Soy sauce may not be as healthy as you think

Question: My wife and I are trying to eat healthier, because of a recommendation from my doctor to change our diet. Can you please tell me what soy sauce is made with? Thank you. — Vincent Answer: Soy sauce is predominantly made . . .

Posted: 2018-02-03

SOLUTIONS: Household tips

One thing leads to another

ONIONS: The next time you cut up an onion, hold an unlit wooden match between your teeth to reduce tearing. VEGETABLES: Cook green vegetables in an uncovered pot for four to five minutes in salted water. Drain vegetables such as asparagus, . . .

Posted: 2010-03-06

Heloise had helpful hints for housekeeping

You can put cinnamon oil in your vaccuum?

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to the Free Press, who for 150 years now, has been giving you everything you need to know to keep your life up to speed and on track! And that includes, via the handy Homes section, endless info for . . .

Posted: 2022-03-12

Perennials - unwrapped! What are these wonderful plants?

"Perennial and Annual" are gardening terms used to describe a plants survival performance – "do they survive year to year?"Sometimes the terminology can be confusing to the beginner gardener. One would think an "annual" plant would represent a plant . . .

Posted: 2016-07-06

Heat up the winter with chilies

Peppers can thrive indoors with the right strategy

Chili peppers, like herbs and heirloom tomatoes, have a special capacity to engage gardeners. Chilies are amazingly beautiful, endlessly varied and intrinsically linked to human culture. They are attention-seekers! And chili peppers are, of course, hot. Indeed, it's hard to pass by . . .

Posted: 2013-09-14

Use lemon juice to prevent brown bananas

QUESTION: Can you please tell me how to prevent bananas from turning brown when making banana cream pie? Maureen, WinnipegAnswer: Black bananas take a tantalizing dessert from a treat to a travesty. I have been the baker of the latter. . . .

Posted: 2015-10-31

This wild house

There’s no rules when it comes to this eclectic abode

One thing I think we can establish right off the top here is that Gail Fraser and her partner Chris Robinson are
 not minimalists. What they are…is individuals with extremely creative imaginations and the skills to manifest their dreams into “bricks . . .

Posted: 2022-01-08

Lighting key to basement reno

Dear Debbie: The kids are grown now and we are renovating our basement room to suit our lifestyle. The toys, beanbag chairs and table hockey have been cleared out. We'd even like the TV to be hidden. Have you any . . .

Posted: 2014-01-18

Location is everything in hanging a floral basket

Travelling around Montreal during the nice weather I can't help but notice a lot of basket cases. I'm not referring to inebriated bar patrons, but rather to plants hanging in baskets. Some hang from city lamp posts, others in front of . . .

Posted: 2008-07-20

SOLUTIONS: Talk to vet about cat's messes or try diaper

QUESTION: We have a 15-year-old cat who has taken to messing all over the house and we would like to know how to have her stop this as we don't want to put her to sleep or give her away. . . .

Posted: 2010-10-09