My sink holds dirty dishes and standing rinsing water. I clean the cat's bowls in there too. So, every day waste accumulates in and on the surface of my sink resulting in stains, odours, and creating a cozy little haven for germs. The detergent and water that flows … [Read more...] about How to Clean the Sink
How to Clean the Fridge
If there's one thing that reveals your true self - it's your fridge. Mine is always higgledy-piggledy with heaven knows what in coloured containers or concealed in plastic wrap. But it's almost clean. The best thing about cleaning your fridge is getting, apart from a … [Read more...] about How to Clean the Fridge
How to Blanch Sugar Snap Peas
Sugar snap peas are just slightly more mature snow peas. The pods are more rounded in shape and they have a crisp texture and slightly sweet taste. You eat the whole pea, raw in salads, or cooked whole in stir fries and vegetable dishes. How to Blanch Sugar Snap … [Read more...] about How to Blanch Sugar Snap Peas
Cleaning Chopping Boards
Let's face it your chopping board gets really grotty. And smelly! No wonder your kitchen cutting board smells, you use it to chop onions, garlic, cut raw and cooked meat and chicken, and prepare fish. It's going to end up a prime breeding ground for germs … [Read more...] about Cleaning Chopping Boards
Winter Pastie
I've called this a Winter Pastie as I tend to make them in the cooler months. No reason really, just that I try to avoid the oven in Summer. This little recipe can easily fit into the frugal basket, you won't break the bank when you buy the ingredients. Mind you, the … [Read more...] about Winter Pastie
Slow Cooked Lamb Casserole
Yesterday I saw some good-looking lamb forequarter chops at the butchers and asked for four of them. Shoulder chops? he asked. Forequarter chops, I replied. He beetled his young brows. Why are forequarter chops called shoulder chops these days? Oh well, I wasn't … [Read more...] about Slow Cooked Lamb Casserole