With the never ending fuel price hikes and the concomitant rise in the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), we’ve been trying to find ways to cut down on our consumption. While I still love to bake, when there’s just Speedy and myself at home and baking a whole bunch of cupcakes is simply too ... (more)

Whenever we’d open a bag of food stuff and we couldn’t use or eat all of the contents, we’d keep the excess fresh by transferring it into either a resealable bag or a plastic container with a tight lid. Good quality resealable bags are not inexpensive and, although they are washable and reusable, it is ... (more)

If you’re a long time reader, you’d probably know my abhorrence toward artificial flowers. Artistically arranged dried leaves, twigs and buds are okay with me but not plastic flowers. With that kind of attitude, one would think that I cut flowers from the garden everyday and arrange them in water filled vases, Martha Stewart style. ... (more)

We spend a lot of effort in maintaining proper sanitation in the kitchen. We keep our hands clean, we keep our food clean, we observe cleanliness in food preparation. What about the utensils? Of course, we wash them well and keep them away from dust and dirt until the next use. We clean the stove ... (more)