Vinegar: (Almost) the Only Cleaner You'll Ever Need | The New Homemaker ost cleaning products fall into one of two categories: toxic or expensive. While both types will clean almost anything (or at least, anything within their limited range of capabilities), there's a third option. It's inexpensive and not at all poisonous to humans. It's multi-purpose as well--one container will take care of laundry, kitchen cleaning, even bugs and weeds. Vinegar is a weak form of acetic acid that forms through the fermentation of sugars or starches. The uses of vinegar are nearly endless. In this article, we are focusing on the uses of vinegar as a cleaner. Your Vinegar Spray Bottles In addition to your regular bottle of vinegar, a really useful item is a spray bottle. All Around the House 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In the Bathroom 9. 10. 11. 12. In the Kitchen 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. In the Laundry 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Pet Care 30. 31. 32. Noël-Marie Taylor is a freelance writer located in Columbia, Maryland. Related items:
Banana Cake Recipe This recipe makes a moist, dense banana cake with a smooth cream cheese icing. The cake doesn't rise much so it has a nice flat top for presentation. We served the cake at room temperature and topped each slice with a little passionfruit pulp. You will need about 2-3 large bananas for this recipe. Serves about 10. We use a 20ml tablespoon and 250ml measuring cup for all of our recipes. 125g butter, softened (if using unsalted butter, add 1/4 teaspoon salt with the flour)330g (1 1/2 cups) sugar280g (1 very slightly rounded cup) very ripe, mashed banana1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (1 teaspoon natural vanilla essence)2 large eggs (we use eggs with a minimum weight of 59g)100ml (1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon) buttermilk225g (1 1/2 cups) self-raising flour1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius fan-forced. Grease the side and base of a 22cm diameter (inside top measurement) round cake pan. Place butter, sugar, banana, vanilla and eggs in a food processor.
Puto Filipino Rice Cake! Learn How To Make; Easy How to Make Easy Puto Cheese Simple Pinoy Filipino Style Recipe | Steamed Rice Cake - visit our website for more free Filipino Recipes, mga Lutong Pinoy! One of the traditional rice cakes that is purely Filipino is the Puto. This is the common term for a rice cake that is made from galapong or rice flour that is steamed and slightly sweetened. The galapong is soaked overnight and then ground while it is wet in stone grinders. Mini S'mores Cookies | S'mores Cookie Recipe Mini S’mores Cookies Why is everything in miniature form so cute? I love mini everything, especially desserts. My mini chocolate chip cookies are one of my favorite cookies. Everyone loves them because they are tasty, but I think they are so popular because they are so stinkin’ cute! The cookies are made with graham cracker crumbs, mini chocolate chips, and Mallow Bits. The cookies taste exactly like S’mores. The cookies taste great right out of the oven, but I think they taste even better the second day. These cookies are fun to make and eat…and they got me really excited for summer and campfire season! And while we are on the subject of cookies-on Wednesday, April 11th at 12:00 MST, I will be chatting ALL about cookies on Mom It Forward. Mini S'mores Cookies Yield: 3 dozen mini cookiesPrep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 6-8 minutes These Mini S'mores Cookies are made with graham cracker crumbs, mini chocolate chips, Mallow Bits, and Hershey's Milk Chocolate Candy Bars.
Puto Recipes - How to Make Special Puto - Steamed Rice Muffin Puto is a steamed rice muffin which is popular as snack or dessert in the Philippines. In its traditional form, puto is of a plain white color. Adding certain common Filipino ingredients like coconut milk, ube and pandan (made from pandan leaves) slightly changes the flavor and completely changes the color of the finished product. Some other variations of steamed rice muffin (Puto) are Puto Bumbong, Puto Calasiao, Puto Lanson, Puto Mamon, Puto Manapla, Puto Maya, Puto-Pao, Puto Seko, Puto ube and a lot more. Making and selling puto and kutsinta are hit business opportunities because (1) they are ridiculously easy to make; (2) they require very little capital; (3) you can mark them up to as high as 300 percent but (4) they will still be affordable to the masses. Special Puto Recipe Materials: Steamer Mixing bowl Strainer Muffin pan Measuring cups and spoons Wooden spoon or wire whisk Getting started: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Special Puto Cheese Procedure: How to make Puto cheese Step 1.
Madeleines Recipe at Epicurious photo by Gary Moss yield Makes about 20 This cookie launched a thousand memories—and a literary masterpiece—for Marcel Proust. The group enjoys madeleines with tea, just as the narrator did in Swann's Way. Preparation Preheat oven to 375°F. Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into each indentation in pan. Dust cookies with powdered sugar. *A metal mold with scallop-shaped indentations, sold at cookware stores. Fabio's Hot Wings | Shine Food You asked for them, you get them: Fabio's secrets to making restaurant wings at home. Tips: Trick to crispiest chicken skin: Preparation matters. Wash the chicken the night before, place on a rack on a baking sheet, and refrigerate overnight, allowing them to release excess water. Secret to perfect frying: Make sure your skillet or pot is deep enough to hold as much oil as needed to cover the wings completely without crowding them. Fabio's hot wingsFabio's Hot Wings Recipe by Fabio Viviani Yield: 12 wings Ingredients: 12 chicken wings, tips cut peanut oil, for frying 2 tsp cayenne pepper 2 tbsp smoked paprika 2 tbsp kosher salt, plus more to taste 1 tbsp ground black pepper ½ cup olive oil ½ cup lemon juice 1 tbsp store-bought Buffalo sauce 3 tbsp ketchup 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce Method: To prepare wings, place them on a cooling rack set inside a baking sheet. Pat dry with paper towels. Refrigerate on the bottom shelf, uncovered, for at least 8 hours. Remove to a paper-towel lined plate.
Bread Pudding Soufflé with Whiskey Sauce Recipe at Epicurious Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan. To make the bread pudding, combine the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl. To make the sauce, bring the cream to a boil, combine the cornstarch and water, and add the mixture to the boiling cream, stirring constantly. Preheat the oven to 350°F, and butter six 6-ounce ceramic ramekins. To make the meringue, be certain that you use a bowl and whisk that are clean and that the egg whites are completely free of yolk. In a large bowl, break half the bread pudding into pieces using your hands or a spoon. Place the remaining bread pudding in the bowl, break into pieces, and carefully fold in the rest of the meringue. Bake immediately for approximately 20 minutes or until golden brown. Note: New Orleans French bread is very light and tender. Chef Jamie's Tip: New Orleanians like their spiked foods spiked, which is why the whiskey sauce in this recipe uses what might seem like a generous amount of bourbon.
How to Be a “Superachiever” | Daily Ticker In the search of a formula for success, hard work and discipline are the obvious choices. But could the recipe include weekly sessions on a therapists couch to reach a higher level of self-awareness? Maybe. Or might achievement entail dressing like you’re going to a Lady Gaga concert all the time? Sure, if you listen to cultural critic Simon Doonan. Those are a few (explicit or extrapolated) takeways from a new how-to guide for attempting lofty goals. Authors Camille Sweeney and Josh Gosfield interviewed dozens of “superachievers” and profiled their models of success in a new book,The Art of Doing: How Superachievers Do What They Do and How They Do It So Well “We asked ‘who’s the Picasso? Related: How To Be Richer And Smarter Than Your Parents: Zac Bissonnette “We found self-awareness was probably the most important thing that everyone shared,” Sweeney tells The Daily Ticker. “Instead of blaming someone else or making some minor tweaks,” Gosfield adds. More from The Daily Ticker:
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