November 3, 2006

Zesty Fried Green TomatoesSprinkle both sides of tomatoes with salt and let stand 10 minutes. Combine cornmeal, cheese, flour and seasonings. In another bowl place eggs and beat.

 

Hot Pizza DipThis warm dip is great with chips or even bread sticks. Try serving it at your party, it is sure to be a hit.

 

French Vanilla Cinnamon Bun FrappePlace all ingredients in blender on high for 45 seconds.

 

Cookie Bar MixRecipe for Cookie Bar Mix (Gift Recipe). Layer ingredients in a quart sized canning jar in the following order: Walnuts or pecans, butterscotch morsels , semisweet chocolate morsels, coconut, graham cracker crumbs.

 

Zucchini CookiesCream together sugar, butter and eggs until fluffy. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with zucchini. Add chocolate chips and nuts.

 

Freezer Bag OmeletsAdd ingredients in the freezer zip lock bag, close bag and release air out of bag; "massage" the ingredients until well mixed; drop into the boiling water and boil for 13 minutes only.

 

Pan GravyIn a pan or skillet, add lard and flour. Fry together until brown. Add 1 qt. cold water, mushroom soup and milk. Stir with whip and add 2 more qt. water and seasonings.

 

Moist Chocolate CakeRecipe for Moist Chocolate Cake. In a large bowl combine eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla. Stir well. Add flour, soda, baking powder, cocoa and salt. Gradually add coffee and buttermilk or sour milk.

 

Terry Cloth and an Iron for WaxIf wax has spilled onto your carpet: lay a terry cloth towel over the wax stain and using a hot iron, iron the stain. The wax will melt and the terry cloth will soak up the melted wax.

 

Baby Bear (Husky/Labrador Retriever)Baby Bear is 7 years old. She is part husky, part black lab and actually looks like a black german shepherd.

 

Helping A Needy Family This ChristmasHelping A Needy Family This Christmas. Here are some ideas on how the more fortunate can help someone for Christmas. It doesn't have to break your budget. It can fill your world with the most incredible feeling and gives back or pays forward, however you might believe.

 

Adding Less Dressing to Your SaladWhile dining, be careful not to slather on too much dressing on top of your salad. We like the taste of the dressing, but not all those calories they pack onto our waistlines. Ask for your dressing on the side.

 

Game Board PurseMake a purse out of a board game! Detailed pictures and instructions. I am going to start out by saying that I am an amateur at sewing so if any experts have any sewing tips feel free to submit feedback, it would be greatly appreciated by many.

 

Artistic Niece and Sand ArtHere my niece was showing the younger children that you can have a good time at the beach without having to spend money on the walk or in the arcades. Just have an sand art contest. This is an image she made of herself.

 

Tin Can StiltsRemember making these when we were young? This is a great indoor craft to do when it's too cold or raining outside for the little ones to play.

 

Ice Tricks For PartiesIce Tricks For Parties. It's that time of year to start planning dinner parties. Here's a great tip and craft I like to use. Tip: Boiling water will make ice cubes clear!

 

Cleaning Paperback BooksCleaning Paperback Books. Do you know that with their slick covers, the soil on paperback book covers can often be wiped off gently? Nice to know when passing around mysteries and so on to friends!

 

Juice Pouch Sandals?Does anyone have the pattern for the sandals made from juice pouches?

 

Kenmore HE4T Washing Machine Complaints?I have had my HE4T Kenmore for 9 months and wish I had kept my old washing machine. After using it 2 times my husband complained that the towels stink and don't smell or feel like they use to.

 

Making a Waste Basket from Greeting Cards?How do you make waste baskets out of greeting cards?

 

Wrapping Roots Around a Hawaiian Umbrella Tree?Recently, while visiting a local mall, I saw another Hawaiian Umbrella with the roots wrapped around the trunk: a banyan effect, but not random, and besides being quite attractive it had the added benefit of supporting the (by no means sturdy) trunk.

 

Sara Lee's Chocolate Fudge Icing Recipe?Does anyone know how I can make my own cake icing ('frosting' for Americans) that is the same as the Sara Lee Chocolate Fudge one sold in containers?

 

Cleaning Marble Tile?What is the best way to clean marble tile?

 

Antique Murphy Cedar Chest?I bought this Cedar Chest for $25.00. On the back it says Murphy #23 in black letters and numbers. It also has wood handles. Can anyone tell me anything about it.

 

Chewing Gum on Leather?How do I get chewing gum off my leather couch?

 

Buying and Preparing Exotic Fruit?Buying and Preparing Exotic Fruit. I love to try new things, but there are many types of fruits in the supermarket that I'm afraid to buy because I don't know if they are ripe or how to eat them. I was staring at a Japanese pear the other day for example.

 

Clothing Turning Yellow?I have white turtleneck shirts in their plastic packaging and they are starting to turn yellow. What can I do to stop this?

 

Episcia Tropical Topaz?I'm looking for a plant called Episcia Tropical Topaz. Any ideas where I can get it?

 

Juicier Hamburgers?Tips for making juicy hamburgers. For a juicy hamburger, add one beaten egg for each pound of hamburger meat.

 

Spots on Car Windows?How can spots on car windows be removed? The windows do not look clean after cleaning.

 

Stuffing Envelope in the UK?My name is Jasvinder and I live in UK and I would like to earn extra cash at home, but I am only at the moment interested in stuffing envelopes. I was wondering if you could let me know a bit more about it and how can I start?

 

Gift Ideas for a Company Christmas Party Gift Exchange?My place of employment is having a Christmas party where you buy or make a gift for about $20. We all pick numbers. We get to pick a present as our number comes up. The person next can take your gift or anyone else's, etc.