January 2, 2007

Peppermint Ice Cream PieCombine peppermint ice cream & whipped topping. Spoon into crumb crust. Sprinkle with peppermint candy. Freeze.

 

Sour Cream BiscuitsRecipe for Sour Cream Biscuits. Add the sifted dry ingredients to the whipped sour cream, roll and cut into biscuits. Bake in a hot oven 425 degrees F for 12-15 minutes.

 

Cranberry PinwheelsRecipe for Cranberry Pinwheels. Combine sugar, pineapple, flavoring and cranberries in saucepan. Cook until berries pop (about 10 minutes). Blend cornstarch with water and stir into hot fruit mixture.

 

Springy SaladHeat the applesauce until boiling. Add gelatin and mix well to dissolve. Stir in the lemon flavoring. Add the 7-Up and stir well to blend.

 

Caramelized PopcornRecipe for Caramelized Popcorn. Mix first 4 ingredients and cook over low heat until light brown in color. Pour over peanuts and popcorn. Stir to coat and let cool.

 

Molten Chocolate Cake Hot Milk DrinkIn a small saucepan, combine milk and syrup over medium-low heat, stirring. Be careful not to let it boil. Pour into glass mug.

 

Homemade Chicken Or Beef Pot Pie For TwoRecipe for Homemade Chicken Or Beef Pot Pie For Two. This recipe comes from my daughter Trisha Currin. She is married with a brand new baby. This is how she saves money when she breaks down and buys one of those fast and easy already cooked chickens.

 

Poll: Are you making any new year's resolutions for your personal finances?Today's poll asks: Are you making any new year's resolutions for your personal finances?

 

Making Tastier Bologna SandwichesYour distaste for bologna sandwiches might greatly improve if you salt and pepper the bologna!

 

Send Hot Chocolate With Christmas CardsSend Hot Chocolate With Christmas Cards. A cute idea for presents on a budget for friends is to tuck a little sachet of hot chocolate into their Christmas cards.

 

Use A Shower Cap When Coloring HairUse A Shower Cap When Coloring Hair. I use a thin shower cap - like the kind you get free in motels/hotels to cover my hair when I apply colored shampoo to tint it. (Got that from a hairdresser who did that and put me under the dryer.)

 

Buddy (Poogle)Buddy is a 14 month old Poogle (Poodle/Beagle.) We got buddy from our neighbor 5 months ago, she was no longer able to take care of him.

 

Ornaments Made from Jigsaw Puzzle PiecesI made these ornaments in 1992, and they still look new except for a bit of wear on the bows. They were so much fun, I gave them to business associates as well as friends.

 

Happy New YearHappy New Year.Happy New Year. I would like to say Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to everyone. I have said many times this site is like a family. I read the newsletters everyday.

 

The Sun and Antique FurnitureSunlight makes dark wood lighter and light wood darker. Prevent uneven discoloration of antique furniture by keeping it away from windows that receive direct sunlight.

 

Decorating TipsHelpful Decorating Tips. Here are two tips to help your decorating dollars last longer.

 

Using Your Dishwasher To Clean Dishwashing ItemsUsing Your Dishwasher To Clean Dishwashing Items. When putting your dishwasher on, put your kitchen brushes into the cutlery basket with the bristles up and they will come out nicely cleaned and sterilised.

 

Household Tool Box TipsA list of ideas and tips for setting up a household tool box, as suggested by the ThriftyFun community.

 

Tea With Me - Toy Travel Tea SetThis tiny tea set-to-go should delight the little traveler on the plane or in the car. Similar ready made sets sell for as much as $16, but we picked up the tea set and dolls at the dollar store.

 

Bags of Candy With Sayings?Bags of Candy With Sayings. I am looking for sayings to use on baggies i.e. "M and M menopause pills". It s hard to explain but I saw them at a fundraiser.

 

Buying Corn Silk Skin Brightener?Buying Corn Silk Skin Brightener. What happened to corn silk skin brightener?

 

Flower Arrangement Instructions?I am looking for step by step instructions on how to make a fresh, silk and dried flower arrangements using the floral and dry foam.

 

My Parakeet Is Gagging Herself?My Parakeet Is Gagging Herself. My parakeet seems to be gagging herself and vomiting. She positions herself under her perch, one foot on the bottom of the cage, one on the perch and she sticks one 'toe' down her throat until gooey half digested food strings out of her mouth.

 

Substitute for Capers?Substitute for Capers. I am looking for a substitute for capers.

 

Buying an Eraser Block?Buying an Eraser Block. Where can I buy the pure-aid eraser block?

 

Problems Washing Red Clothing?Problems Washing Red Clothing. Every time I wash any red clothes, they come out of the dryer with a blue tie dye all over them. I keep all reds together in a separate load and use Tide.

 

Cocoa Butter for Eczema?Cocoa Butter for Eczema. I have eczema. I was wondering if you can use cocoa butter to help with eczema. I researched it on the internet but they wouldn't say what type of cocoa butter to buy.