We’ve all been there. You open the cupboard or drawer, pull out a clean dish towel and prepare to dry dishes when you smell it. That clean dish towel you just pulled from the drawer smells horrible. Let’s talk about How to Remove the Stink from Kitchen Towels. First of all, why do they stink? You are probably washing them decently frequent, your laundry soap hasn’t changed, and maybe you even line-dry your towels which is supposed to help with the […]
Simplify Your Bathroom Cleaning
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Like the rest of our house, the bathroom is often quite dirty. However it looks nice and since we replaced the toilet seat, it smell nice. Today I thought I would share some tips to help you simplify your bathroom cleaning. Just like with creating a welcoming home, and waking up to a clean house each morning, simplifying your bathroom cleaning just takes a few things every day. I clean my bathroom 2-3 times a month. That’s it. I’m a working […]
How to Can Beef Stew
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Today Jane from Mary and Martha is sharing how to can beef stew. I’ve canned beef before, but never a stew. I really think I should give it a try! Nothing like having healthy foods from your own garden (or you at least know where they came from) all canned and ready to heat for easy meals or surprise company! Home Canned Beef Stew; Simple to make, Simple to Serve The past several years I have enjoyed canning my own […]
Natural Stainless Steel Polish!
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How about another natural homemaking hack y’all? Want a natural stainless steel polish that you probably already have in your home? I personally dislike stainless steel. It seems to show far more than a white appliance does unless you buy the smear free kind. (way to much $$ for us!) Anyway, some how or the other we ended up with a couple stainless appliances and try as I might, I couldn’t get them shiny. I could get them clean but […]
Glass Stove Top Cleaner -My Natural Homemaking Hack
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Due to chemical sensitives, I am always looking for natural cleaners. Today I’m sharing my homemaking hack for a natural, glass stove top cleaner. It’s very simple and calls for one ingredient: Baking Soda! Baking soda is a wonderful cleaning agent. It naturally cleans, buffs and shines a glass stove top. The photo below shows a messy stove top after a day of making and canning salsa. I sprinkle the baking soda on, wet a soft scrubber and start rubbing. […]
How to Keep Greens Fresh Longer
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Since I’ve started on this juice fast, I’ve been going through a lot of fruits and vegetables using my juicer . So today I thought I would share how I keep my greens fresh longer. How to Keep Greens Fresh Longer: I can go through a bunch of spinach in one day. A bunch of kale disappears in about 5 days. Even though we can literally walk to Meijer, I didn’t want to be running to the store every 2nd […]
Homemade Bread Crumbs
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Did you know you can make your own homemade bread crumbs? It’s really easy. Why should you make your own bread crumbs? Buying them is expensive. A good way to use old or stale bread. Save money AND waste. 🙂 After a church function the leftover bread was send home with the members. But since the bread had sat out a lot, it was a little hard and stale. Not to mention, we don’t like white bread. What you will […]
Quick Tip Tuesday: Sunscreen Expires!
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Did you know that sunscreen expires? I did, but I forgot. Oops. When Jason’s family was in Ohio, us older kids decided we wanted to go swimming. We get a time and a place, and we go. We get there, and I am the only one with sunscreen. No problem, I have two bottles. So we all slather up and jump in. From 12pm to 3pm is supposedly the hottest time of day to be swimming. We went swimming from […]
Quick Tip Tuesday. Cooking Pasta
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Today’s quick tip is how to cook pasta with out it sticking together. Nothing is worse than draining that pan of cooked pasta and finding clumps of pasta sticking together that didn’t get cooked through. There is a very simple remedy for that. Pour about a tablespoon of oil into your pan of water. Lovely picture right? 🙂 Once the water starts boiling the oil mixes with the bubbles on top and as you slide your pasta into the pan, […]
