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Keeping the Castle

Archive for January 2006

January 31st, 2006

Pancakes!

I LOVE PANCAKES!
I don’t get to have them for breakfast as often as I want, but when I do get the chance, I enjoy them quite a bit. “Breakfast food” is a welcome treat at any time of day.
By Dixie Reid of the Sacramento Bee:
That’s what we love about pancakes: Dress ‘em up or dress […]

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January 30th, 2006

Laundry Tips and Basics

From the Brewton Standard comes a smattering of tips for removing stains from alcoholic beverages, candle wax, chocolate, coffee, tea, soda, fruit, grease and lipstick.
Grease - To remove grease or cooking oil, use a dry-cleaning solvent or pre-treat with a laundry product by rubbing into stain until saturated. Wash in warm to hot water. Air-dry […]

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January 26th, 2006

Google Cooking

I never thought Google could function as a cookbook, but it makes perfect sense. It’s an online go-to reference for putting together whatever ingredients are currently available to you. It’s easy to use. Just type in your ingredients and the word “recipes” and presto, you’ve got yourself a list to choose from. Some of the […]

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January 25th, 2006

Cool Tips for Getting Your Garden to Thrive

Ah, it’s the middle of winter here, gardening is not foremost in my mind. But I can’t help but imagine the possibilities with these tips and tools from Inside Bay Area. Besides, despite how it looks outside my window, I know that somewhere in this earth, someone’s enjoying gardening season.
Bold Colors
Outdoor areas are following the […]

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January 24th, 2006

Tips Wanted: Cooking With Honey

I recently baked some chicken with a honey-mustard glaze, and had a bit of trouble measuring out the amount of honey I needed. Does anyone have a good tip for doing this? Since honey is not the most pourable substance, I had to use a knife to get it out of the jar… The mouth […]

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January 23rd, 2006

National Creative Frugality Week

This week, January 22-28, 2006, is National Creative Frugality Week, founded by Nancy Twigg of CountingtheCost.com.
Occurring one month after the week of Christmas, this event encourages those who overspent and even those who didn’t to have fun as they experiment with new ways to be resourceful and make their money go farther.
Ms. Twigg gives 5 […]

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January 23rd, 2006

Quote of the Week: Jean Marie Amat on Cooking

“Try to cook so that it will surprise a little, agreeably and astonish slightly, without shocking.”
- Jean Marie Amat
Chef, St James restaurant, Bordeaux, France
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January 23rd, 2006

Quick and Easy Tips for the Kitchen

These are some of the little things I do to make kitchen tasks easier:
- This tip came from Gem (Thanks!): To freshen the microwave, nuke a slice of lemon with a little bit of water and baking soda for one minute.
- I keep a couple of wide rubber bands in my kitchen drawer for opening […]

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