Despite a hectic modern lifestyle, the interest in healthy cooking and housekeeping has steadily increased over the last few years. Television programs and bookshelves are full of fashionable recipes and of superficial advice, but most negelect the essentials. This website is a project to bring back the basic knowledge of household management without relinquishing the advantages of our modern world.

What is good for you?

What is available and how should I handle and prepare food? We provide food nutrition information and food safety guidelines.

What’s cooking?

Cooking for yourself or for your family is still the best way of providing nutritional meals. See our selection of healthy simple recipes.

Housekeeping guide.

Housekeeping isn’t just tedious cleaning, but includes finance, repair and maintenance, and anything else that makes for a comfortable home.

Easy gardening

Pesticides in food are of concern. Why not grow your own organic vegetables and a garden of flowers as well.

Needlecraft a forgotten skill?

Cross stitch, gobelin, knitting, sewing, and others are having a comeback. Be part of the trend and read our tips and tricks.

Welcome to Basic Domestics

Top 10 Recipes

OKRA Recipes- the okra vegetable, also known as ladyfinger, is back on our dinner plates and deservedly so.

Okra is a powerhouse of valuable nutrients. It is a good source of vitamin C. It is low in calories and is fat-free.

Food Features

Basic Domestics News

Okra is a powerhouse of valuable nutrients. It is a good source of vitamin C. It is low in calories and is fat-free. Okra is available year-round, with a peak season during the summer months. more>

Cooking Okra

Composting

Kitchen Helps

Food Poisoning

Many lawn and landscaping products can be reused or recycled to prevent waste. Composting is one recycling method that turns organic yard waste into a natural soil additive rich in nutrients. more>

To Prevent a Glass from Breaking when pouring hot water in it, first put a spoon in the glass. This method can also be used when pouring hot soup or any hot liquid in any fragile container. more>

Another scorcher of a day is forecast and bacteria such as salmonella, E. coli and staphylococci just love it. These tiny organisms thrive and multiply in warm conditions. more>

Healthy Indoor Air

The air we breathe in our homes is likely to be two to five times more polluted than the air we inhale outside. "How Indoor Air Quality Affects Your Health" provides in-depth information on the effects to our health and how we can improve the quality of the air we breathe.

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