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Raymond is dying for a brandade de morue! The problem is finding salt cod. Not exactly the most appealing of fish, stiff as a board, smellier than old socks and at the antipodes of convenience food. The long soaking it needs, before you can cook it, spoils any spur of the moment culinary creative impulses.But don’t despair, for there is a shortcut to the long and tedious desalting process. Try Stephan’s secret recipe.
Read MoreThis distressing scalp desquamation strikes indiscriminately dinosaurs and Presidents, leaving the poor victim embarrassed – as far as Emmanuel Macron was concerned, after Donald Trump decided to brush “that little piece of dandruff” off the French leader’s jacket.To knock off these mortifying squatters and stop them ruining your life and your little black dress, you’d better strike ruthlessly.
Read MoreIt’s a gardener’s black gold, THE miracle remedy, THE ultimate plant enhancer, THE absolute non-toxic must-have to make your garden insanely beautiful and your neighbours green with envy. It's full of nourishing goodness, perfect for rich roses and ravishing radishes, paramount to protect them and improves soil structure. It’s easy, organic, budget friendly and very much worth any effort that you put in it. So, get green, get composting. Start manufacturing your very own super stimulant. Make sure you follow a few simple rules and you’ll get the best fertilizer ever.
Read MoreTout-Petit peed on Suzanne’s carpet. As the misdeed was committed only minutes ago, it is not a tragedy. The victim stands a good chance of surviving without sequelae. Older accidents are more difficult to deal with. A quick intervention to clear the mess can erase the dreadful duo of stain and smell.
Read MoreAccording to magazines, barbecuing is man’s work. As soon as the grilling season starts, they tell you that outdoor cooking is a testosterone laden enterprise. Raymond, being no exception, fancies himself the god of fire, expert on all things grilling. We gracefully bow to this virile know-how, but we point out the he who masters the flames is also the one who cleans his equipment. Unfortunately for him, the sign of a good barbecue is often the sorry black sticky mess clinging onto the hotplate and racks. To help your dear beloved cope and clean like a king, quickly brief him on health and environmental dangers of toxic cleaning products, totally incompatible with his ancestral cooking methods.
Read MoreEradicate and discourage grotty garden pests with extraordinarily elegant, efficient and ecological methods.To prevent hostile invasions and avoid further unnecessary deaths in the garden, learn to delegate. Recruit valiant vigilantes to do the job for you …
Read MoreA nasty biro stain is ruining your beloved leather It bag and you are torn between screaming and fainting. Forget both, take a deep breath before trying to assess the situation. If the unfortunate victim is your Hermès bag, do what Carole did: use the siren and speed to the nearest Hermès shop where the professionals will take care of the poor wounded arm candy. For bags with no after-sales service, time is of the essence, so act as quickly as possible. Each stain is an ordeal and a big challenge you have to face with fortitude, sometimes in tears, with the tools at hand in your cupboards.
Read MoreThe good news is that you can clean your home without slaving away for hours or poisoning yourself and your family. All you need to destroy domestic terrors is the holy trinity of cleaning, three fabulous, efficient, eco-friendly and economical products: sodium bicarbonate aka baking soda, vinegar and hemp oil soap.
Read MoreOn this beautiful World Motorcycle Cleaning Day, you washed yours. All bikers know how important it is to keep their machine clean, but they often forget to maintain their helmets, especially the inside, which turns into a terrible foul-smelling den of bacteria. If you put away a damp helmet just after a ride, you’ll probably be confronted with a terrible olfactive challenge next time you use it.
Read MoreCleaning the fireplace insert doesn't have to leave you fuming. The task can be daunting and tricky the first time around but once you master some simple techniques, returning the insert to its original beauty won't be a problem. You won’t feel like Cinderella before her fairy godmother took matters in hand.
Read MoreYvon will tell you that a gout attack is excruciatingly painful. The culprits, in this sad story, may be too many acid forming foods, setting off the body’s buffer system to stop the blood pH from dropping. So, to prevent a sneaky gout attack, before bedtime or 2 hours after dinner, Yvon drinks a large glass of ....
Read MoreFruit and vegetables do wonders for a glowing skin and radiant health, but not the pesky pesticides that go with them. These non-gratae don’t do us any good, not even in tiny doses. Studies show that the problem, even more so than the amount itself, is the pesticide exposure frequency. Over time, even in minute quantities, they are detrimental to our health and beauty.When possible, buy organic; if not, wash and peel all peelable nonorganic candidates. As for the others – such as salads, red fruit or grapes – they have to be thoroughly washed with the usual favourites, famed fighters of all undesirables: Soda bicarb aka baking soda, white vinegar and 3% hydrogen peroxide.
Read MoreNext time you turn on your windscreen wipers, pause and mentally thank Mary Anderson and Charlotte Bridgwood, the two brilliant ladies who invented them.If your wipers fail to clean your windscreen properly, the blades are probably dirty. Shame on you! Immediately erase this disgrace with...
Read MoreIn the splendours of Versailles, the Sun king, sadly suffered from poor bowel movement. The causes of this troublesome, but extremely common malfunction, include, among many others, poor diet and lack of exercise. Constipation is no joke!
Read MoreFrom The Bible to The Kama Sutra, and The Perfumed Garden, the concept of boosting sex appeal with plants went viral. Various studies today confirm that a number of them actually work, in different ways, to arouse you.A small amount of chili, ginger, curry and a few pepper corns are enough to flavour the humblest dishes and transform them into an explosion of savours, totally turning your taste buds upside down.
Read MoreJulie Bousquet-Fabre shares her secret recipe to give your windows the “impeccable cleanliness and dazzling brilliance” they deserve....
Read MoreAccording to experts, the air in your home is more polluted than the ring road. Needless to say, that you are mortified to admit that your cosy little love nest is a den of pollution, full of extremely toxic non-grata squatters. Among them, the horrendous VOCs (Organic volatile components) clan – with members called benzene, acetone, formaldehyde, toluene, xylene, etc. – and their toxic mates ammonia and carbon monoxide.Thank goodness, your indoor plants are gallant fighters of these villains in your home sweet home. Your lovely little botanical companions have got amazing talent to combat air pollution, release oxygen in the room at night, filter out a host of toxins and help you breathe better, thanks to the humidity from their leaves.
Read MoreThe harsh winter is not your hands’ best friend. If, by the greatest of misfortunes, they happen to be as rough and dry as a washerwoman’s, you’d better hide the disaster under your best gloves. To repair the damage, prepare a rescue plan as soon as possible with some of the treasures hidden in your cupboards.
Read MoreGetting into the arms of Morpheus, no matter how much you relish it, is not as easy as it used to be. Gone are the days when it happened naturally, without even thinking about it. Forget about counting sheep. Ditto for drinking hot cocoa or chamomile and sniffing lavender. They all fail miserably to send you to snooze city. You keep tossing and turning and when you finally fall asleep, it’s time to get up and you feel wasted.The good news is that a divine dark red liquid could change this…
Read MoreGastroenteritis is always debilitating. This violent gut debacle leaves you feeling totally listless, prostrate on the couch and socially evicted for a day or two.To stop this awful, incredibly sly and often highly contagious infection as soon as possible, you’d better get down to work.
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