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Keeping the Castle - Housekeeping & Homemaking Tips

Archive for December 2007

December 31st, 2007

The Best of Keeping the Castle 2007

It’s the end of the year, and the perfect time to highlight some of the best and most popular posts here at Keeping the Castle. Here are my Top 12, one from each month:
January is Get Organized Month … Or Not
RealMeals.TV
How to Seed and Core Bell Peppers
Best Products for Travelling with Small Kids
The Top 5 […]

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December 29th, 2007

Tour the HGTV Dream Home

HGTV has opened the virtual doors of its Dream Home in the Florida Keys! You can now take a 360-degree tour of every room in the home. It’s like being on an open house without actually leaving your own home. Plus, you can watch videos for tips about the furnishings and materials used in each […]

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December 29th, 2007

Stained Glass Cookies at Simply Recipes

So, I totally missed this for Christmas, but it’s so cool that it’s totally a cookie recipe to make anytime of the year! For Valentine’s Day or a birthday perhaps?

These are Stained Glass Cookies from Elise at Simply Recipes.
Aren’t they beautiful? And completely edible too!
Tags: stained glass cookies, cookie recipe, recipes, cookies, housekeeping, homemaking

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December 28th, 2007

Go-To Product: Command Strips

When 3M Command Strips first came on the market, I thought they were pretty cool. These days, with so many types of hooks and clips, they are some of my favorite products to use around the house.
Here’s a quick list of some of their uses:
* hang and organize bags near the back door
* attach a […]

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December 28th, 2007

Around the Lifestyles Channel (12-27-07)

I haven’t done a round-up of some recent posts around the channel, ever since the big merger. There’s a lot of ground to cover, so here goes:
Congratulations go to Marcie at A Child Chosen for the best Christmas gift, a baby boy referral!
Kate at Babylune has a reminder that I should probably heed!
Marye (Baking Delights) […]

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December 27th, 2007

Chicken Marengo

Chicken Marengo is one of my favorite chicken dishes. It’s easy to make and tastes really good.

Ingredients
6-8 pounds chicken parts
1 thinly sliced onion
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 crushed garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 bay leaf
Sprigs of parsley
1 cup chicken stock
2 cups Italian-style tomatoes
1/4 cup butter
Juice of 1 lemon
1 cup pitted black olives

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December 26th, 2007

Post-Christmas Musings

For several years now, we’ve celebrated Christmas pretty much the same way. Christmas Eve is spent with my in-laws and relatives who come and visit. We have our feast, open gifts, and have family photos taken beside the tree. We pretty much stick around as late as we can, waiting for Christmas Day to arrive, […]

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December 25th, 2007

Merry Christmas!

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