White vinegar builds the core of my cleaning supplies. It’s cheap, environmentally friendly, and it’s effective. Vinegar and water wash the hardwood floors, vinegar is my fabric softener in the laundry (gets rid of lint and pet hair), as a wrinkle release spray. Vinegar is the base ingredient of my window cleaner, and when mixed with [...]
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I dream of a day when I can grow tomatoes, right next to the corn, smack dab in the front yard. Why hide those gorgeous vegetables in the back? Besides, my best light is in the front… my tomatoes are never ready before frost in my shady back yard. But, until the day comes when [...]
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We love fennel. We love cutting it up in little pieces and broiling it with salt and olive oil. We use it like croutons on salads, and the boys simply just eat them by the handfuls. We use the “base” to cook… and then I stick the fronds in a vase, so that the boys can [...]
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The appeal of all those fancy lattes is the frothy milk. They have those fancy machines that whip all that air into the milk — and lure you into thinking that you’re really drinking a nice thick bowl of whipped cream. I used to think it was a high-fat milk content that made the lattes [...]
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Those of you on my PRIVATE email list — if you haven’t received at least two emails from me, check your spam folder… Hate ironing? I know you’re tempted by that high-priced wrinkle releaser spray — but it’s pricey… and it smells awful. You can make your own wrinkle releaser spray — for cheap — [...]
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There is always some kind of strawberry dessert on our Valentine’s table, along with a favorite “red meat” (usually a roast) and green asparagus — roasted with a drizzle of olive oil and sea salt. And, with pleasure, I always make Valentines for the boys. Can I even tell you how much I love slathering [...]
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It’s important to know that this is not a sponsored post. I have used Bac-Out for years to clean the bathroom, and get the odors out of mattresses — and, after so many people asking me about bathroom odors, I just wanted to share how much I love this product. However, after researching enzyme cleaners for [...]
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If you hand me a string of words, and say, “Make something out of this,” I could create a masterpiece. A Quilt of Words. If you handed me a house, and said, decorate this, make this a masterpiece. I would fail miserably. Fortunately, I have friends who can do that for me… simple things, like [...]
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Since NBC dubbed me last night officially as a “recipe tester” (I AM NOT!) (My kitchen… my moms with blogs friends ((we are not mommy bloggers!!))… my gifted friend’s mugs. Visit them here: Momofali, and Rachel (awesome for you gadeners!). Amy, you know her. And my new friend Wenderly. And of course, Mikaela, from NBC.) [...]
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