Real Homemaking

Strawberry/Kiwi Mousse in the style of Chez Philippe
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Here are five easy steps you can take now to heatproof your plants and ensure a long season of color and vigorous growth in your garden.

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Warning: this recipe makes a very large batch, but it’s really easy to halve or even quarter.

Mrs. Fields’ Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 cups butter
2 cups light brown sugar
1 ½ cups white granulated sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
5 cups oatmeal (don’t worry, they don’t look at all–or even taste very–oatmeal-y!)
4 cups flour
24 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
½ of a large bag of milk chocolate M & M’s

Cream together the first 5 ingredients. Next, grind the oatmeal in a blender into a fine powder. Mix oatmeal with the flour and add to the creamed mixture. Stir well, and then add the chocolate chips and M & M’s. Drop onto un-prepared cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes in a 375 degree oven.

Here’s a simple and green way to clean your microwave from Re-nest Read the rest of this entry »

Here are a few tips for laundry that were previously published on Tipnut as Quick Tips: Read the rest of this entry »

From the New York Times: FOLLOWING are recipes for household cleaning products that use substances people tend to have around the house. The first one, for window cleaner, is from Consumer Reports. The others are those distributed by Women’s Voices for the Earth at parties it holds to encourage the use of homemade cleaners. Read the rest of this entry »

From Epicurious Magazine here’s a fun recipe for your next summer get together: an edible version of a frozen Margarita! Read the rest of this entry »

Sun is good for us - small amounts of exposure increase your body’s Vitamin D-making ability. But too much sun can be harmful, leading to sunburns or worse - cancer. Here’s how you can stay safe and have fun in the sun: Read the rest of this entry »

Have you heard that bees are struggling to survive? It’s true! Bees are extremely important and not just for making honey - they pollinate our fruit crops and flowers! We need them, and they need us to help them out. Here are a few tips from Plenty magazine that you can use in your own life to help out your local bees. Read the rest of this entry »

You don’t have to live in a tropical climate to enjoy a tropical paradise on your deck, porch or patio. Set the stage for your outdoor oasis with a variety of tropical plants, lush foliage and vibrant flowers in containers. Did you know that most familiar houseplants hail from the tropics? Crotons, dracaenas, fig trees, palms, philodendrons and scheffleras all love warmth and humidity and thrive outdoors in summer. Read the rest of this entry »