Ourselves in the throes of a badly needed kitchen remodel, I’m torn between several styles of design. Ella offers up her suggestion to me for a rustic kitchen–enjoy!
Go for the Rustic Kitchen Design
How to Make Goat Milk Cheese
Making cheese at home using fresh goat’s milk is actually an easy process. It’s also quite affordable. With the right ingredients and instructions, you can make your own fresh and delicious goat milk cheese. Let’s take a look at how you can make fresh goat milk cheese
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Tackle Your Fridge With These Fresh Tips And Tricks
Not many people enjoy a cleaning exercise, but cleaning the fridge is important task to keep your home fresh and hygienic. If you do not clean your refrigerator regularly, it is likely to grow bacteria which can contaminate your food and cause some serious illnesses to your loved ones. Also, it will fill your kitchen or the entire house with a pungent smell and make it uncomfortable to live in. Fortunately, you can use some tips and tricks to tackle your fridge and keep it smelling fresh always.
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Video Blog: Meet the Manufacturer of The Stronghold Haywire Klamper
If a hose breaks under the hood, or as in Chaya’s case, a muffler fall off 30 miles from the nearest anything, do you know how to fix it in 2 minutes flat so that you’re back on the road?
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Growing an Herb Garden from Scratch
Growing an herb garden from scratch is an easy way to go about it. Many herbs can be grown with little sunshine, and water drains off very well from their soil on the average. They also require some watering and fertilizer or compost on a regular basis and some regular garden care. Your biggest worry is if they become too prolific (as the case with mint, and a few others–just pot & gift to an unsuspecting friend). Growing an herb garden is an awesome idea, when it comes to the true meaning of simple gardening.
Easing Your Storm in a Teacup
Back in the day, if you were upset or anxious, the go-to remedy was a cuppa. Carrying out the slow, age-old ritual of boiling water and brewing a pot of tea, then pouring and doctoring it with cream and sugar was a sure-fire way to calm and fortify yourself. The ritual restored a sense of order and control to the world.
4 Must-Have (Hard-to-Kill) Succulent Plants
Succulent plants are easy to grow because they have juicy leaves, stems or roots which store water. Even if you forget to water them from time to time, they will survive. You can seed succulent plants alone or together with others. There are a number of colors from which to choose, and something will be perfect to liven up your home. Still not sure what we’re talking about? As an example, all of the cacti plant species are succulent. These plants are very easy to grow because they like warmth and dry humidity, which most homes can offer.
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5 Things To Avoid While Grilling
Summers are just around the corner and ‘dads’ are readying their backyards for another season of extensive ‘grill parties’. The grass has been cut, the plants have been watered, the grill has been dusted off, and the guests have been invited. What remains to do is set the table in the backyard and begin grilling!
How to Liquefy Crystallized Honey
Crystallized Honey–it’s good stuff, a spoonful of that is better than candy! Although a spoonful of “set honey” (or crystallized honey) melts easily enough in a cup of hot tea, having your honey back in liquid form is better for baking and other purposes.
Fresh Caprese Salad (5 Minute Recipe)
People make things too complicated.
The more delicate the flavors, the fewer you need. Avoid the tendency to over-complicate this.
With that said, I can’t leave anything well enough alone.
Chronic Pain: A letter of encouragement
How to Make Homemade Powdered Sugar
10 Uses for Kitchen Twine–in the Kitchen
There are a few things you just don’t touch in Mama’s kitchen: her scissors, her wooden spoon, and her kitchen twine. Sure, kitchen twine can serve useful purposes beyond the kitchen but—get your own.
The Lazy Girl’s 3-Step Guide to Veggie Gardening
It pains me to say this out loud, but I am insanely lazy. If there is a shortcut to take, you can bet I’ll find it. Luckily, when it comes to gardening, there are a number of plants that acquiesce to my laziness — allowing me to have all the deliciousness of home grown veggies, without the backbreaking labor.
I’m here today to share with you my three step guide to lazy veggie gardening. However, as is so often the case with convenience, this system involves spending some cold-hard cash. If you’re looking for frugal gardening tips, run as fast as you can in the opposite direction!
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Spring Cleaning Benefits: More than clutter & dust
Do people still do the proverbial “Spring Cleaning” anymore? Or do we just hit the weekly checklist and hope that by maintaining the daily-do, we’re alright?
Spring Cleaning is for more than just clutter, or dust. We hit those with the daily list, do we not? Spring Cleaning will alert you that a mouse took up residence under the couch (cuz, well, you moved it–and when did you do that last?). It alerts you that there is mold under the kitchen sink (cuz, well, you pulled absolutely everything out of that cupboard–and when did you do that last?).
Spring Cleaning is like a reset button.
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