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new-use tuesdays: club soda
Happy Tuesday, everyone! This week’s versatile vixen is club soda. Carbonated water is a great addition to any bar. Its mild flavour is agreeable for most guests and its clear tone with your sofa, in...
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new-use tuesdays: milk
Today is such a grey, rainy day in Toronto that it makes me want to lay in bed eating cookies with milk (am I the only adult who still does that?). So it’s only fitting to put this week’s new-use...
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new-use tuesdays: bread
You can’t help what you love, and I love bread. Baguette, challa, bagel, lavash, naan – you name it, I’ll devour it. Needless to say, I’ve got a lot of bread in the house (and, since I gravitate mostly...
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new-use tuesdays: nail polish
Even the most low-maintenance among us have a bottle of clear nail polish in a drawer somewhere. If your nails aren’t seeing much of it (overdue for a mani-pedi?), you can still get some use out of...
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new-use tuesdays: rubber band
When you need a secure hold in a snap, you turn to the good old rubber band. It’s reliable, resilient and certainly affordable. For this week’s new-use spotlight, check out a few more uses for this...
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new-use tuesdays: ketchup
Your fries can’t live without it, your grilled cheese sandwich yearns for it, your hot dog begs for it. Ketchup is a household staple. I don’t even eat the stuff, but my fridge is always stocked with...
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the incredible silent vacuum
Barking dogs, crying babies, roaring vacuum cleaners. Why do all of these things have to be so noisy? Why can’t they all just shhhh? Well, I can’t help you with your pup or babe, but German...
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new use tuesdays: dishwasher
One of the hardest-working appliances in your home, the dishwasher can do much more than bring dinnerware and flatware to a shine. For this week’s spotlight, check out three unexpected uses for this...
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new-use tuesdays: paperclips
It would appear that people can be divided into one of two groups: Paper clipper or stapler. I am the latter (there’s something so satisfyingly final about punching your documents together), but I’ve...
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new-use tuesdays: ice cubes
It’s as beautiful as it is functional. It cools, it soothes, it sparkles. No self-respecting hostess would ever be caught without it. For this weeks’ new-use highlight, I’m turning the spotlight on...
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new-use tuesday: pillowcase
As the work day winds down on this frigid day, all I can seem to think about is snuggling in my bed. My sheets aren’t quite as stylish as these Marimekko Kullervo ones from Crate and Barrel, but that...
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how to season your cast iron pan like a pro
A cast iron pan is a dependable tool for the home cook. It has a naturally nonstick surface that evenly distributes heat; it can easily go from stovetop to oven; and if you properly care for your cast...
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weekend project: tidying up with marie kondo
Have you heard of Japanese tidying consultant Marie Kondo? She believes that decluttering your home will change your life. While there was once a three-month waiting list for her services (she’s now...
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spring on clean
Confession time: Spring cleaning is not my forte. I love to zero in on one problem area and give it the necessary elbow grease to get it pristine again. I always feel so accomplished afterward and I’m...
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new-use tuesday: tea
This is the kind of afternoon best spent with a soothing cup of Earl Grey or orange pekoe, so I’m popping in to steep you in a little housekeeping know-how. That’s right, this week’s new-use spotlight...
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new-use tuesday: sponge
As I wrote in the March 2015 edition of Style at Home‘s Housekeeping column, your kitchen sponge can harbour a ton of bacteria and ought to be disinfected rigorously and regularly. But in addition to...
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editor’s pick: cookina mats
June is the height of grilling season and, as I wrote in the June Housekeeping column, diligently cleaning your barbecue grills is key to producing mouth-watering eats – or so I thought. I’m a lover of...
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how to wash white sheets without bleach
My friend recently shared her reluctance to buy white bed sheets, saying she loves the crisp, clean look of white bed linens, but feared they’d take on the look of a tattered white t-shirt after a few...
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