Drinking a glass of water with half a lemon squeezed into it daily has many benefits for your health. Water with lemon, especially if drunk hot, can boost your immune system, flush out unwanted material, relieve tooth pain and respiratory problems, reduces fever and purifies the blood. With the arrival of the spring our body […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How many times you have thought about tidying up you fridge? Looking at the shelves you just see a messy mix of boxes, bottles, vegetables and meats and you wonder how you can find the celery you need to prepare your salad. Here a list of easy tips to follow to organise your fridge once […]
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 […]
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 […]