I imagine this is not newsworthy to most but, I went into a quilt shop. Seriously, I can not remember the last time I went. Ooops, wait, It was when I needed some Grunge fabric to make my stained glass quilt. I was in and out and didn’t even shop. I went to the quilt shop with something in mind. Remember my Hawaiian Sunset quilt? I needed some of the dark blue sashing for it. I happen to be in New Hampton Iowa to go to the chiropractor and decided to stop at Quilter’s Window. This is a nice shop and I recommend everyone put the shop on their list of shops to check out if they are traveling through....
This vegan blueberry cake is absolutely PACKED with ripe, juicy blueberries, moist, tender, and drizzled with a sweet almond glaze. It's also super easy to make! I just can't get enough of blueberries this time of year. And while I'm happy to gobble up fresh blueberries by the handful, I really enjoy creative ways of working them into desserts. This vegan blueberry cake is my latest creation and I absolutely fell in love with it on first taste. I did things a little differently from my other blueberry sweets though. I usually like to pair blueberries with lemony flavors. That's what I did for my vegan blueberry muffins, blueberry pie, and blueberry coffee cake. But for this blueberry bundt cake...
If you've noticed your bar of Toblerone looking rather small and a far cry from how you remember it in your childhood, rest assured, you’re not the only one. In fact, consumers around the world are increasingly paying more for a growing range of products in ways that don’t show up on receipts. Think of shrunk portions, thinner rolls, lighter bags, smaller cans — in this way, companies try to offset rising labor and materials costs without scaring us all off. But are they really succeeding? Also known as shrinkflation, the phenomenon has surely been noticed and well documented by people don’t find it fair to pay the same for a lesser net weight. One such online destination, a subreddit...
These easy maintenance tips will keep your dishwasher cleaning well for years to come By Perry Santanachote How long should a dishwasher last? About 10 years, according to most of the 20-plus manufacturers we asked. CR members tell us they expect the same life span, on average, but that doesn’t necessarily mean 10 trouble-free years. Survey data from our members’ experiences with more than 140,000 dishwashers reveals that about 24.5 percent of all dishwashers either broke or stopped working as well as they should have within 5 years of ownership. So how can you get through a decade without calling a repair service? Many factors can affect how long your appliance will last—including how you care for your dishwasher. Using...
Getty Images/yevtonyMost home cooks and bakers have put aluminum foil in the oven, whether to keep baked goods from burning or for an easier clean-up. However, few are privy to exactly when and when not to put this cooking material in the oven. The question is, when can you put aluminum foil in the oven and when should you avoid it? Simply put, you can put aluminum foil in the oven as long as you don't use it as an oven liner. Aluminum foil is ideal for covering baking dishes to reduce cooking times or keep certain parts of your dish from burning. For instance, when baking a pie, you sometimes need to cover the crust in foil for the...
