Simply making your house your home
“The secret of surviving housework is simply to do it. Pull the plug on the part of your brain that always wants to negotiate everything. You need to change a diaper, rinse a bottle, clean a spill, fluff a pillow? Consider it done. It’s a no-brainer. End of conversation. End… Read more“Surviving Housework”
Winter is almost over, (I hope!) and spring cleaning season is upon us! Homemaking Jewels is adding some fun to our spring cleaning this year with this cleaning bingo sheet. Be sure to reward yourself each time you complete a row. For help with some of these cleaning tasks visit… Read more“Cleaning Bingo Sheet for March”
Add a little flare to your cranberry sauce with flavours of the Christmas season. Makes 3-4 cups. INGREDIENTS: ½ cup Water 1 cup Granulated sugar 2 cups Cranberries, fresh or frozen ½ cup Orange juice ½ Cinnamon stick DIRECTIONS: Check out these articles as well: Cranberry sauce… Read more“Festive Cranberry Sauce”
This easy, no bake recipe will add lots of coconut flavour to your Christmas treat tray. Ingredients: 1 12 oz. package semisweet chocolate chips 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 ½ c graham wafer crumbs 1 ½ c coconut ½ c chopped walnuts 1 ½ c crispy rice cereal Shredded… Read more“Coconut Chocolate Snowballs”
What a fantastic combination of sweet and salty yumminess. This is a perfect treat to give as a gift. Here’s my version of a recipe I found in a Gooseberry Patch recipe book. Ingredients: 3 cups pretzel sticks 3 cups corn and rice cereal squares ¾ cups pecan halves ½… Read more“Frosty Trail Mix”
This is my version of a recipe I found in a Gooseberry Patch recipe book. A soft, smooth fudge that melts in your mouth and makes you ask for more! Ingredients: ½ cup butter 12-oz package semisweet chocolate chips ¼ tsp salt 2 8-oz packages cream cheese, room temperature 2… Read more“Chocolate Cream Cheese Fudge”
I purchased my first piece of cast aluminum bakeware – a beautiful English Shortbread baking pan by Nordic Ware. When cared for properly, cast aluminum bakeware will last forever. Here are a few tips that were on the packaging of my baking pan. Subscribe to Homemaking Jewels today.
This buttery shortbread is truly a traditional taste of Christmas. This can be baked in a regular 8×8 pan if you don’t have a shortbread pan. Makes 9 sinfully large and delicious cookies. INGREDIENTS: ¾ cup Butter, room temperature ½ cup Powdered sugar (icing or confectioner’s sugar) ½ tsp… Read more“Classic Shortbread”
Even for everyday, an attractive table is inviting. It tells your family, “Come, relax for a meal and visit with me.” Table Settings Guidelines Here is some excellent information and diagrams on how to set a table. Table Coverings Table coverings, whether a tablecloth, table runner or place mats, are… Read more“Table Settings”
In my house, laundry day in Monday. The first load goes in as soon as I get up – that’s the sheets – they wash while I have breakfast. Then I collect all the laundry hampers and towels through out the house and sort them into loads. The washer and… Read more“Laundry Day(s)”
