How to clean a bathroom

What you need:

• Ajax (a really cheap cleaner, white and powdery and comes in a can. You can buy at any supermarket and probably at any drug store)
• Sponges - preferably with a hard side so you can scrub
• Dirty towel
• If you're rich or fancy, you can also buy a mop
  

Toilet
Sprinkle Ajax judiciously (that means A Lot) all over the toilet - on the sides, in the bowl, on the top and handle, on the seat, on the cover, under the seat, wherever you see ceramic. Get the sponge very wet and wash all the parts of the toilet, until Ajax dissolves along with the dirt. Keep getting the sponge wet. Brush off remaining water onto the floor.

Sink
Sprinke Ajax all over the sink, on the knobs, the basin, and everywhere else. Get sponge wet and keep water runing until all Ajax and toothpasted and dirt spots are removed and it is sparkly clean.

Floor
Wash this last. Sprinkle Ajax all over the floor, then get your sponge or mop wet and scrub all over. Keep getting your sponge or mop wet until the floor is very clean and very wet. Use a dirty towel to wipe up the water and stay away from the bathroom for an hour.

Shower
Sprinkle Ajax all over the shower and the knobs and scrub. Pour water all over it until Ajax goes away.

Walls, Mirror, etc.
With a wet sponge, just wipe and wash wherever it is dirty. Dry with a dirty towel so the walls don't rot and the mirror doesn't get streaks.

How to keep it smelling nice
Keep the window or door open to let air in, and spray febreeze once a week.

Cooking Chicken

Kosher chicken can be gross because sometimes there are still feathers left on it, but it is actually the healthiest around (usually.) Here are some easy and quick ways to cook chicken with and without bones. Do you know how to buy chicken in the store? If not, we'll cover that in another post. Most of these tips are courtesy of Robbie.

Important: You do not need to wash the chicken!! Despite whatever Mom may say, research shows it is safer to cook chicken as is rather than wash and dry raw chicken and risk getting the germs all over the place.

Boneless Chicken Breasts - in the oven

(You can make all these variations on the frying pan or on a foreman grill. Prepare the chicken as it says in the variation, but instead of putting in a pan and cooking in the oven, either put it on a frying pan covered with oil and cook on both sides over medium heat for about 6-8 minutes, or put on the foreman grill and you can judge when it's done.)

Cut chicken into small pieces and put in a pan with oil in it. Pour barbecue sauce all over (not too much) and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes. You can also microwave it on medium high for 4-6 minutes, though we would all be disappointed if you stooped to microwaving (just kidding! Do whatever's easiest.)

Cut chicken into small pieces (the smaller the pieces the quicker it cooks) and soak in a bowl of lemon juice for 20 minutes or as long as you want. Take the chicken pieces and dip it into a bowl of 2-3 eggs that are beaten up, then dip them in a bowl of matzah meal or bread crumbs. Put in a pan with oil and pour oil on top of the chicken. Bake for 25-35 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

Cut chicken into small pieces and dip into a bowl with 2-3 eggs beaten in it. Put chicken in a pan with oil in it. Mix bread crumbs or matzah meal with tomato sauce (or ketchup if don't have tomato sauce) and pour on top of the chicken. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes.

Chicken in General (with bones, or whatever chicken pieces you have)
Put chicken in a pan and pour barbecue sauce on it. Cook in 350 degree oven for 55-65 minutes.

Put chicken in a pan and pour Sweet and Sour Duck Sauce on it. Cook in 350 degree oven for 55-65 minutes.

Soak chicken in lemon juice , then dip chicken in flour, egg, and matzah meal or bread crumbs. Put in pan, drizzle oil all over and under it and bake in 350 degree oven for 45-55 minutes.

Pour soy sauce over chicken. In a bowl, mix a bunch of flour with sesame seeds. Dip chicken into the flour mixture until it is all covered, then put in a pan and drizzle oil all over it. Cook at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes.

Put chicken in a pan with oil in it. In a bowl, mix nearly a cup of honey, a fourth cup soy sauce, a fourth cup of oil and a few shakes of garlic powder and black pepper. Pour the sauce over chicken and cook for an hour.

Pancakes and French Toast

Cereal and milk is the best option (with a banana thrown in for nutrition) but if you have extra time on a Sunday, here are recipes for Pancakes and French Toast:

French Toast
Eggs
Milk
Oil
Sugar OR Vanilla OR Cinnamon OR Brown sugar
Challah bread, soft rolls, or any kind of soft bread, sliced

Beat a couple of eggs in a bowl, and add some milk until it is less thick but not yet runny. Add a capful of vanilla or a few dashes of cinnamon if you want, or pour in some brown or white sugar. Stir together, then soak the bread slices for about 3 minutes, until soft but not so it falls apart. You'll probably have to soak 1 or 2 at a time depending on how big your bowl is. Pour oil on a frying pan and turn the flame to medium low. Cook the soggy bread for about 3-6 minutes on each side, until it is firm and no longer soggy (this means the eggs have been cooked.) Enjoy! Top it with syrup, jam (if you have learned to like it) or sugar. Yummy.


Pancakes (you can also buy the mix like Mom used to - much easier, and mix and cook like it says on the box)
1 egg
1 cup milk
2 Tbs oil
Mix together, then add (but don't mix yet):
1 cup flour
2 Tbs sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder

Mix together, but not too well. Pour oil on a frying pan and turn the flame to medium, let the oil get hot. Then scoop some batter (using a spoon or a measuring cup) onto the frying pan and cook until there are bubbles in the middle of the pancake and the edges are lightly brown. Flip over carefully using a spatula, so it doesn't splatter, and cook for another 2 minutes. Pancake should be golden brown. Eat with syrup, melted butter, chocolate chips, or whatever else you want.