8 Free Ways to Instantly Make Your Living Room Look a Little Bit Better Sometimes it's not about the grand, sweeping changes to a room. Occasionally, just a few smart moves can make a room in your home the tiniest bit better. And what better than a little extra time on the weekend to effect a small but meaningful change? If you're on a budget, you'll appreciate that all these little efforts cost zero dollars. 1. Clean the baseboards, blinds and windows These three small spots accumulate dust, dirt and grime throughout the year, but they're not usually on anyone's list of regular cleaning spots. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. (Image credits: Bethany Nauert)
COMO HACER PAPEL DE ARROZ EN CASA El papel de arroz es un producto típico de la zona de Vietnan, que se puede utilizar fresco (recién hecho) o bien deshidratado, en este último caso antes de usarlo se lo debe hidratar. Esta última opción es la habitual para quien desea consumir este producto, ya que se puede conseguir un paquete de papel de arroz seco en un comercio que tenga este producto importado (tal es el caso de los mercados chinos). En realidad hay muy poca información sobre esta preparación, al punto de que, es bastante difícil conseguir una receta en la red para hacerla en casa. Aquí expongo una receta que obtuve personalmente planteando un experimento científico, en virtud de mis conocimientos de química de los alimentos y de la poca información que pude recolectar. A mi entender un papel de arroz es un gel moldeado plano, sobre un lienzo tensado y cocinado al vapor. Se debe preparar una masa líquida viscosa parecida a la de los creps. Receta rápida: Para 8 papeles chicos de 18cm de diámetro
How To Keep A Clean House & Free Yourself From The Chains Of Drudgery You need to know yourself well enough to know your weaknesses to over come them. Most of us are a bit of many of these personality types. I know I am. Here are some personality types and a few suggestions: The Administrator is a systematic team player. The Creative person will balk at the lists and think they're boring. The Impulsive person REALLY needs this list and schedule! The Independent person needs to focus a bit on organizing with other members of your family. The Insightful person is driven by their mood. The Perfectionist is my personal favorite. The Procrastinators. Result-Oriented people are made for these schedules! Social people are, well, social. And finally, the Undisciplined person is bored by details and can't seem to stay on track. For all personalities: We need to remember that we are not 'cleaning', we are preparing. We will be working less and doing more.
The Easiest Pillow Cover Ever This is the easiest pillow cover ever. No measuring! No sewing! I used pinking shears to cut the fabric so it wouldn’t fray. Then fold the top down to the center. Fold both ends like the picture. Bring one side over the top of the pillow. Then the other side. Now tie the ends in a square knot. Ta-Da! I love the knot. And it looks great on the loveseat. It even looks great on the back if I want to switch sides. I’m linking to these awesome blog parties: Air Your Laundry Friday at Freckled LaundryTutorial Tuesday at Hope StudiosTip Me Tuesday at Tip JunkieGet Your Craft On at Today’s Creative BlogShow Me What Ya Got at Not Just a HousewifeTutorials and Tips Tuesday at The Stories of A2ZWhatever Goes Wednesday at Someday CraftsTransformation Thursday at The Shabby Chic CottageHookin Up With HOH at House of HepworthsHow To’s Day at The Lettered CottagePoint of View Pillow Link Party at Gwenny Penny
7 Ways You’re Making House Cleaning Harder Than It Has To Be Cleaning the house not on your list of favorite ways to spend your time? You might want to check and see if you're unintentionally making things worse on yourself. From spending more time on cleaning tasks than you need to, to just not being efficient, peruse this list of seven things you could be doing that's making it harder to keep your house clean, and see if you can eliminate one to make cleaning the house easier or faster! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. How are you making keeping your home clean more difficult than it has to be? (Image credits: Kim Lucian)
31 Household Products You'll Never Have To Buy Again 12 Natural Remedies for Household Pests We’ve all been there – the army of ants coming from who knows where, attacking the piece of peanut butter and jelly sandwich you didn’t pick up during lunch the day before. Or that gigantic spider lurking under that pile of laundry in the basement. Then there are those unmentionable little beasts that strike fear into the hearts of every apartment dweller – ROACHES. 1. Leave a few peeled cloves in cupboards, on shelves and in corners to help deter pests from taking up residence. 2. Sprinkle ground cayenne pepper around the the perimeter or anywhere ants are getting in. 3. Ground cinnamon and its essential oil are both effective against pests. 4. Sprinkle the grounds along areas where ants are entering the house or on their nests outside. 5. For moths and other cupboard pests, tape bay leaves to containers or lay them on shelves. 6. Slices on counters or other places will help to repel ants. 7. Lemon and orange essential oils are great pest deterrents. 8. 9. 10. 11. Add tea tree oil 12.
How to Make Dairy Free Ice Cream - Vegan Dessert Recipes It's always more fun to DIY. Every week, we'll spare you a trip to the grocery store and show you how to make small batches of great foods at home. Today: Ashley McLaughlin from Edible Perspective's homemade coconut milk ice cream will change the way you think about vegan ice cream forever -- and that's a fact. Thick, creamy, lightly sweetened ice cream is one of my all-time favorite desserts, and when choosing a flavor, I almost always pick vanilla. For this recipe, I’ve used full-fat coconut milk instead of heavy cream to make a dairy-free, vegan version. Make this recipe as is (or throw in your favorite mix-ins) and you’ll be a happy ice cream eater. More: Here are all of the recipes you need to build the perfect ice cream sundae. Vegan Vanilla Bean Coconut Milk Ice Cream Serves 6 to 8 1 or 2 vanilla beans2 cans full-fat coconut milk1 tablespoon arrowroot starch1/3 cup brown rice syrup, or coconut nectar1/3 cup pure cane sugar1 1/2 tablespoons vodka Photos by Ashley McLaughlin
How to Keep Spiders Out of Your House with Essential Oils Spiders have their place in the world, and we can certainly appreciate them for keeping away pests like flies or mosquitos, but that doesn’t mean you want them setting up camp in your bedroom or hiding out in your closet. For a lot of people, the sight of an 8 legged critter scuttling down the wall is enough to send them into an all-out spider hunt until they can relax-or perhaps they just don’t find them pleasant company. Either way, there’s no need to turn to insecticides or pesticides, there’s plenty of natural deternets you can use to keep spiders away from your home. Trust us, there’s more to shudder at in a bottle of chemical pest control spray than at the spider you’re trying to get rid of. Ingredients: Pure essential oil-either peppermint, tea tree, citrus, or neem,-warm water, and dish soap (eco-friendly, please.) Why essential oil: It’s all about the oil here. Why dish soap: The soap breaks apart the oil molecules in the water, making for a more consistant solution Directions
Pizza de masa liquida ~ Los panes de Mabel Esta torta de pizza no se hace con levadura de panadería. Te vas a sorprender cuando la veas, no se amasa!!. Es una pizza que se hizo popular en Brasil, y es muy tierna y sabrosa. Tienes que mezclar a mano o en batidora 2 huevos 110 gr de aceite 250 gr de leche 1/2 cubito de caldo de pollo ( de los comprados para hacer sopa) disuelto en un poco de agua caliente 10 gr de polvo Royal o levadura quimica ( 2 cditas) 150 gr de harina y se forma una crema ligera. Por otro lado, preparamos un molde, al que le colocamos papel de horno enmantecado. sobre las rodajas de tomate, colocamos la mitad de la preparación sobre ello, jamón en tiras, unas 4 lonchas luego, una buena capa de queso mozzarella, o cualquier queso tierno que se derrtita bien, y sobre el queso, se le puede poner, aceitunas, cebollas, o nada. tapamos con el resto de pasta, espolvoreas con mas especias si quieres, orégano, albahaca, perejil, etc. Hornear a 220ºC durante 20 minutos
17 Ways To Make Your Bed The Coziest Place On Earth Jugos Saludables: Consejos del pionero del juicing Jay Kordich Jay Kordich es conocido como “el hombre de los jugos” por popularizar mediante los medios de comunicación el arte de hacer jugos saludables. Se declara un defensor de la salud de los norteamericanos. Su relación con los jugos naturales cambió su vida después de que fue salvada por ellos, de un cáncer de vejiga, a partir de una dieta recetada por el doctor Max Gerson. Como se menciona anteriormente hacer jugos puede llegar a ser un arte refinado, donde Kordich tiene ciertas reglas. No mezcle frutas con hortalizas a excepción de la manzana. Recuerda que los jugos de frutas y de hortalizas no se mezclan. En su libro: El Poder de los Zumos organiza las recetas de tal modo que la sección subtitulada Zumos de frutas» sólo contienen frutas, mientras que en la sección dedicada a los «Zumos de verduras», a veces incluye la manzana (e incluso también el melón cantalupo, la pera y la piña). Según Jay, el jugo pierde bastante de su valor nutritivo después de haberse extraído. Comments comments