How to get those mushrooms looking clean

QUESTION: What is the best way to clean mushrooms? I buy them in bulk and soak them in hot water to get rid of all of the dirt, but they still look dirty.Joy (Emerson)ANSWER: When purchasing mushrooms, begin by buying . . .

Posted: 2012-05-26

Careful preparation key to proper paint job

LIKE any good Canadian, I love Victoria Day long weekend. It's the opening act to the big show -- the call that let's us know summer's here. Time to sit back, take a deep breath and take in everything that . . .

Posted: 2012-05-26

No windows? No problem

Fill empty spaces to distract the eye

There is a quote that declares: "Eyes are the windows of a soul."In the case of this home on a corner lot, which has a deficiency in openings, I will simply say this: If it's impossible to add windows because . . .

Posted: 2012-05-26

Building a better construction industry by improving workers' skills

In January 2009, five partners with a commitment to strengthen the skills of the province's construction-sector workforce joined together to form the Manitoba Construction Sector Council. With funding from the governments of Manitoba and Canada, the MCSC's mandate is . . .

Posted: 2012-05-26

Sold

Fort RichmondAddress: 806-3030 Pembina HwyAsking Price: $139, 900Sold Price: $156, 000Taxes: $1, 532Square Footage: 725Bedrooms: 1Bathrooms: 1Listing Agent: David Knight, Royal LePage Prime, 989-7900Fraser's GroveAddress: 79 Leighton Ave.Asking Price: $224, 900Sold Price: $247, 100Taxes: $2, 761.34Square Footage: 1, 018Bedrooms: 3Bathrooms: . . .

Posted: 2012-05-26

Awesome and practical

Home combines job-dropping design with perfect balance

When it comes to new home designs, Wow Factor is something that everyone gravitates to.However, as nice as jaw-dropping design features are -- they can take a home from good to great, when used judiciously -- it's important that they . . .

Posted: 2012-05-26

Windows on nature

South St. Vital condos will offer all the amenities and great vistas

Way back in 1936, the Okolita family bought a tract of land off St. Mary's Road where they created three farms that became market gardens for more than 30 years.By the 1970s, the Okolitas began selling that land. Eventually, after . . .

Posted: 2012-05-26

River beauty

Older home built to last on exceptional lot

With its modern, linear design, you'd never know 25 Mager Dr. is 63 years old.Despite its venerable age, the 2, 200-square-foot two-storey home is as solid as it was when it was built in 1949 for one of the principals . . .

Posted: 2012-05-26

GARDENING: Ready, set...

Gardeners hit greenhouses in preparation for planting

Spring is here, but do we still need to exercise some restraint in our eagerness to plant? In the case of hardy herbaceous perennials, it's a good rule of thumb to gradually adapt greenhouse-grown plants from their protected environment to the . . .

Posted: 2012-05-19

Painting need not be brush with disaster

Here are some specialized tools that can help take the sting out of painting: Belt bucket: Attaching around the painter's waist, the Belt Bucket keeps paint handy and hands free. This is an ideal solution for any painting that requires ladders. . . .

Posted: 2012-05-19