How will you charge your phone or devices during an emergency?
I've been going through my emergency go-bags as part of my annual review of them, and the old handcrank flashlight/radio is sort of...
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- May 18, 2021
- 4 min
A 'greener' kitchen doesn't have to be difficult or expensive
1- Bring your own bags. You wouldn't think we'd still be talking about this in the 21c, but I still see folks using plastic produce and...
- Apr 22, 2021
- 4 min
Happy 2021 Earth Day!
I didn't plan it like this, but perhaps it's just a happy coincidence that we're removing the last section of lawn at our house today -...
- Feb 7, 2021
- 5 min
France meets Asia: Lentilles du Puy and the perfect bamboo steamer. C'est si bon!
Just the other day, I received another package of 'caviar'. Well, the 'caviar' of lentils, that is, since we roll WFPBNO (whole-food,...
- Jan 30, 2021
- 3 min
Swing-top bottles are my space-saving, money-saving favorites
Once upon a time, I thought Swing-Top (aka flip top, or bail, brace or E-Z Cap closure) bottles were just for beer. Then, I started...
- Jan 8, 2021
- 1 min
Keeping fresh herbs fresher, longer is easy!
Are you tired of tossing 'past their use-by date', slimy parsley and other fresh herbs? I was. It seemed like they didn't last more than...
- Jan 6, 2021
- 2 min
Simply vacuum-pack your staples for freezer storage
I'm a long-time fan of the FoodSaver vacuum pack gizmo. That's saying a lot, since I have a generally cynical view of gizmos and gadgets....
- Dec 15, 2020
- 2 min
Protect yourself and the grocery delivery person
Until the pandemic, I thought only very busy professionals - think Manhattan - had groceries delivered. Now, I find myself having...
- Dec 8, 2020
- 6 min
Pare your kitchen down to the right essentials
Years ago, I couldn't seem to get enough gadgets and gizmos. I had two different types of pressure cookers, a rice cooker, one of those...
- Dec 5, 2020
- 2 min
Steam cleaning does a better job and saves money
Are you still buying those disposable 'swiffer-style' cleaning pads? Really? They're kind of expensive. They're not made from renewables....
- Nov 30, 2020
- 3 min
Keep those shirts and jackets off the closet floor.
My husband just can't button a shirt on the hanger. They slide off onto the floor. Same with the lighter weight jackets. Well, it's not...
- Nov 14, 2020
- 2 min
The cooktop salt cellar that works
A pinch here and a pinch there. Of salt. Are you still using a salt shaker? Really? Using a shaker at the cooktop is a really bad idea....
- Nov 14, 2020
- 3 min
Here's how to keep your veggies fresher, longer
I'm a cynic. A skeptic. I'm just hard-wired that way. There are a lot of products that claim to keep your produce fresher longer. And, I...
- Nov 14, 2020
- 2 min
You don't need all those gadgets. Just the one that works.
There was a time when I needed one of these, one of those. I had every gadget and gizmo under the sun. Slow cookers. Rice cookers....
- Nov 10, 2020
- 2 min
Kitchen Equipment: Microplane Zester
Let's begin with a Mea Culpa. A relative asked me what a 'microplane' zester is yesterday. Too often, I assume that 'everybody' just...
- Nov 8, 2020
- 1 min
Kitchen Equipment: Measuring cups
I've got several measuring cups, beginning with the tried and true Pyrex models in three different sizes. They're durable, and like mine,...
- Nov 8, 2020
- 2 min
Kitchen Equipment: Funnels
I grab for a funnel several times a week. To pour the newest batch of home fermented Kombucha into the Grolsch bottles, ground flaxseed...
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
Got a case of 'dried cat barf'?
Our cat, the big handsome boy, Dizzy Gillespie, suggested a great idea for a post: How to clean dried cat barf from a rug. Sadly, he...
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