tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post9209332223621880352..comments2024-03-28T09:27:28.962-07:00Comments on creative savv: Cheap & Cheerful Suppers for the Last Bit of JanuaryLilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-30884328897266158452020-02-02T16:27:11.836-08:002020-02-02T16:27:11.836-08:00Thank you.Thank you.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532160415343676858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-91306760465660951852020-02-01T10:33:51.024-08:002020-02-01T10:33:51.024-08:00Hi Cheryl,
For your cabbage -- if It was me, I'...Hi Cheryl,<br />For your cabbage -- if It was me, I'd shred it, then steam it briefly in the microwave. That should do what blanching would do. Then freeze the lightly-steamed shreds in bags big enough for adding to soup. When you make the soup, add a bag of frozen shredded cabbage and allow to heat through but not cook any more. It should turn out fine.<br />I can understand about going up and down ladders. Kris had a great tip -- to use the Swiffer to clean the walls. Moving furniture is one of the biggest obstacles for me. I'm just not as strong as I once was. Fortunately, I don't think we get our house as dirty as we once did, when kids were little and there were more of us.<br />I hope you have a great weekend, Cheryl.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-91489435210225268002020-02-01T10:27:26.744-08:002020-02-01T10:27:26.744-08:00Hi Kris,
Great job on making enough for leftovers ...Hi Kris,<br />Great job on making enough for leftovers the next night! Your crockpot Mexican chicken sounds so tasty.<br />Oh, I understand now. I also use the rubbing alcohol on the exposed walls of the vent hood above the stovetop, which gets quite greasy. The alcohol works very well on that, so I would assume it would work on your fan blades, too. I miss my electric coil stover top. It was so easy to keep clean.<br />Have a great weekend, Kris.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-58127707379873105742020-02-01T10:23:47.618-08:002020-02-01T10:23:47.618-08:00Hi Live and Learn,
Is that right? Same curtains --...Hi Live and Learn,<br />Is that right? Same curtains -- what are the odds. Must be something about great taste, right?<br />I still need to do the doors. I know that will make a big difference. It;'s all of these seemingly little things that make a house look fresh and clean.<br />Have a great weekend, Live and Learn.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-56149975851207426382020-01-31T14:12:55.925-08:002020-01-31T14:12:55.925-08:00Lili could you please give me a suggestion on how ...Lili could you please give me a suggestion on how to froze the small head of leftover cabbage from making stuffed cabbage. The head is small and pretty firm not soft at all. I want to have it to use in your soup recipe. I deep clean at least once a year. I use to have my daughter wash down the bathroom and kitchen spring and summer but she has her own place now so just once a year. I do clean the living room, dining room, and my bedroom twice a year but my dh can go me move the furniture. My husband and I have bad knees so going up and down the ladder to wash walls is hard for usCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532160415343676858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-35766631764353758552020-01-31T13:24:34.794-08:002020-01-31T13:24:34.794-08:00I'm pleased that last night's dinner made ...I'm pleased that last night's dinner made enough for us to eat again tonight (Mexican chicken in the crockpot) so all I have to do is make rice, carrot sticks, and microwave last night's dinner and voila! I'm done! Wednesday I made a sheet pan sausage supper with potatoes, onion, and carrots as well as turkey smoked sausage; Monday was tacos and I can't remember what Tuesday was. Oh well.<br /><br />Thanks for your cleaning tips! I should have clarified--my stove top overall is fine (electric, I throw the burner pans in the dishwasher periodically and wipe down the stovetop well). I find that other surfaces which I don't tackle as regularly (blades on the ceiling fan, etc.) can get a light greasy build up so I was looking for ideas to quickly cut through that. I'll try the rubbing alcohol! I confess I don't do a thorough clean-out-the-cupboard kind of cleaning--I just wipe things down as I notice them--but I do like to periodically do a thorough cleaning of the cupboard faces as well as the baseboards, walls, light fixtures, refrigerator including the icky top, etc. in my kitchen. I also try to get to the walls, ceiling, light fixtures, and so on in the bathroom as that area also gets icky but I can't seem to pull it off as often as I should. I sometimes use my Swiffer mop to "dust" the bathroom walls as they seem to get, I don't know, furry? I assume it's the dust from toilet paper and kleenex. I think you mentioned to Alice that people don't do as much deep cleaning--I know that's true for me! I'd rather cook than clean and I just seem to lose time/energy/motivation when it comes to deep cleaning. Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-62114151660621493082020-01-31T04:40:26.512-08:002020-01-31T04:40:26.512-08:00I recognize those curtains. I had those in my prev...I recognize those curtains. I had those in my previous house. Also, I recently did the baseboads and doors in my main hallway. Great minds think alike. :)Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.com