Interesting facts, trivia, news, and other information about home, gardening, pets, health and more.
Food Tip of the Day
Before the cookies that everyone enjoys during the holiday season became called cookies, they were little baked cakes called Koeptje by the Dutch. The moniker cookie appeared in print for the first time in … Continue Reading
Beauty Tip of the Day
Mint can help one stay cool, inside and out, on the hottest days. Mint can help lower exposure to aluminum, triclosan, parabens, phthalates, artificial fragrances, and other synthetic chemicals in deodorants and antiperspirants.
Mint … Continue Reading
Baking Tip of the Day
Vanilla extract can be used to flavor foods besides the usual cakes, cookies, puddings, milkshakes, and whipped cream.
Add one-fourth teaspoon to the water and mix well before adding to pie crust dough. It … Continue Reading
Health Tip of the Day
Soybean oil is more effective as a mosquito repellent than the essential oils usually suggested which include peppermint, citronella, eucalyptus, lemongrass, cedar, and geranium.
The Environmental Protection Agency reports that despite the side effects … Continue Reading
Gardening Tip of the Day
Many kinds of oil can control mosquitoes in most backyards. Vegetable oil, horticultural oil, mineral oil, or Neem oil can kill mosquito larvae in standing water according to a Rutgers University study published in … Continue Reading