Saturday 28 January 2012

Hate the ants? Read this post

Do you encounter ant problems at home? After leaving your food on the table for less than half an hour, the troop of ants come marching in, and it is a headache to think of the ways to get rid of these ants. Here's a suggestion, and it really works, Star Anise' extracts can be found in many of the pest control items.

Place a couple of star anise in a bowl, or a container, do not cover them, and the smell is oblivious to human beings, but it wards of the ants. You can leave the bowls there overnight, and change them every 2-3 weeks, by observing the ant visits. If it is relatively serious, put a little more sets at different places where the ants are being spotted, if the situation turns better, just change the star anise every 2-3 weeks.


These star anise will ward of the ants. This is definitely one of the cheapest and cost-effective way of getting rids of pests!

Wednesday 25 January 2012

Strawberry and Banana Trifle

Valentine’s Day is around the corner. Having the intention of preparing a simple yet affordable dessert (with less than $15) for your other half to show your sincerity for this special occasion?

Household Tips and Tricks is here for your saviour!! As we believe that trifles have got to be the easiest desserts to put together, and the cheapest. It also looks very impressive, until you serve it at least.

Ingredients needed:


Quick look (Directions):


Let’s get started!!


Let’s start by cutting the strawberries, bananas and pound cakes into slices!

*Do make sure that the pound cake is all cut equally of the same size! A small lil cube will look just right and fine!”


Starting the layers

First, to place the cubed pound cake in a simple trifle bowl/ or a serving bowl.


Next, it is to add a layer of bananas, followed by a layer of whipped cream, and lastly strawberries. Simple as it is? You’ll just have to repeat the steps till it’s full!
 REALLY THAT SIMPLE!!


Making the layers was the most fun! The team liked arranging the fruit to make it look nice and pretty on the outside, but really on the inside it was just a glob of fruits and cake. Even though it may not look pretty on the inside, the flavors blend together nicely and it is a light dessert after a heavy meal.

We can’t say much more about trifles, because they really are that easy and completely customizable!

And… it’s ready for consumption! Nom nom nom!!

Once it's served, it doesn't matter what it looks like!
This is one of those desserts that are nearly impossible to mess up. With it you can impress friends, family, or neighbours with just 20-30 minutes to put it together.

*Note: If you’re a chocolaty person, why not change a few things about this recipe. Instead of using pound cake like we do, why not prepare it with chocolate chip cookies? And probably, to add some chocolate sauce (from Hershey), after the layer of whipped cream?? Sounds yummy??  Why not try it on your own now?! ;)

Friday 20 January 2012

Get rid of bad odour in your fridge FAST!

If you have tons of food in your fridge, it's really easy for the fridge to emit an odour sooner or later. It can be disgusting especially if you just want to take your drink and you have to smell that all the time, which can spoil appetites as well.

The solution? Extremely easy and convenient: Baking soda. Buy any regular baking soda, pour it out into an open bowl or plate (doesn't have to be big), or simply tear the top off the box itself, and place it in the fridge! 

What it does is that it absorbs the odour from the fridge and it'll smell pristine in no time! A simple picture shall do the trick:


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Thursday 12 January 2012

A sweet and simple gift


Hello Readers! This is our 3rd post. This post, we will not be using a video as it will be easier for you to refer to. :) Chinese New Year is around the corner, and soon, it will be valentines' day! In this post, we will teach you how to make a Chocolipop! 


This is how the chocolipop will look like, it will definitely make the perfect gift for your family, friends, and your valentine.

 look at this, isn't it cute? 



Not only does it look delicious and attractive, it is really yummy! you can also do this in easy steps! Here is what you need. 


500 grams of chocolate buttons
* tips! get the chocolates which are easy to melt*


A little bit of rainbow sprinkles for the decoration :)

The shapers for making the cute shapes of the chocolipop :)


Some satay sticks


First of all, you have to melt the chocolate on mild fire. 


Keep stirring the chocolate so that it will not stick to the pot :)


This is how your chocolate should look like after it melts :) 
It will melt in less than 3 minutes!



Next, place your shapers on a flat plate, then, use a spoon to put the melted chocolate into the shaper.


After putting the chocolate, sprinkle some rainbow sprinkles over the chocolate to decorate it. 


*tips, the sprinklers are sweet on it's own, so don't sprinkle too much*

After this, put it into the fridge, and let it freeze back. After which, remove the shapers.

Stick the satay stick at the bottom of the chocolate.

And you are done!!!





Alternatively, if you wish to make it into a bouquet of rose like this, you can use the egg tray as your shaper. 

*Tips, Remember to wash the egg tray and dry it before you pour your chocolate in.*

So.. what are you waiting for! Start making your chocolipop now! 


- Genevie, Keith, Matthew, Joanna, Yong Jian -

Saturday 7 January 2012

Empty Bottle

Hello Everyone, thanks for returning to us for another post! Sometimes, when you are in a rush to use a bottle for another purpose, and the bottle is full of water, and it seems to take forever for the bottle to be emptied?

This week, we are going to teach you how to empty your bottle at half a time faster than before! 



watch this video for the usual speed of emptying the bottle


In this 2nd video, we are making use of the spiral motion that you often see in tornado or hurricanes.
Look at the time it takes, it takes half the time of the first usual style that we will empty the bottle.

After this, we're sure that all of you will be able to empty your bottle at a faster speed than before, and you will be able to use your bottle really quickly! 

Do visit us again next week for the 3rd post :)

-Genevie, Keith, Matthew, Joanna, Yong Jian

Monday 2 January 2012

How to fold your clothes fast, and quick!

Hello everyone. Here is the long awaited post! 

We understand that many of you feel very annoyed when facing a huge pile of clothes and it is really time consuming and frustrating to fold them neatly into a stack. It often takes up to almost 15-20 minutes to fold a pile of clothes. In this post, we are going to teach you how to fold your clothes in an blink of an eye! Enjoy~

This is the FIRST method on how to fold your clothes quick and fast!

This is the second method which we are showing you. In addition, this is the method which we find amazing! :) 
(This method is inspired from a youtube video)

Please feel free to comment or ask us any questions on this blog post! Keep coming back for more household tips and tricks! :)

- Genevie, Keith, Matthew, Joanna, Yong Jian