Written by Marilyn My friends Tara Miller and Sam Brown have compiled numerous practical tips including a Five-Day Kitchen Diary to make cooking in the Global Sun Oven successful and fun. Sun Ovens are the perfect way to keep a kitchen cool while reducing energy consumption during the hottest days of summer. Ed Note: They […]
How do I salvage buggy grain?
March 14, 2011 by · 3 Comments
Have you ever experienced the sinking feeling of opening a bag of grain to bug invested grain? It’s a bit of a sinking feeling. But here are the tried and true remedies to save the grain! A customer writes: ” I just opened the bag & found many many little black bugs roaming about […]
Give Away: Magnet Ball and Ultra Power Plus Combo
March 1, 2011 by · 84 Comments
Give Away: Magnet Ball and Ultra Power Plus Combo – $64.98 Retail Value is now closed. The winner is entry #3: Janet Van der Kooi. Janet please contact me at marilyn@urbanhomemaker.com to claim your prize. The Magnet Ball softens hard water without the use of any chemicals or other consumable […]
Get Those Dirty Dishes out of the Sink!
January 4, 2011 by · 5 Comments
Ed Note: I’ll confess up front, I’m not always diligent about keeping up with the dishes and there are only two of us living here right now. But I so love a tidy kitchen, especially my beautiful remodeled kitchen with its beautiful cabinets and count tops. I assure you, my kitchen now has a lived […]