No Scrub Splatter Spank

Spank Your Splatter!

Lime's citric acid is the perfect weapon to cut through grease and gunk. Here's how to get rid of food splatters in your microwave...

Squeeze a fresh lime into a mug filled with water. Heat in the microwave until boiling. Allow the steam to fill up the microwave for a few seconds. Wipe the moist microwave walls with a damp soapy dish towel. Dry with a dry towel.

Love isn't love until it's given away - Donate Reusables

This week I sorted stuff to give away. My fridge benefited from a total makeover. And when I saw these two gigantic glass jars half empty, I immediately thought of our local Soup Kitchen.

At the Soup Kitchen they sometimes run out of seats at the tables, so they serve to-go meals to the rest of the crowd standing outside. The really large jars allow them to serve generous 1 1/2 Cup servings to-go. Piping hot soup on a cold day is just one more way we can help our friends on the street to keep warm.

When they run out of giant jars they resort to using the smaller 1 Cup jars, and I happen to know they are looking for donations of larger jars right now. I emptied my two large jars into two smaller jars. That way my fridge enjoys more space and I can reinforce the stock at my Soup Kitchen at the same time !

La Machine Qui Fait Pétiller La Vie

Plus besoin d'apporter des bouteilles plastique à la maison.
Plus de dépenses pour des boissons soft.
Pas de déchets inutiles !
On peut toujours recevoir à l'improviste et surtout c'est fun ! et les amis s'amusent à donner un coup de main en plein soirée !

Cette curieuse machine j'ai découverte il y a deux semaines. Elle est entrée dans ma vie quand elle était offerte à mon mari pour son anniversaire. Je suis déjà accro !!! Nous ne savons plus vivre sans notre Soda Club !

Comme de la magie elle transform l'eau du robinet en eau petillante avec l'aide d'une bombe de gaz et toute ça sans augmentation de ma facture EDF. Le système fonctionne sans pile ni électricité, le gaz contenu dans les cylindres (CO2) fournit toute l'énergie nécessaire au fonctionnement de l'appareil.

Comme vous pouvez voir, les trois impéritifs du Soda Stream : simplicité, économie et écologie - me parlent beaucoup.

Simplicité, parce-que... La simplicité absolue est la meilleure manière de se distinguer. - Charles Baudelaire

Économie, parce-que... Je préfère voir mes sujets rire de mon sens de l'économie plutôt que pleurer de mes goûts de luxe. - Oscar II de Suède

Écologie, parce-que... La Bible nous dit : Dieu donne le monde, l'univers et le cosmos à l'homme pour qu'il les régisse et les domine, ça nous donne l'écologie. - Karl Zéro

Faites pétiller votre vie en 3 étapes !
1.) Remplissez la bouteille d'eau jusqu'au niveau indiqué puis vissez-la dans l'appareil incliné vers l'arrière.
2.) Appuyez sur le bouton en haut de l'appareil. Dévissez la bouteille.
3.) Ajoutez vôtre arôme dans la bouteille d'eau gazéifiée à l'aide du bouchon doseur.

LES RECETTES
L'eau de Paris + CO2 = Super super savoureux et parfaitement pétillante !

Orange Fizz
Une litre d'eau pétillante fait maison.
Une orange pressé.
Un demi dose de parfum Orange Soda Club.

Today Dimly ; Tomorrow Face to Face - Glass Stovetop

I like shiny things.
I like sparkle.
I like clean.
I like order.
I especially like spaciousness - a rare commodity in the Latin Quarter of Paris.
So, if I can clear off the kitchen countertops I feel at peace. Of course I have to find nooks and crannies to hide my stuff in for that to even be possible. Sometimes small kitchen appliances end up in the guest room, but any cost is worth a clear shiny countertop.

My glasstop stove also plays a big roll in this illusion of orderliness. If it's not shiny then life feels cruddy and out of place.

I used to buy that chemical stuff that comes in a microscopically small spray bottle carrying an inflated big price tag.

But now-a-days I'm trying to save the planet (or am I trying to save money $$$, I always forget ;p) and so I've started making my own stovetop cleaner. My first attempt was a little scary.

Knowing what I've learned about natural cleaning I got out my favorite gentle abrasive - Baking Soda.
Dampen your sponge, sprinkle baking soda on the stovetop, rub-a-dub-dub.

Water is safe, but was taking too long. I had a big baked on mess. Take-two!

Moisten the stovetop mess with vinegar. Sprinkle baking soda on the vinegar. Watch it fizz. This happy little all-natural chemical reaction is going to fizz away your baked on food. Wipe with a dry cloth. Repeat as necessary.

Fizz. Fizz. Fizz. I just love it!

Grease Lightning

aie!
What a sticky mess!!! A roll of sticky packing tape got stuck to my stovetop, combined with oil from recent cooking adventures, I've got sticky goo galore!

So what do I do to fight this goo?

My first thought was *bring out the heavy artillery* I thank God for my lovely husband who saved me from a near disaster...

He reminded me of an old trick where you can dissolve stickiness with vegetable oil. Yeah! I let out a cheer, for natural ingredients!

So my hubby grabbed the bottle of oil from our pantry and let it soak for a while then wiped it up with a towel. A little fingernail action took care of some stubborn tape residue.

Don't forget a quick wipe over with lemon juice to remove the oil and leave a shiny finish and a fresh lemon scent.

Effacer Ma Honte - Yellow Armpit Stains

Plagued by yellowing armpits and sweat stains?

I had a problem recently while I was vacationing at a friend's house.
Talk about embarrassing!!!

My innocent little sweat stains weren't getting better in the washer, in fact they were getting worse! The rust in their water transformed every the tiniest drop of sweat into a funky orange tie dye stain. I thought the shirt was lost forever.

Then I learned this amazing new trick.
You squeeze a fresh lemon on the stain until it's saturated, nevermind the pulp clinging to the garment, it works great. Then pour a generous amount of salt and allow it to dissolve a little into the saturated stain. Then, and this is the best part, hang the garment in direct sunlight!

If you have a stain on both sides of a shirt, don't bother doing both sides at once, because only the side in direct sunlight will be cured. Just flip the shirt over and begin again. Then wash your shirt according to the manufacturers recommendations. Voilà! Presto-Chango! It's like magic!

Summer Love - Watermelon Slush

Combat these hot summer days with hydration the natural way!

Icy Cold.

Refreshing.

Watermelon is mostly water, 92%

Nature's delicate sweetness also contains 4g of fiber in every 100g serving.

Look at this gorgeous frozen drink...

So here's what I did, I went to the store to pick up a watermelon. I rescue a melon out of the produce section, and there's a man there shopping for vegetables. He asks me, "Savez-vous comment savoir si le melon est bon ?" (Do you know how to tell if the melon is good?) After a comment about how small the selection was, I explained that I usually choose the one that is soft around the stem. To which he replied, you just flick it with your finger and listen to the sound it makes. And the verdict? The melon passed both tests. It's ripe, juicy, and delicious.

Back at the appartement I sliced it open, chopped it into 1-2 cm cubes thrown into a tupperware container, and popped into the freezer overnight. When you're ready to serve your slush, just run the diced watermelon through the food processor (or blender).

Summer Has Arrived!