Keeping the Castle - Housekeeping & Homemaking Tips

January 31st, 2007

Digitize Your Grocery List with the SmartShopper

I almost always have a grocery list going at any time of the week. Whenever I find out that we’re out of this or that item, I put it on the list. The ingredients I need for the following week’s menu are checked against this list. I do this every week and bring the list […]

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January 30th, 2007

The Best Tools at The Art of Cooking

Just like gourmet foods, the best tools are now available to any cook with online access. You no longer have to wait for your corner grocery store to order them for you. The trick is to find stores with a great selection of products and a website. You can shop these stores even if you’re […]

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January 29th, 2007

No-Knead Bread

Baking bread seems to be getting easier these days. Unlike our grandmothers, we now have breadmakers, electric mixers with dough hooks, and bread mixes that come in boxes. One of the easiest, though not the shortest, way to your own homemade bread is this recipe for No-Knead Bread.
The original recipe appeared in the New York […]

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January 29th, 2007

Homemaking Quote of the Week: Josh Billings on Laundry

Josh Billings (1818-1885), humorist and lecturer, had this to say:

“After enlightenment, the laundry.”

He had his priorities, eh?
[Source: QuoteWorld]
Tags: laundry, Josh Billings, homemaking, housekeeping

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January 27th, 2007

Products You Have Seen on TV - a Blog

If you’ve ever wondered whether the products you see on TV actually work as claimed, this blog I just found can help you decide whether to believe those claims or not.
Products You Have Seen on TV takes a look at the items that are sold through infomercials and other commercials. The blog’s author says that […]

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January 26th, 2007

Little Fun; Little Learning

Are your kids bored? Are you running out of ideas for entertaining and teaching them at home? Little Fun; Little Learning, a blog that focuses on “fun activities and educational ideas for the ‘littles’ (children ages 0-5)”, is a resource you might want to check out.
Revka, who has three girls, shares a lot of ideas […]

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January 25th, 2007

International Builder’s Show 2007

Early next month, thousands of professionals in the housing market will congregate in Orlando for the International Builder’s Show 2007. Almost 2000 suppliers will be showcasing their newest products on February 7-10 at the Orange County Convention Center.
Among the interesting new products that will be unveiled are the following:

Home Spa Towel Warming Drawer by Jacuzzi […]

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January 24th, 2007

Best Frugal Tips

There are many ways that one can save money around the home. Here are some of my frugal tips:
1. Use both sides of a sheet of paper. As a graduate student, I generated reams of print-outs of my manuscript. I kept all the papers, and now use them for general printing jobs (eg., Mapquest print-outs) […]

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