Tidiest Way to Store Plastic Shopping Bags!
Picture it. You come home from shopping and you have 10 plastic bags filled with groceries. You unpack your bags, pack away the shopping, BUT, you don’t throw away the plastic shopping bags because you’re supposed to USE them again! So what do you do with them? Where do you pack the bags? How do you pack them so they are neat and tidy? I’ll show you how, right here. WITH PHOTOS! I’m pretty sure you’ll say to yourself: “Self, why didn’t I think of that?!” For all the pictures below, you should be able to click them to see a larger version of the...
Read MoreMicrowave Safety – Watch the Videos!
There are a few things in life you only do once (I hope). And, once done, occasionally you’re too embarrassed to share it with people. I’m not one of those people though. I like sharing things that may be stupid, but have a little humour in it, even if it’s only for the other person. So, here are 3 things you should NEVER do with a microwave that you may otherwise be tempted to do, with a couple of videos to prove it! Can I Microwave Cook an Egg? This one I at least have a video for. (Email subscribers, click here to watch the videos). My wife and I were in a little bit of...
Read MoreHow to ripen avocados and bananas quickly
So, you have a few bananas that are a little TOO green, or a bowl of avos a little TOO hard… What do you do? Some fruit and veg science Most fruit naturally produces a gas called “ethylene” which causes a fruit to ripen. It’s an invisible gas, but the more of it there is, the quicker your fruit ripens. And, if some fruit starts producing the gas, other fruit will start producing more of it, and so it goes, increasing the amount of ethylene gas until the fruit is over-ripe and needs to be thrown away. Certain fruits also produce more than other fruits, and some fruits...
Read MoreSilicon Bakeware
My wife made banana bread last night. That fact probably doesn’t interest you (though the banana bread was EXCELLENT. I’ll get the recipe for you if I can), but what is cool is that she used a silicon loaf tin. I’m not sure if you would call it a tin considering it’s made out of silicon, but anyway. She’s also got a silicon cookie tray. Silicon cookware is amazing stuff. Here are my reasons for loving it (even though I’m not always the one using it): Amazing Colors Silicon cookware comes in a wide range of colors, most of them quite bright, so they look...
Read MoreGlass Jars – Pretty Storage
Another great looking idea for storing items is Glass Jars. We’re using glass jars from a place called “Consol Glass”, but there are many other Glass Jar suppliers out there. In my personal opinion, they are a great way of safely storing your rice, sugar, flour etc… AND, if you have open or glass cupboards in your kitchen, you can make these glass storage jars as part of the display. Here’s a list of benefits for using glass jars similar (though probably bigger) to the one in the picture above: Can be sealed to prevent moisture Thanks to the seal, can prevent...
Read MoreConceal your dishwasher
If you have to have your dishwasher or washing machine in the kitchen due to a lack of space, how about concealing them. This obviously doesn’t JUST apply in the kitchen, but it’s a good enough reason to do it. Anyway, the main way of doing this is to put a cupboard door in front of the dishwasher. As long as it keeps the theme of your kitchen, it might just finish the look off. Some looks that I have seen: - Barn door effect - Wood panelling on the dishwasher door (see photo above) - Curtains Definitely something of a personal choice. Of course, you just might have a dishwasher...
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