Non-food uses of food Archives

We use baking soda for the litter box, for getting stink out of shoes, for cleaning jewelry and for cleaning the inside of the microwave. But our longest non-food use for baking soda is to deodorize the refrigerator. How the baking soda in the fridge became snowflake-like is another story.

Deodorize Your Refrigerator With A Bowl of Baking Soda

There are so many non-food uses of baking soda that I wouldn’t even know where to start. We use baking soda for the litter box, for getting stink out of...

How To Use Cooking Spray on Squeaky Doors and Windows

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How To Use Cooking Spray on Squeaky Doors and Windows

A new house is a wonderful thing. When we moved into this house, although not everything was perfect, it was mostly immaculate, and the doors and windows opened and closed...

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How to get the stink off your shoes

It’s rainy season once again. In the metropolis and other low-lying areas, that means floods, flash-floods and stinky shoes. Some people avoid getting their shoes went by wearing rubber boots...

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Homemade scented oils for the diffuser

And so, it finally happened. The scented oil that came with the diffuser that I received as a Christmas gift from a friend has evaporated. It’s time to make my...

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Use vinegar to clean surfaces minus the stink

We’re leaning more and more toward organic solutions at home. Two reasons. They’re safer and they’re cheaper. We’ve experimented a lot from vodka bathroom cleaner to a few other things...

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Citrus peels keep cats away from the herbs in the garden

Our herb gardening adventures have come full circle. When we started growing herbs for home cooking, we replanted the seedlings directly in the ground. That was back in the old...

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Scented oils and oil diffusers

Speedy and I like making the house smell good. Speedy even likes to keep his pick-up smelling good. He normally has one kind of air freshener or another in there...

Mix together vinegar and hot water in a bowl, put in the microwave, leave for ten minutes and that's it. Let sit while doing the darn dishes.

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Vinegar plus hot water equals clean microwave oven

Everyone wants to go green, and “green” formulas for everything are all over the internet. And I mean everything — from underarm deodorant to toothpaste to tile and kitchen counter...

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Have you ever used tea to make the floor shiny?

The technique of using tea to clean hardwood floors came from Pinterest. Someone linked to a photo from DIYNetwork, I clicked and found instructions for a very eco-friendly floor cleaner....

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How to clean the oven

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...

Are raw egg whites effective treatment for skin burns?

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Are raw egg whites effective treatment for skin burns?

When I was a teenager, I filled a glass pitcher with boiling water and the pitcher burst. Some of the hot water spilled on my thighs and, before blisters could...