One more Moore: Spring is here! Doesn't it feel good?
It's warming up here in Southern California (well, it's always warm...but you know.) We hit the beach for the first time this year on St. Patrick's Day. Charlies' first time there and it was good. We stayed & watched the sun set. You need a small stockpot filled about 2/3 full with water. 1 lemon, sliced, and a few sprigs of rosemary (on a cold dark night, armed with scissors, I did a little snippy snip of rosemary from the apartment bldg next door. Then add 1-2 tsp of vanilla: (can I get a HUZZAH for taking the picture while pouring the vanilla???) I let it simmer all day long, adding water as needed. Here's to Spring! 50 Amazingly Helpful Time-Tested Tips for the Kitchen. You know all of those helpful kitchen-related suggestions that old-timers are so willing to share with the younger generations?
These little tips and tricks might be called “kitchen hacks” these days, but they’re still the same good old nuggets of wisdom that they always were. As with any old wives’ tale, hack, or tip, your mileage may vary. Some of these gems have been around for several lifetimes - and according to most grandmas, they really work. 1. For cleaning smelly hands after chopping onions or garlic, just rub them on a stainless steel spoon. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
DIY things / baking soda & peroxide to clean stained baking sheets. DIY things / smart idea: put a bowl with water and vinegar in microwave for 5 minutes, take bowl out and wipe off! All clean! How to keep a pretty fridge - {frolic!} I feel kind of ridiculous posting my fridge on the Internet!
A few years ago I blogged this photo of a styled up fridge and my mom made it her mission to make the inside of her refrigerator all perfect and immediately started putting everything into glass jars and making cute labels. She's a much better Martha than me so I am just now catching on. The other day, after a grocery shopping trip to New Seasons, my fridge looked quite lovely. I have a weakness for good packaging design and have been known to pay quite a lot more for butter with nice labels.
Here are a few ideas for keeping a pretty fridge other than spending your retirement on butter: