Taking the House by Storm

2010-07-31

Just saw this idea from America's Test Kitchen on how to dry your strawberries after washing them without bruising them: put them in your salad spinner...

2010-01-06

For whatever reason, whenever I've made sweet tea in the past, it has sucked. My mom has told me several times how she makes it (which I enjoy - she includes...

2009-11-30

If you have a wood burning fireplace or like to camp, you may find these neat little firestarters useful, and cheap to make. Besides, what else were you...

2009-11-29

I love mashed potatoes. Generally speaking, when I go to a restaurant, a big part of my entree choice depends on whether or not mashed potatoes are involved...

2009-11-24

In one of the bazillion emails I received today from my friends over at FlyLady.net, the sage words of advice below were found. While I'm not hosting...

2009-11-07

If you haven't already heard of EWG.org, it's a website sponsored by the Environmental Working Group. They do studies and perform tests on a myriad of...

2009-11-07

No surprise there. But I was wrong about getting dumped from Working Moms Against Guilt's blogroll – turns out I was never on it (insert nervous chuckle...

2009-11-03

Forget "right". There are just a gazallion things around this house that need doing one way or another. Here's an example: After over a year of waiting...

2009-10-31

One of the Fly Lady's mantras is you can do anything for 15 minutes. Tonight, I put it into practice while baking some of my Schwan's Monster Mania Cookies...

2009-10-30

So I mentioned the fact that I just started following FlyLady.net to try and help me get a handle on the condition of my home. I'm an admitted victim...