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One Quick Tip: Don’t Wash and Reuse Zippered Bags

April 17th, 2013 · 17 Comments · Green Living, Tips

You all know I like to be “green,” right? I even offered two hundred ways to reuse stuff instead of throwing it away last week at Green Your Way. So am I really suggesting that you stop an eco-friendly habit that you probably already have, if you’re a penny pincher and earth-lover like me? Don’t [...]

Have You Ever Successfully made a Homemade Dishwasher Detergent Recipe?

April 11th, 2013 · 33 Comments · Cleaning, Do It Yourself

I haven’t. Being honest right up front there. I had many, many failures using natural DIY dishwasher soap a few years ago, and I’m afraid my husband will never set foot in the kitchen again if I even breathe a word of more homemade dishwasher detergent experimenting, and that would leave me with a LOT [...]

One Quick Tip: Two Surprising Tools for Washing Impossible Dishes

April 10th, 2013 · 15 Comments · Tips

Do you have a Mt. Dishes at your house? It’s an unfortunate hazard of the real food household, but it has to be conquered. Often. Anything to make it an easier process is welcome, like my One Quick Tip to make dishes more tolerable for my husband. This quick tip is about what’s under the [...]

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One Quick Tip: How to Get Your Husband to do More Dishes (& Like it!)

January 25th, 2013 · 22 Comments · Tips

My husband has been doing a LOT of dishes lately, mostly because I was working hard to launch Better Than a Box, but also because they’re more tolerable now. If you’ve read Kitchen Stewardship for very long at all, you know I’m famous for uber long posts. This new One Quick Tip series is an [...]

5 Crazy Ways I Save on Kitchen Prep Time {so we can Eat Well, Spend Less}

October 17th, 2012 · 47 Comments · KS lifestyle

I just got yesterday’s oatmeal going on the stove. No, we haven’t been waiting for breakfast for 24 hours – two-day oatmeal is one of the "shoddy shortcuts" I take every week in an attempt to save a few minutes in the kitchen. Believe me, I spend enough time there already. "Mommy, play with me!" [...]

Monday Mission: Revisiting Green Cleaning (my Updates)

October 17th, 2011 · 49 Comments · Cleaning, Green Living, Monday Missions

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to refine your natural cleaning in some way. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps (or more?) I’ve talked many times before on how to naturally clean your house, so it’s hard for me to guess where you are today. Maybe you still need to get rid [...]

Monday Mission: Use the Real Thing

December 21st, 2009 · 54 Comments · Avoiding Waste

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to find one way to use the real thing instead of disposables on the table OR to make a reuse habit. It’s a Choose Your Own Adventure Monday Mission. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps –> Leap of Faith Click each idea for more details; they [...]