You organised a romantic dinner at home with flowers, nice food, champagne and scented candles… the dinner was great and you were very pleased with the food you cooked…unfortunately, the day after you realised that your table cover got some stain of wax. How do you remove them? Follow the simple instructions below: Remove candle […]
Refreshing smoothie ideal for summer, made with cucumber and kiwi, ginger-flavored kombucha and fresh cilantro. Makes: About 3 1/2 cups for 2, 1 3/4-cup servings Preparation: 10 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 small cucumber, chopped 2 ripe kiwis, peeled 1 cup ginger-flavored kombucha (see Tip) 1/2 cup low-fat plain Greek yogurt 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves 6 […]
Gardening not only makes your landscape pretty to look at, but also burns approximately 250 to 350 calories an hour. Find the time to garden three times a week for an hour at a time. Anything that makes you sweat—mowing the lawn, pulling weeds, hauling mulch—qualifies as exercise. Also, gardening is great for reducing stress. […]
Wooden floors are really difficult to maintain as they are exposed to various natural agents, such as light, sun and humidity. The color of the wood is variable and will probably change in few months from the installation. Cleaning the wooden floor requires extra care because, even if the wood is quite a resistant material, […]
Spring is the season we naturally turn our attention to cleaning and updating our homes. The sun shines (more often), the days get longer and longer, we open the windows more often and we end up seeing a lot of dust on the floor and furniture. We have prepared a list of easy tips to […]
Have you ever tried the barley? It goes well in soups, but also in salads. Here a fresh and healthy idea for your summer lunches. Ingredients 300 g of barley A bunch of wild rocket 2 pears A spoonful of honey 60 g of spicy blue cheese A teaspoon of wine vinegar 4 tablespoons of […]
When it comes to pianos, cleaning and polishing are two different actions. Polishing should be kept to a bare minimum. Dust is ideally removed by a feather duster, and dusting with a dry cloth should be avoided at all costs; a dry cloth will allow the dust to scratch the finish. 1. If dusting with […]
When the heat goes up our body requires more water and we don’t feel like eating. We need to reintegrate the mineral salt lost by sweating and it is a good idea to follow a diet full of fruit and vegetables. Homemade freezer pops are an easy and fun summer snack for kids and grownups […]
Do you think that your terrace is too small to be a vegetable garden? Think twice…with the right plants and some saving-space ideas you can. Everybody dreams to have fresh hand-picked vegetable ready to eat every day on the table. Unfortunately, for the majority of us this is impossible, especially for who lives in big […]
The summer is finally here, the sun starts shining and the days are getting longer and longer. It is time to start thinking about our wardrobe and how to organise it in order to get space for our summer clothes. It is not time yet to get rid of all our winter stuff so how […]
Dust mites are tiny “pests” that infest the pillows and the closets of our homes. Formidable enemies that may be fought by using natural remedies like lemon and salt against ants or basil against mosquitos. But all this may be not enough. According to a study by a team of researchers, the cushions on which […]
Health benefits of cherries Arthritis: Drinking a glass of tart cherry juice mixed with water three times a day may ease the symptoms of arthritis as cherries have anti-inflammatory properties Heart: A diet which includes eating lots of cherries lowers the overall risk factors of heart disease, body fat and cholesterol. Antioxidants: Sweet cherries contain […]