Kitchen Hints: Uses for vinegar
by Catherine Haug, Sept 28, 2012 To see all kitchen hints on this site, see: Kitchen Hints. If you’d like to submit a kitchen hint, send it to me and I’ll publish it. Note that if you don’t want your...
View ArticleKitchen Hint: Natural fabric softener
by Catherine Haug, January 6, 2013 To see all kitchen hints on this site, see: Kitchen Hints. If you’d like to submit a kitchen hint, send it to me and I’ll publish it. Note that if you don’t want your...
View ArticleKitchen hint: Homemade citrus cleaner
by Catherine Haug, February 9, 2013 (image of hybrid Indian oranges from Wikipedia) To see all kitchen hints on this site, see: Kitchen Hints. If you’d like to submit a kitchen hint, send it to me and...
View ArticleGathering Summary: Homemade laundry soap and GMO discussion, with Sheree...
by Catherine Haug, March 2, 2013 Photo, right, of ingredients and equipment, by S. Tompkins This was our first event at a new venue: the Crestview Senior Housing Clubhouse. We all sat around a big...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning: Laundering Down, Feather Pillows
by Catherine Haug, March 2, 2013 Every year around this time – before Easter – I clean my down and feather pillows. I learned how to do this when my parents had a laundromat with front-loading washers...
View ArticleKitchen Hint: Uses for Kitchen Scraps: Productive Produce
by Catherine Haug, March 14, 2013 Banana image, right, from public domain. The following hints are from Sid Kirchheimer in the March 2013 AARP Bulletin. If you try any of these, let me know if it...
View ArticleKitchen Hint: Storing Produce to Last
by Catherine Haug, March 28, 2013 Soon we will be planting our gardens and before you know it, we’ll be harvesting our bounty, or receiving our live CSA dividends. But then what do you do with all that...
View ArticleKitchen Hint: Chopping Nuts
by Catherine Haug, April 7, 2013 Thanks to Jean H. for this kitchen hint. (Walnut photo, right, from Wikipedia; knife photo, below, from Amazon) How do you chop nuts? If you use a food processor, you...
View ArticleKitchen Hint: Keeping Asparagus Fresh with Water
by Catherine Haug, April 8, 2013 (photos from Wikipedia) It’s asparagus season, not only in the groceries, but also soon it will be sprouting up in neighborhood fields. Don’t know what wild asparagus...
View ArticleGathering Summary: Rendering Animal Fat for Soap Making with Sheree Tompkins,...
by Catherine Haug, June 23, 2013 (photo, right, by C. Haug) This is just a short synopsis; you can find more detail in the complete, printable pdf file: [a link will be added here when available]....
View ArticleKitchen Hint: More Uses for Apple Cider Vinegar
by Catherine Haug, Jan 22 2014 See also Kitchen Hints for others on this site, including Uses for vinegar from 2012. The EssentiaList: Homemade Apple Cider provides instructions for making your own raw...
View ArticleKitchen Hint: Natural fabric softener
by Catherine Haug, January 6, 2013 To see all kitchen hints on this site, see: Kitchen Hints. If you’d like to submit a kitchen hint, send it to me and I’ll publish it. Note that if you don’t want your...
View ArticleKitchen hint: Homemade citrus cleaner
by Catherine Haug, February 9, 2013 (image of hybrid Indian oranges from Wikipedia) To see all kitchen hints on this site, see: Kitchen Hints. If you’d like to submit a kitchen hint, send it to me and...
View ArticleGathering Summary: Homemade laundry soap and GMO discussion, with Sheree...
by Catherine Haug, March 2, 2013 Photo, right, of ingredients and equipment, by S. Tompkins This was our first event at a new venue: the Crestview Senior Housing Clubhouse. We all sat around a big...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning: Laundering Down, Feather Pillows
by Catherine Haug, March 2, 2013 Every year around this time – before Easter – I clean my down and feather pillows. I learned how to do this when my parents had a laundromat with front-loading washers...
View ArticleKitchen Hint: Uses for Kitchen Scraps: Productive Produce
by Catherine Haug, March 14, 2013 Banana image, right, from public domain. The following hints are from Sid Kirchheimer in the March 2013 AARP Bulletin. If you try any of these, let me know if it...
View ArticleKitchen Hint: Storing Produce to Last
by Catherine Haug, March 28, 2013 Soon we will be planting our gardens and before you know it, we’ll be harvesting our bounty, or receiving our live CSA dividends. But then what do you do with all that...
View ArticleKitchen Hint: Using Pure Essential Oils in Cooking
By Catherine Haug, April 2014 (Image, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Thanks to Bev for this intriguing hint. Caution: as Bev points out, use the tiniest amount of essential oils as they are extremely...
View ArticleStopping MRSA and other drug-resistant bacteria
by Catherine Haug, April 30, 2014 (Photo, right, by K. Mansfield) I’m sure you’ve heard of MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), the bacteria that is not easily controlled by antibiotics,...
View ArticleAvoiding, treating mosquito bites
by Catherine Haug, August 16, 2014 (Image, right, form Wikimedia Commons) Those dreaded bugs of summer – mosquitos – can drive you crazy and almost make you long for winter. Not only do their bites...
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