Markers
Wet erase markers are a great way to keep all the food in your refrigerator labeled and dated. The difference between wet erase markers and dry erase markers is that wet erase must be wiped off with something wet, like a sponge or [...]
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Kitchen Tip: Freeze Extras in Ice Cube Trays
At times, we may throw things away because there is only a small amount left. Now, you can make use of small amounts of leftovers by freezing them for later use. Just use your ice cube tray!
Opening a can of enchilada sauce but only need a few tablespoons? [...]
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