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Be ready when the baking urge hits you. You never know when you’re going to need to bake. You are invited to dinner, and you thoughtfully ask if you can bring anything, and your host asks you to bring dessert. …
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“Pepper is small in quantity and great in virtue”. Plato Pepper is a fruit that is native to the Malabar Coast in India. It accounts for 20% of the world’s spice trade. We consider it commonplace, and it is overlooked…
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Not hot, hot, hot on your countertop I love trivets, not only because they are necessary to protect tables from the heat of cooked dishes, but because they now come in creative and fun shapes and sizes. They make a…
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Cutting Boards Can Clean up Nicely. Cutting boards can be both utilitarian and decorative at once. They get worked upon, then cleaned and usually left to be on display on the countertop. Technically, a cutting board is a single ply…
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No one puts just plain salt on the rim of their cocktail glasses anymore. Spice and salt companies are coming up with new and imaginative ways of using their products. How about embellishing the rim of your cocktail glass by…
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Useful doesn’t have to be ordinary. The soil in your garden is coming to life after the winter and you may be thinking about planting. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have organic compost on hand? I know that organic compost…
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Utilitarian does NOT have to be boring! I have a wooden kitchen floor and it needs some protection. Luckily, I have my choice of cushioned, flat, non-slip, woven, chic, earth tone and decorative mats. So many choices underfoot. These mats…
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Functional, energy saving, handy and in some cases – decorative. I have only lately become aware that I need an electric kettle. I do love a cup of tea, especially herbal tea, and my new electric kettle makes it a…
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Wipe up, wash, repeat – no waste. I just tried to order paper towels and was limited to one package. Disposable paper towels are becoming as scarce as they were last winter. Subscriber Susan G reminded me about unpaper towels. …
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