October 16, 2006

Sour Cream Pound CakeRecipe for Sour Cream Pound Cake. Beat margarine and powdered sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Add flour and baking powder alternately with sour cream. Stir in vanilla.

 

Drunken ChickenRecipe for Drunken Chicken. This is an easy dish to make after work while you're catching up on chores. I put my chicken in a zip lock bag with buttermilk and soak overnight.

 

Chili SkilletIn a large skillet over medium heat cook beef, onion, green pepper, and garlic until meat is brown and vegetables are tender. Drain fat.

 

Yummy Sand TartsRecipe for Yummy Sand Tarts. Cream butter with vanilla until very soft. Beat in sugar gradually. Beat in egg and egg yolk. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt and add all at once to the egg mixture. Mix well. Chill for several hours or overnight.

 

Italian Pasta And Bean Soup MixPlace beans into a 3 1/2 cup jar (layer or mix together) with a tight-fitting lid. Place pasta in a ziplock baggie and place on top of the beans.

 

Kentucky Pecan PieRecipe for Kentucky Pecan Pie. Combine syrup, sugar, salt, butter and vanilla. Add eggs. Pour into 9 inch pie shell. Sprinkle pecans over all. Bake in heated oven at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.

 

Cinnamon Yeast RollsRecipe for Cinnamon Yeast Rolls. Soften yeast in milk. Add sugar and 1 1/2 cups flour and mix. Let set until bubbly; add salt, eggs, oil and 1 1/2 cups flour. Knead. let rise until double. Roll out 1/4 inch thick. Spread with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon.

 

October Best BuysPlan your meals around items that tend to be cheaper in October. Here's a list of some of the best bets during October:

 

Quick Fix for FaucetI don't know if I will ever have extra money to repair everything around this aging house anytime soon, so when the tub faucets got loose recently, and would not accept normal tightening, and would not stay on the temp/flow setting I needed, I went to the kitchen drawer and found just the right sized sturdy rubber band.

 

Just For Fun - Television TriviaJust For Fun - Television Trivia. Scottish inventor John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of television in 1926 in Soho, London. Ten years later there were only 100 TV sets in the world. Today there are almost a billion TV sets in the world.

 

Halloween Costume IdeasI called several places about renting a Halloween costume and was dumbfounded at the amount of money you can spend to rent a costume. And you don't even get to keep it! So, I put my thinking cap on and did some research.

 

Vanilla Wafer Pie CrustVanilla Wafer Instead of Graham Cracker Crust. Are you tired of the standard graham cracker pie crust called for in many dessert recipes? Take half a box of ground vanilla wafers and 2 cups of ground pecans.

 

Clover the Tabby CatClover the Tabby Cat. Clover is 7 months old and is a tabby. We got Clover at the Humane Society when she was 6 weeks old.

 

A Place for Vitamins and SupplementsSeems like my husband and I are taking more and more supplements these days - and we keep them and our meds on the kitchen table.

 

Burnt Mac and Cheese In a Stainless Steel Pot?I burned mac and cheese on my new frugal stainless steel pot and I can't for the love of god get this thing to come clean, please help. It's been soaking for 3 days and still nothing.

 

Keeping Frost off Windshield?I am looking for tips to keep the morning frost off my windshield.

 

How clean dried blood from inside a shoe?How clean dried blood from inside a shoe?

 

Recipe for a Hitachi HB-B101 Bread Machine?I have a Hitachi HB-B101 bread machine and I have lost my recipe book and all I need is the one recipe that makes the white bread. I also need the ingredients and how they are listed.

 

Homemade Bingo Cards?How do you make bingo cards at home?

 

Simple Lasagna Recipe?Many years ago I had a very simple recipe for Lasagna which ended with cheese squares on top and had tomato paste in the filling. I was wondering if anyone has a copy like this recipe?

 

Making Sheetrock Smooth for Painting After Removing Wallpaper?Has anyone had the primer peel off with the wallpaper leaving spots of bare sheetrock? How do you get it smooth again in order to paint? Is it safe to sand and risk ripping the sheetrock paper?

 

Roach Feces on Muslin?I sent in a request several weeks ago and haven't had an answer. I've gotten several large roaches in my house (which I have since killed) and I have gotten feces all over the muslin bag I have in my closet.

 

How do I clean badly stained aluminum?How do I clean badly stained aluminum?

 

What can I do with old magazines?What can you do with magazines besides crafts? I don't do arts and crafts. Can they be donated to any organizations? Shame to throw them away. Some I don't even get a chance to read.

 

Crocheted Plastic Bag Purse?I am looking for directions for crocheted plastic bag purse.

 

Freezing Limes?I would like to know how to freeze fresh limes.