I must admit, I am not a fan of my glass stove. I yearn for the day I will have a chef's kitchen with a gas range stove. I dream about that every night. But in the meantime, I have endured the annoyance of cleaning this glass stove for the last nine … [Read more...]

  I headed to my neighborhood butcher one night right before they closed and caught the butcher cleaning his butcher block. I sat and listened to his wisdom about this ancient process of cleaning the nice bamboo and wood cutting boards.  This … [Read more...]

The other day, I decided, I could not take the screeching sound of the garage door opening and closing anymore. It was driving me insane. I felt like it was echoing throughout the neighborhood. I went and bought some WD-40 because that is what my mom … [Read more...]

Spring is here, and for many of us, it is time to clean out all the dust and put away our winter clothing and get organized. Who doesn't want to feel fresh and clean with the new spring morning sun? It is one of my favorite things. Spring cleaning … [Read more...]

I have been trying to freeze more foods lately. It saves money, I am not wasting food because the leftovers are not getting eaten, and it actually will preserve the food's freshness. I realized I had a lot to learn when it came to freezing foods. … [Read more...]