Think differently when it comes to buying meat. When visiting a supermarket don’t look at the price of the item but how much per kg. You can pay $16.00 for sausages and $10.00 a kg for beef. Buy a piece of meat i.e. a beef bolar. From that one piece of meat you can cut […]
To make hand soap go further refill your old foam hand soap dispenser with watered down soap and it will continue to foam when dispensed.
When removing a lid from a can of paint, squeeze cling wrap into the groove. When done painting, remove wrap and replace lid. No messy groove filled with paint!
On the topic of bananas, our New World supermarket sells cooking bananas for $2 for a large bag. So I mash three to six together and put in a zip-lock plastic bag ready for a banana cake or muffins or both. Just thaw before using and hey presto, all is ready. Way too simple – […]
To clean a microwave, take 1 tablespoon baking soda, half a cup of white vinegar, and a cup of water. Mix in a bowl and cook on high for 1 minute until just boiling. Remove the bowl and wipe the now moist interior of microwave with a damp cloth.
Re pots encrusted with burnt or hard caked food: I used to soak them over night in water until I discovered that covering the base of the pan with neat detergent, soon makes them easy to clean.
Warren from Tauranga has sent out an SOS. “Does anyone have any suggestions to remove black mold from grey silicone in a tiled shower base that is constantly wet in winter.” If you can help with his moldy problem, please let us know and we will pass it on to Warren.
Two-minute Mum from Wellington has a problem. Things tend to get left on the stove for two minutes too long. The latest incident involved boiling milk and a stainless steel saucepan. The consequence is a pot with very stubborn burn marks. If you have suggestions for Two-minute Mum on ways to remove the stains she […]
Sarah from Hamilton was asking about cheap vegetarian recipes. The “a girl called Jack” website has a range of recipes (for omnivores, vegans and vegetarians) which are very economical. Here is the link: http://jackatapinch.com/category/recipes-food/
I love using baking soda and vinegar and dishwashing liquid with an essential oil as my cheap cleaning spray.