(Mt driscoll) Clean Grease Filter on Range Hood Fan
Posted in Florida Knobs N' Things by Admin on August 12th, 2008
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When was the last time you cleaned the grease filter of your range hood fan? This should be done every two months if you cook often. It’s easiest to run it through the dishwasher, but if it is too corroded you may need to call a pro.
Lemons Add Zest To Life
Lemon trees laden with their winter crop, boughs drooping under the weight of many hued lemons: dark green, lighter green becoming suffused with yellow, vibrant yellow bursting with life, then as they go unpicked and overripe a flush of orange seeps into the knobbly fruit. Until I came to South Africa lemons came from a shop: smooth, uniform yellow skins all year round. Now I have learned to appreciate their seasonal bounty, struggling to use up all the fruit in winter, hoarding away the squeezed juice of the excess lemons in the freezer for summer, when the lemons must come from the shop again and are more expensive and less juicy.
This is the time to think up a hundred and one ways to use a lemon, to dig out all the recipes requiring a lot of lemons: Lemon Curd, Lemon Cake, Three Fruit Marmalade with grapefruit and lemons to balance the sweetness of the oranges. Jane Grigson?s Fruit Book has a wonderful sounding Lemon Tart recipe, that I can?t wait to try, it sounds like the sort of marvel you?d get from a good French patisserie.
Roast chicken can be kept moist and succulent as it roasts, with a lemon stuffed into its cavity. Pierce the lemon?s skin a few times to let the juice seep through, but put it in whole. A spritz of lemon juice on green vegetables such as broccoli and spinach, lifts the flavour and replaces some of the vitamin C lost in cooking too. I use up lots of lemons making jam in the strawberry season in spring and early summer. Lemon juice is an essential addition to the soft fruit, to add the pectin that makes it set. Most of my freezer stock of juice will go on that.
On hot summer?s days the lemon comes into its own. Refreshing, iced, home-made Lemonade garnished with mint to slake your thirst ? much healthier than commercial fizzy drinks, despite the sugar. It is additive-free, with loads of Vitamin C and far more delicious than anything that comes in a can.
Recipe for Lemonade
3 large lemons
sugar
soda water
Remove the peel very thinly from the lemons, taking just the yellow zest and leaving all the white pith. A potato peeler works well for this. Put it all into a heavy bottomed pan and cover with 2cm/1? water. Cover with a lid and warm over a very low heat. Do not let the water quite boil or it will bring out the bitterness of the peel. Once the water is strongly flavoured, take off the heat and allow to cool. Strain it into a jug. Squeeze the juice from the lemons and add to the jug, then stir in sugar to taste. It should be sweet and strong flavoured, as you will dilute it to serve. Serve with soda water added, if you like a fizz, or plain iced water and garnish with some slices of lemon and sprigs of mint. The undiluted lemonade keeps for several days in the fridge.
Lemons are a great health boost in winter, adding essential Vitamin C to the diet, to help fight off colds and flu. They also help expel mucus, so are excellent for chesty colds and coughs. My son, who has a tendency to asthma, has a cup of hot honey and lemon every morning, which he luckily likes ? 1 teaspoon of good raw honey and a tablespoon of lemon juice with hot water poured over ? which helps keep his chest clear in winter.
I recently learned a housekeeping tip from Morocco: use a lemon to clean copper and brass. Just rub the cut edge over brass bedknobs or those wonderful Moroccan door plates to bring up a shine, then buff with a soft cloth. The kids thought that was a great idea and now keep running off with half squeezed lemons to polish the spare room bedknobs!
Copyright 2006 Kit Heathcock
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Kit Heathcock - worked and travelled in Italy for many years, is passionate about food and loves being a fulltime mother. Co-creator of http://www.aflowergallery.com home of original flower pictures and http://www.food-and-family.com
Organic Home Furniture Goes Mainstream
Organic foods have been around for decades, and those concerned about the pesticides and chemicals used in industrial farming have long turned to organics to ensure that the foods they eat are healthy and pure. Increasingly, though, people who don’t consider themselves to be naturalists or environmentalists are embracing eco-friendly foods and home furnishings.
Whether out of a concern for the diminishing rain forests or for the chemicals found in the carpet that their baby crawls on, there is a growing market for eco-friendly furniture and home furnishings. From organic mattresses made from cotton and wool to wood furniture made from reclaimed wood, there is a myriad of eco-friendly home furniture from which to choose.
Typically, manufacturers of eco-friendly wood furniture and decorative wood home furnishings use reclaimed timber. In other words, the wood that is used to make furniture was logged long ago and was once a bridge or other structure. By using reclaimed wood, furniture makers recycle timber that has already been logged instead of cutting down trees. Similarly, makers of eco-friendly bed linens use cotton grown on small organic farms or wool harvested organically raised sheep.
The variety of available eco-friendly wood furniture and other wood home furnishings is astounding. Many of the pieces have artisan craftsmanship, and can be proudly displayed alongside antique furniture. Wood furniture inspired by the Viking and Celtic peoples is very popular. A CD cabinet, for example, might feature Celtic scroll carving embellishments or knobs engraved with a Celtic knot pattern. Likewise, a Celtic desk might include a lattice footrest or brass handles, and be made from antique elm wood.
The popularity of Viking motifs is gaining, especially in decorative pieces. For example, a shield featuring Viking sea dragons inspired by historic carvings found in Sweden dating from between the ninth and twelfth centuries adds a touch of history and mystery to a living room’s d?cor.
Reclaimed wood is also used to make Egyptian-inspired wood furniture and decorative pieces. An Egyptian jewelry box, for example, might feature miniature hand-paintings and carved hieroglyphs, while Egyptian candlesticks might feature carvings that replicate those found on King Tutankhamen’s ceremonial chair.
From rugs to linens, from carpeting to wood furniture, eco-friendly home furnishings conserve the Earth’s resources while providing consumers with items rich in beauty and historical significance. Whether one’s tastes runs to antiques, to the Viking or Celtic eras, or to the mysteries of ancient Egyptian tombs, there are certainly organic options for home decorating.
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Avoid Colds And Flu With A Natural Immune Booster
Winter is upon us, and with that brings the dreaded cold and flu season. Doctor?s offices will begin to fill as patients with bronchitis, colds and flu and similar ailments seek out relief from their myriad of symptoms. What most individuals don?t realize is that have to ability to prevent these nasty illnesses before they even start. One good method is good old-fashioned hand washing. Frequent vigorous hand washing will get rid of all the germs, bacteria and viruses that you will undoubtedly pick up from doorknobs, other people, as well as by touching other things that people carrying these germs have come into contact with. Most people have been told the importance of hand washing, yet many fail to practice it, which leaves them vulnerable to catching a host of winter illnesses.
If individuals simply can?t adhere to a strict hand washing routine, taking mega doses of vitamin- C on a daily basis is a surefire way to prevent becoming sick. Two thousand milligrams a day should be sufficient, and please don?t let the instructions on the bottle confuse you or make you think that you are overdosing. Vitamin-C is constantly being used by our bodies, and if taken in large amounts, whatever our bodies can?t use will be excreted through the urine. But most of the time, your immune system will need that extra boost from the vitamin-C, in order to assist it in fighting off the countless illnesses.
Of course nothing is foolproof, and many people will still get ill, despite taking the vitamin-C. Stress can wear a person?s body down to the point that nothing helps them avoid becoming sick. There is a chance, though, to lessen the severity of the illness and shorten its course, should you feel yourself becoming sick despite the daily vitamin-C. As soon as you notice the first symptom, such as a sore throat, sneezing or runny nose, try slowly increasing the amount of vitamin-C that you take, yet only temporarily. If you increase the dosage too quickly, you will develop diarrhea, which is actually cleansing, yet of course quite troublesome, especially for busy individuals. Everyone has their own person requirement, so if and when you do develop diarrhea, that is simply an indication that you?ve surpassed your maximum dosage?or either increased it too quickly. Simply cut back a little at a time, until the diarrhea has passed. Then you will have discovered your own personal dosage. Only take this mega amount until all symptoms have subsided, then you can resume the 2000 MG dosage
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