Lots of things can go wrong in the kitchen! Or, maybe you’re really just into finding tips and tricks to make your cooking easier. We’ve got plenty of advice in this section…
We’ve all been there. You’re making your favorite pasta dish and you go to grab your batch of homemade tomato sauce or your favorite store-bought stuff, only to find that it’s expired or just too old. You give it a sniff and it smells okay, and it looks normal, but that won’t really tell you …
Milk is high in calcium and other things that keep our bones strong and healthy; it’s also a favorite drink of sorts for many – Milo, anyone? A milkshake, perhaps? For all its popularity, milk has been getting steadily more expensive over the past few months and that got me thinking, how can we save …
Cast iron cookware is here to stay. Whether you love it or hate it, and I hope you love it, more than any other this is one kind of cookware that has withstood the test of time. The “black iron” has been with us for centuries, and I hope it will be with us for …
The grain has been a unit of measurement for centuries, and its history can be traced back to the Bronze Age, at least. Seldom used in daily affairs today, probably the only place you have seen this archaic unit of measurement used is in the weighing of bullets and arrows. How can we put the …
Waste not, want not is a phrase that we’ve all heard at some point – usually by our grannies when we don’t eat our veggies. Considering the harm that waste does to the environment, it’s no surprise that businesses are starting to focus on reducing their carbon footprint. There are many ways that companies and …
Peppers… we’ve all done it. For most of us, that time when we did it, we swear, will never happen again! Once was enough, we learned our lesson. However, some bonkers people just have to come back and do it again and again and again. My brother and my son are two such people. Growing …
Water is so important for everyone; it is recommended that we should drink at least 2 liters every day to keep us fit and healthy. I have never used water from my faucet for drinking because, although it looks clear and clean, I’m a little paranoid as to what invisible chemicals or bacteria it may …
If you’re trying to reduce the number of chemicals that you expose your body to, your food is a great place to start. Unless you can organically produce 100% of all of the food you eat on your own property, the reality is that you are going to have to buy produce treated with herbicides …
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There is much controversy about whether or not children should undertake chores. Numerous people think that children can only benefit from undertaking chores as it helps them to learn vital life skills that can only help them when they have homes of their own. Others argue that children grow out childhood far too early and …
As political instability, riots, natural and manmade disasters become more of a threat, people the world over are planning for situations when there may not be enough food available on the shelves of stores, when it won’t be possible to grow your own produce, and when foraged food may be contaminated. So as the Boy …
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