Waxed round of cheese
by Catherine Haug, July 21, 2012
photo, right, of waxed cheese by Cat
As we explore ways to reduce our energy consumption, we may wonder how to preserve fresh eggs and cheese for long-term storage without refrigeration? How was this done in earlier times? Read on for more.
by Catherine Haug, July 20, 2012, revised August 4, 2012
There’s no denying that the weather across the US has been unusual the last few years, with enormous, raging wildfires & forest fires, flooding, lightening, high wind, cyclonic & hurricane activity. These can force you to evacuate your home, or leave you stranded from access to food and emergency help. Road trips can expose you to severe weather and fire hazards with which you are unaccustomed.
Its best to plan for such emergencies before they happen. Read on for more about personal/family preparedness, and AAA’s recommendations.
by Catherine Haug, July 9, 2012
This latest kitchen hint comes from Corwyn, and it doesn’t involve artificial sweeteners.
If you have helpful kitchen hints, send them to me and I’ll publish them (if you request, I will not mention your name). See Topic: Kitchen Hints for all the hints submitted so far.
Recipes for rhubarb sauce, rhubarb pie, lemon curd and other desserts made with acidic fruits (well, OK, rhubarb is a vegetable, but it is used like a fruit) call for a lot of sugar. We’d all like to reduce our sugar consumption, but these desserts are hard to resist. Now you can have your ‘cake’ and eat it too. Read on… (more…)
Raspberries
by Catherine Haug, July 8, 2012; photo from Wikipedia
Fran sent me this hint, that is so pertinent at this time of the year when berries are ripening. If you have helpful kitchen hints, send them to me and I’ll publish them (if you request, I will not mention your name). I’ve created a new category (topic) called ‘kitchen hints‘ for these.
Berries are delicious, but they’re also kind of delicate. Raspberries in particular seem like they can mold before you even get them home from the market… Now with fresh berries just starting to hit farmers markets, here’s how to keep them fresh! (more…)
by Catherine Haug, June 25, 2012
You know what soap scum is – that white gluey stuff that appears in your bathtub, shower stall, kitchen sink and washing machine, especially if you have hard water, and it’s especially hard to wash off these surfaces. It can also leave a thin filmy coating on your hair after shampooing, or your skin after bathing.
But did you know that it is an ingredient in most encapsulated or tablet supplements and prescriptions? The manufacturers of these medications add magnesium or calcium stearate to the medication powders as a lubricant so the powders will pass more readily through the processing machinery. This additive isn’t removed before packing the powders in capsules or pressing them into pills, so remains in the product you buy.
What is magnesium or calcium stearate? Soap scum. What’s the harm? What can you do? Read on.
by Catherine Haug, June 22, 2012
Handouts & Poster: As soon as a poster becomes available, it will be added here. So far there are 5 pdf handouts: