Housewife How To's

How To Make Seed Tape

April 17, 2013
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Properly spacing vegetable seeds is easy when you make seed tape yourself. Sure, you can buy seed tape at many garden centers, but if you’re the kind of gardener seeking to use organic, heirloom, non-GMO seeds you’re in for quite a hunt. So why not make your own? How To Make Seed Tape You will [...]

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Spaghetti With Scallops Recipe

April 15, 2013
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Until I made spaghetti with scallops, my husband had no idea people ate spaghetti without drowning it in red sauce. Now, I love a good meat sauce (or Italian gravy, as it’s properly called) but sometimes it’s fun to change things up. Besides, there was a great sale on scallops. This recipe really started as [...]

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Homemade Hummus Recipe

April 13, 2013
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This homemade hummus recipe is one I love to serve when we have friends over. Unlike dips based on mayonnaise, this one can sit out through the course of an evening without posing serious food safety risks. Plus, like the homemade pita chips I make from my pita bread recipe, this homemade hummus can be [...]

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20 Uses For Old Sweaters

April 11, 2013
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Once you’ve finished spring cleaning your closet, you may find yourself wondering about uses for old sweaters. Sure, donating them is one option, but what about those sweaters that even your local charity wouldn’t want? Try these creative ideas and turn your old sweaters into creative, fun and frugal projects for your house. No-Sew Uses [...]

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How To Care For Wood Spoons

April 10, 2013
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Although most of us have at least one in our kitchen, not everyone knows how to care for wood spoons. Rather than gleaming, our wood spoons start to look dull and dry, then shaggy, and then they splinter and crack while we’re cooking. But here’s the thing: these aren’t just great cooking tools, they’re economical, [...]

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How To Tuesday #17

April 9, 2013

Remember last week when I showed off my new puppy, Bella? She’s been terribly ill since Saturday, and has been staying at the veterinarian’s for the past two days. Needless to say, I’m a wreck from worrying about her. But since I spent most of the weekend with her sprawled on my lap, and most [...]

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Homemade Pita Chips Recipe

April 8, 2013
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Last week I shared with you my recipe for homemade whole wheat pita bread using just four simple ingredients. Now, although we love pita pocket sandwiches, the truth is we love homemade pita chips even more. Like my bacon garlic cheddar crackers, my guys love these so much that they’ll polish off an entire batch [...]

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How To Tuesday #16

April 2, 2013
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It’s How To Tuesday again. Wow, that last week seemed to fly by! I started organizing our paperwork so I can do our taxes, something I’ve put off because, well, it’s boring. For a while, the weather warmed up, and I thought about starting our Spring Cleaning while it was nice enough to open the [...]

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Homemade Whole Wheat Pita Bread Recipe

April 1, 2013
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Homemade whole wheat pita bread is one of my regular Saturday projects, since we love both pita chips with hummus and pita pocket sandwiches. In fact, today I’m looking forward to a lunch of the last bit of our Easter leg of lamb tucked into a pita pocket with some tzatziki sauce. Although I plan [...]

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