I purchased a pair of nylon exfoliating gloves from the beauty section at a drugstore. I slip the gloves on and wash all the produce by rubbing my hands over it. I wash it in a pan of water or under the faucet. The gloves are very effective especially for large items like potatoes.

One night I'll  make beef stew and the next night I'll put the remainder of the stew into a pie crust to make a beef pot pie. Sometimes if I make a large enough pot of beef stew I can make four pot pies out of it and then freeze them. Most people cut the beef for stew beef into large chunks.

I freeze all of my broth in ice cube trays. Once they are frozen, I store them in freezer bags or plastic containers. When I'm ready to use them, I just pull them out one or two cubes at a time depending on the recipe.

you can soak large amounts of beans at a time and freeze what you don't use, in portion sizes for later use. It saves me loads of time and takes care of a big, time consuming task all at once. It really makes it easier and faster to use dry beans in recipes because I have eliminated the soaking step bydoing it earlier.


I have really, really bad allergies - here is what I do to make a home smell good without perfume or home spray.

1 – 3 Cinnamon sticks
• Water in a small pan
Begin by boiling the water and cinnamon sticks on top of the stove. Then simmer for as long as you like. I leave mine on the stove and reuse for days by just adding more water as needed.

Sitting at work.
Bored to death.