Here’s some hints that will come in handy when cooking: Use muffin tins as moulds when making stuffed peppers. A few drops of lemon juice added to the water will result in whiter potatoes. Add a little milk to the water when cooking cauliflower. It will remain attractively white. More juice is obtained from a
Tips For The Kitchen
Proudly Canadian – for Jun. 25, 2009
When our granddaughter was four years old, I made this for her with maple leaf fabric. She strutted proudly alongside her mom as they marched in the Canada Day parade at the school her older siblings attended, waving the small flag she was carrying. Patriotism in the heart of the young! – EVA KRAWCHUK WRITES
The Gift Of Our Mother
This is a picture of our mother, I would guess taken around 1920. She came into Winnipeg at a very young age to work as a maid. Her life was incredibly difficult, her courage astounding. God’s gifts to this world – they are many All treasured, some more than another. What love and protection He
Leaving Home
As the end of another school year approaches, many parents will be waving goodbye to their sons and daughters as they leave the farm home to make it on their own. A little bit of home goes with them when we make a special cookbook just for them. We’ll have no problem recalling what they
Happy Birthday Barbie!
Many of us like to find uses for fabric scraps that are too small for most projects. Quilters do a tremendous service to them but they are limited in the choice of materials they can use. With doll clothes, almost anything works except for heavy fabrics. While our children and grandchildren have outgrown these dolls,
New Uses For Old Woollens
Don’t throw those tired, old sweaters or other wool garments away. Instead, turn them into warm mittens. For years I’ve been making mitts from fleece, and while they are fluffy and warm looking, they really are not that warm. Boiled wool has the reputation of being one of the warmest fabrics you can find. All
Handy Tips For Sewers
While we wait out the rest of winter before gardening season begins, here’s some helpful ideas for those who are using their spare time to sew. A quick way to get your cutting mat out of the way and out of sight – place it on a pants hanger and into a closet. Fraying thread
The benefits of being a hoarder
Inside the card, she had drawn and coloured several hearts and wrote a special message. Good and bad things can be said about being a hoarder. The bad – it’s almost impossible to find the one item you might be searching for; the good – after a long, tedious and tiring ing attempt, you’ll probably
Sew a spare dog leash
Puppies love to chew and they are not selective. Their leash is targeted as well as your favourite socks and slippers. This leash is so easy and quick to make, you can always have extras. Reuse the swivel hooks from ruined leashes or you can get them at many hardware stores. Use a heavier needle
Make some wineglass coasters
These little coasters are very quick and easy to make as well as serving a dual purpose. Furniture is protected and it’s a way of identifying your glass. When we mingle among guests and appetizers we tend to put our glasses down, and how many times have we heard, “Is this your glass or mine?”
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