Spaghetti for 60 requires many large pots

QUESTION: I am cooking supper for 60 people next week. I would like to know how much romaine lettuce to purchase for Caesar salad, how much garlic bread should I purchase and what quantity of spaghetti noodles should I buy? . . .

Posted: 2014-09-27

MIKE HOLMES: Deal with ice, snow around home

CANADIAN weather can seem a bit unpredictable: one minute it's sunny and warm and the next thing you know we're hit with a snowstorm. Don't let the occasional spring-like day fool you -- we are still in the middle of winter. . . .

Posted: 2013-02-09

Drain snake is best bet to unplug toilet

QUESTION: I plugged the toilet and tried to plunge it, but it won't drain. Help! Brad, WinnipegANSWER: Wow, I admire your honesty. Most people would have blamed this on someone else. Since the plunger failed, your next step is to . . .

Posted: 2014-10-18

Range hood could be key to solving lingering kitchen smell

Question: I have an 1, 100-square-foot house. When we cook, the odour lingers in the house for at least two days, which is worse in the winter months. I have an HRV. I shut all the bedroom, bathroom and basement doors . . .

Posted: 2019-12-07

Experience is the best teacher

From homes to automobiles, they just don't build 'em like they used to

Building a home, or perhaps considering it? Boy, have you come to the right place! Digging through some old books, I recently came across this gem, Building Your New House, a book by Mary and George Catlin that some would consider . . .

Posted: 2017-09-16

THE PRAIRIE GARDENER: Fillers, spillers and thrillers

You've got to have a plan when shopping for plants

Now that the weather has turned the corner, it's hard to resist the call of the greenhouse and garden centre. And, there are advantages to shopping early when selection is at its best and the plants will never be healthier. The . . .

Posted: 2009-05-10

Protect yourself when doing home improvements

While it feels like this winter weather may never leave, Manitobans are starting to turn their attention to planning and preparing for spring yard work, gardening, and how best to enjoy the long and beautiful summer we all deserve. . . .

Posted: 2023-04-01

Close that ugly gap

deckALL skirting a cut above that's not limited to decks

SO you've just built a deck and have discovered that you've got something of an esthetic dilemma. Because your new deck is raised several feet above the terra firma below, a gap between the deck and ground has been formed. Upon . . .

Posted: 2011-08-27

SOLUTIONS: A new life for your old Christmas lights

QUESTION: Your column is great and covers so many topics. I have been trying to clean out some excess items in my house and have some old (dead) Christmas lights I would like to recycle. I know the copper wire . . .

Posted: 2011-02-12

Use hot water to keep your towels fresh

Question: I need help cleaning hand towels. Mine always get dark and greyish where people repeatedly wipe their hands in the middle of the folded towel, and I cannot get these darker areas clean with regular laundry soap. I . . .

Posted: 2023-01-14