Simply making your house your home
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”
Enjoy the chewiness of these butterscotch coconut squares. A lot like blondies… only better! Time saving tip: Be ready for unexpected guests. Make these ahead, cut into bite size pieces and store in an air tight container with parchment paper between the layers. Can freeze for up to a month. Check… Read more“Butterscotch Coconut Squares”
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”
You’ve been invited over to someone’s home for an event and, although our culture has relaxed on some rules of etiquette, there are still certain courtesies to keep in mind. General Etiquette: Basic Table Manners: You may also enjoy these articles: Imperfect hospitality Table settings Subscribe to Homemaking Jewels today.
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)”
When shopping for regular household items and groceries there are a few important things to keep in mind: buy healthy food buy quality over quantity buy what you need, not what you want stay within your budget Here are some shopping guidelines I follow to help keep my spending… Read more“Household Shopping”
Cabbage adds a hearty flavour to a meal. It can be eaten raw in a coleslaw or cooked. I like to add it to my soups and sometimes I cook it in a casserole with some butter and salt and pepper for a side dish. And I enjoy growing it… Read more“Cabbage”
We have a steady supply of fresh tomatoes for a few weeks at the end of each summer, usually more than we can eat, so I freeze them as they ripen to use throughout the year. How to freeze tomatoes How to use frozen tomatoes I use the tomatoes throughout… Read more“Tomatoes – Storing”
