I love to cook. There’s nothing quite like enjoying a tasty home-cooked meal that I have prepared and made myself. It’s satisfying knowing that my effort has paid off and I have produced something that I can be proud to share. However, if you’re a novice, it can take time to learn some of the…
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12 Months of Clearing to Create a Great 2011
What you do at the end of the year sets the tone and direction of the new year. This year set your intention to take the 12 Months of Clearing Challenge. Commit to clearing your entire home of those things you no longer love or use. Sound like a tall order? It is! But, it can…
How Ice Cube Trays Will Save You Money
I had to laugh: this article is entitled, Ice Cube Trays: Your Passport to Huge Savings. Apparently using your ice cube tray to store and freeze left over food items could save you a lot of money. This is a pretty neat idea for the more thrifty readers. I’ve always found that little bit of left…
Kitchen: 30 cent Ant-Clumpy Brown Sugar
It’s not common we post cooking-related tips here at Lifehack but maybe we should. This is one of those things I wish someone told me ages ago and if you’ve ever battled with clumpy brown [or raw] sugar then read on. Soak some terracotta in water for half an hour and put it in your sugar…
Expiration Dates for 77 foods, beauty and household products
Real Simple have put together a compilation [based on information from experts] of the more unknown expirations for a range of edibles and non-edibles around the home. Even the most productive person has a rogue jar of something that’s kept it’s place in the fridge for longer than expected. Check over the list to see if…
Kitchen Organization
Not exactly everyone’s most organized area, even if your computer desk is a GTD haven. If you are lucky enough to be one of those people who cooks, a well planned kitchen is bliss. WikiHow has the run down of 8 steps to getting things in order and a few tips to keeping it that way. Organize…
Open a Can Without a Can Opener
Nothing too fancy here, just a demonstration from Instructables of how to open a can if you don’t have a can opener. I’ve had many occasions when I didn’t have a can opener and never thought to try opening the can with a knife. The typical disclaimers apply here: if you try this…
20 Household Tips…or Myths?
Beryl Birch, editor of Power Yoga, recently published 20 interesting daily household tips. The reason I included “myths” in the title is that some of these tips seem too good to be true: To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes. To easily remove burnt-on food from your skillet, simply…
