Meal Planning Solution: Make a Master Menu
To simplify menu planning, create a master menu from 10 to 15 family favorites. Place recipes and ingredient lists for each meal inside page protectors, and tuck them into your Household Notebook....
View ArticleIced-Up Freezer? Hair Dryer To The Rescue
Defrost the freezer in record time with the help of a hand-held hair dryer. Set the dryer to "high" then blast freezer surfaces with hot air to melt built-up frost. To stay safe, use a GCFI-protected...
View ArticleSupermarket Savings: Toss and Track
Cleaning out the refrigerator is a great time to track actual consumption. Food items that are thrown away signal that you're overbuying at the supermarket. Scale back--or cut out--these items on your...
View ArticleShort, Sweet and Cheap: The 20-Minute Rule
Marketing experts tell us that after 20 minutes in the supermarket, buyers are more susceptible to impulse purchases. Make this principle work for you: keep grocery shopping sessions short, sweet ......
View ArticleKeep Food Cool With A Traveling Ice Chest
Shopping for food in the summertime? Store a lightweight ice chest in the trunk of the car. When shopping, stash frozen foods, meat and dairy inside to prevent food spoilage when running errands on hot...
View ArticleMake Ice With Recycled Milk Cartons
Need ice for summer events? Turn to the humble milk carton! As you empty them, drain, rinse and refill square milk cartons with clean water. Leave an inch in the top for expansion, then tuck into the...
View ArticleTrash Can Liner Trick
To make it easy to replace trash can liners, slide several unfolded bags into the can before you add a fresh bag. When time comes to take out the garbage, replacement bags are close at hand!Household...
View ArticleSave at the Farmers' Market
Shopping the farmers' market? For maximum savings on fresh, locavore produce, shop the market near closing hours. Vendors are often willing to cut prices on surplus goods at day's end, so they won't...
View ArticleOrganize Lists to Speed Shopping
When making a shopping list, group items according to the layout of your supermarket. Organizing your list to match the store's layout saves time and speeds you out the door. Get started with this free...
View ArticleGive The Fridge Some Air
Cramming food into the refrigerator cuts air circulation and leads to cold spots that waste energy (and freeze food!) Give refrigerator contents some breathing room to reduce energy use and food waste....
View ArticleD*I*Y Cleaner for A Squeaky-Clean Kitchen
Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on April 29, 2015 - 09:06Protect new finishes in the kitchen--from sealed granite to stainless steel--with an old-school homemade cleaning product: vinegar and water. Spray...
View ArticleBring Dishwashers Back To Full Power
Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on August 5, 2015 - 07:42Dishwasher not doing the job these days? Detergent tablets may be to blame! Shreds of tablet packaging can find their way into dishwasher sprayers and...
View ArticleCook With What You Have
Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on August 8, 2015 - 10:50What's for dinner? Instead of stopping by the supermarket, build a meal around food already in the pantry, using the online recipe source, SuperCook....
View ArticleStagger Your Shopping Sales Cycle
Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on December 7, 2015 - 10:19To save on grocery bills, many shoppers visit multiple stores on shopping day, wasting time and gas money. Instead, stagger weekly shopping trips to...
View ArticleYou've Been BOOed! Print Halloween BOO Poem and Signs
You've Been BOOed! Print Halloween BOO Poem and Signsby Cynthia EwerThey're popping up in a neighborhood near you: "We've Been BOOed!" signs that fly from house to house. First one neighbor, then...
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