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I’m excited to tell you about Clorox.com’s brand-new e-journal called Simple & Surprising! Each month, they invite a new guest blogger to share her own real-life moments, along with reality-checked tips to help tackle your own challenges. Readers are also offered a chance to engage in the discussion each month and win a prize!
Just go to http://www.clorox.com/our_story/understanding_bleach/simpleandsurprising.php to read the latest post. December’s post is by Anne-Marie Nichols from This Mama Cooks! In the spirit of the holidays, Anne-Marie shares her take on baking cookies with the kids and ways to simplify the cleanup, whether it’s a big holiday meal or a weeknight dinner. And don’t forget to check back in January to find out if the 5-second rule is really worth following. (I’ve always wondered about that!)
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CONTEST CLOSED. Congratulations to the two winners: Deane and Amanda!
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Wash Those Sticky Fingers: Before the kids have a chance to run loose, have them wash their hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds (the time it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” twice.) Not only will you remove the left over dough, sugar and flower from their tiny appendages, you will also help reduce the spread of any germs they may be carrying around.
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I liked the first one I saw--about using pre-made cookie dough when baking with kids. I also wish her luck in her goal of not being snowed in again!
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Keep Your Cookie Equipment Up to Snuff: Once you are finished with your cookie cutters, immediately put them in a large bowl full of soapy water and let them sit. This will help get off the extra dough that could be caked on your cookie cutters.
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The tips she had in her article were really helpful and I like the Make the cookies in shifts. Rather than pulling out all of the cookie supplies at once, do a round of cookies with sprinkles first, then a round of cookies with icing and so on. Limit each shift to a couple of cookie cutter shapes at a time. This gives you the chance to cleanup after each shift to minimize the mess and maximize your sanity and patience.
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I love that all the cleanup recommendations were very easy things. I like simple things that make life easier!
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"Make cookies in shifts" to help minimize mess and keep your sanity...I've always done it this way! OCD can come in handy at times!
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Clean as You Go: There’s nothing worse than dealing with a kitchen sink full of dishes when you need to rinse off some vegetables or fill a pot with water. Instead of letting things pile up, clean as you go. Rinse and put dishes in the dishwasher while you’re waiting for a pan to heat up or the water to boil. That way you don’t have a huge stack of pots and pans to clean after a big meal.
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I learned...To disinfect your kitchen work surfaces, mix 3/4 cup Clorox® Regular-Bleach with 1 gallon (16 cups) water prewash and wipe your counters with the solution. Let stand for 5 minutes and then rinse and air dry.
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I learned that if you have a plastic cutting board, mix 1 tablespoon of Clorox® Regular-Bleach with one gallon of water, soak prewashed cutting board 2 minutes, drain, air dry
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ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of soaking your cookie cutters in warm soapy water right away, before the gunk gets a chance to stick! Thanks!
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I've always used packing tape as a lint controller, but I never thought about using it for picking up crumbs. Great idea!
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ReplyDeleteI like the tip on how to clean your cutting board: Clean & Disinfect: Too often, we forget about the cutting board and just give it a wipe down. After all the chopping of fresh produce and meat, it’s crucial to clean your cutting boards properly. If you have a plastic cutting board, mix 1 tablespoon of Clorox® Regular-Bleach with one gallon of water, soak prewashed cutting board 2 minutes, drain, air dry and if you have a wooden cutting board, do the same, but use 3 tablespoons of bleach per gallon water and follow up with a rinse of 1 tablespoon of product per gallon of water.
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They suggested on the page that you clean up as you go. Makes sense. :)
ReplyDeleteI learned that Crumb Patrol: Get the kids to use strips of packing tape to pick up crumbs on tricky fabric surfaces or make them in charge of the dust buster. It’s fun for them because it’s noisy. It’s a help to you because it cleans up the mess.
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I learned how to properly soak/clean my wooden cutting boards. I always thought rinsing it off with soap wasnt enough and I was right! I never thought about soaking it in clorox to really kill the bacteria.
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I like the tips from the bloggers such as "Create a cookie decorating supply bin. Keep all your jimmies, colored sugars, cookie cutters, etc., in the bin along with any other supplies you need from spatulas to a roll of paper towels. That way you can quickly get started and have one place to put everything after cleanup."
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I love the tip about mixing 3/4 cup Clorox with 1 gallon of water to clean and disinfect cooking areas.
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I learned that germs can live on your cookie cutters and you should soak them as soon as you are done!
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ReplyDeleteI love, love, love the idea of a separate cookie decorating bin. That may be something most of the people here have already done, but it's a new idea to me, and one that would've come in handy this past December!
ReplyDeleteIn the same vein, the soaking the cookie cutters to get extra dough off is great, too!
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I liked the tips for baking w/ kids
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ReplyDeleteHere's a good one: Keep Your Cookie Equipment Up to Snuff: Once you are finished with your cookie cutters, immediately put them in a large bowl full of soapy water and let them sit. This will help get off the extra dough that could be caked on your cookie cutters.
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite tip is the one about using tape to pick up crumbs...very clever idea
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This was my favorite tip.. I only have bought glass as it is easier to clean.. Clean & Disinfect: Too often, we forget about the cutting board and just give it a wipe down. After all the chopping of fresh produce and meat, it’s crucial to clean your cutting boards properly. If you have a plastic cutting board, mix 1 tablespoon of Clorox® Regular-Bleach with one gallon of water, soak prewashed cutting board 2 minutes, drain, air dry and if you have a wooden cutting board, do the same, but use 3 tablespoons of bleach per gallon water and follow up with a rinse of 1 tablespoon of product per gallon of water.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the article on baking with the kids. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteI liked the tip about the cookie decorating supply bin. It's a great idea to keep everything together in one spot.
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ReplyDeleteI liked this tip: For a quick dusting around the house, wear an old sock on your hand and wipe along particularly dusty areas like shelves, doors, and chair rails. Wash the sock, and you've got a fresh cleaning tool.
ReplyDeleteSince my oldest is in college, I like the "Surviving Freshman Year" that you can download in pdf form to give you tips about college cleaning and healthiness. Thanks so much! pamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net
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