Home-made dishwasher powder

Have you ever worried about the caustic content of  your store bought dishwasher powder?  Did it occur to you that you could make your own dishwasher powder?   Well, you can and it’s not hard. Try this one … …Read more

Edible Christmas gifts

If you’re stuck for gift ideas, then think food.

There are lots of things you can make that will give a lot of pleasure. These ideas might take a bit of your precious time but won’t cost much in dollars The time spent will be really appreciated by the person on the receiving end. …Read more

How to remove nasty smells in the freezer

You’ve had an extended power outage and your freezer was full of food that has gone bad and left a nasty lingering odour.

The best way to deal with this is to remove and throw away all the food. Even if individual items don’t smell, there is a food poisoning hazard and no food from the freezer should be eaten. …Read more

How to remove nasty smells in the fridge

If you cut up an onion or garlic and leave it in the fridge, the oniony or garlicky smell can take over and taint other foods in the fridge.  Or if you leave something in the fridge for too long and it goes mouldy, other foods will get tainted. Fish is another smell that is hard to shift.

And if you turn the power off and leave the fridge door closed …Read more

Removing unpleasant smells from your kitchen

If you have cooked fish, onions or some other strong smelling food, you may find the smell lingers for some time.  …Read more

Next Page »