The Ask Anna Blog

Gluten Free & Vegan Banana Bread

I LOVE the smell of banana bread baking in the oven! Don’t you? It’s so intoxicating. The aroma fills the whole house and it’s just plain torture waiting for it to finish baking. It’s so worth the wait though. Moist, walnut-studded bread with the pure sweetness of ripe bananas. I could eat a slice for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I might even sneak a piece for a late-night snack too. This loaf of gluten free banana bread is also egg and dairy free, making it vegan. If you are scared by a recipe that says it is “vegan” there is… Read More

Organizing Bathroom Cabinets

Have you ever gone to the bathroom at someone elses house and run out of toilet paper? I’ve had this happen and I’ve searched desperately through their cabinets, looking for more toilet paper, all while not being able to move off the toilet! I’ve had to learn, the hard way, to make sure there’s always enough TP on the roll before sitting down, because some people don’t store their TP in the bathroom! Today I’m going to show you how I have our guest/my girl’s bathroom cabinets organized, so that even as a guest you can find what you are… Read More

Green Cleaning: Cleaning with Hydrogen Peroxide

I recently had a reader email me and ask me for ways she could use hydrogen peroxide to clean. I haven’t ever really used hydrogen peroxide to clean, but it got me thinking about how it’s non-toxic, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-mold and anti-mildew, and then I though, “why don’t I use it to clean more!?” So today I’m going to give you a few green cleaning tips using hydrogen peroxide. Laundry Hydrogen peroxide can be used to pre-treat tough stains, and it’s a natural alternative to bleach. To get rid of a tough stain, such as grass, blood, coffee or wine… Read More

Our New Outdoor Living Room

This post brought to you by TIKI Brand®. All opinions are 100% mine. For the last 3 summers that we’ve been in our house, I have longed for an outdoor living room. I’m not sure WHY it has taken me this long to make it happen, but I finally have the outdoor living room I’ve been dreaming of! I guess all I needed was a little motivation, and when I received my TIKI Brand Fire Sculptures, it was just what I needed to visualize my perfect space! Two summers ago I bought two outdoor chairs, at the end of the… Read More

Budget-friendly Home Made Cleaners

I was recently asked, by Hometalk, to put together a list of the best budget-friendly, home made cleaners on their site so, today I’m sharing that board with you, as well as some of the fabulous recipes! Click on the pictures to take you to the original posts to get the full recipes! GooGone Do you love GooGone as much as I do? It will pretty much get anything sticky off a surface! Here is a great recipe I found for how to make your own, using just vegetable oil and a couple essential oils! Disinfectant… Read More

Get Motivated to Get Organizing

Source I had a reader email me and ask me “how do I get in the mood to get organizing?” Personally I love organizing once I’m “in the mood” but I understand that sometimes it can be hard to get motivated. For me, not getting organized, comes out in the form of procrastination, so how do we conquer procrastination? Pinterest. I know that might seem crazy but here are the steps to follow to conquer procrastination and get organizing! Step 1:Determine what it is you want to organize. For this post let’s say we want to organize the linen closet. … Read More