October 22, 2007

KolacheCombine milk, sugar and shortening and heat until milk is scalded. Cool to lukewarm. Sprinkle yeast into warm water and stir to dissolve. Add lukewarm milk mixture, egg, mashed potatoes and 3 cups flour.

 

Apple CakeSeveral recipes for Apple Cake

 

Italian Seasoning MixTwo versions of Italian Seasoning Mix

 

Gefuellte Nudelsuppe (German Soup with Filled Noodles)Boil 2 lb. beef in 1/2 gallon water. When it has come to a boil, skim and add salt and pepper to taste, a pinch of celery salt, 1 cup onion and 1 cup tomatoes. Simmer at least 2 hours.

 

Barbecue Beef Taco Plate for a CrowdIn a large container, cook the beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the taco seasoning and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.

 

Country Fried ChickenSalt fryer pieces and put in refrigerator several hours or overnight. Mix flour, salt, pepper and paprika in paper bag. Dip chicken pieces in cream and shake in bag, a few pieces at a time, to coat well.

 

Cider IceBoil sugar and water together for 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and cool; then strain. Freeze. This mixture gets very hard but can easily be beaten smooth in a blender before serving, if desired.

 

Strawberry Cream Cheese DessertCrush graham cracker crumbs. Combine graham crackers, sugar and margarine. Save a few graham cracker crumbs for top. Pat into a 9x13 inch pan. Melt marshmallows in milk. Cool. Add Cool Whip and cream cheese to marshmallow mixture.

 

Mushroom RollsAfter mushrooms have been ground or chopped, place in dish towel and squeeze out most of moisture. Saute' mushrooms in butter. Sprinkle on flour, salt, lemon juice, Worcestershire and chives.

 

Sour Cream Potato SaladCombine potatoes and dressing; mix lightly. Chill 1 hour. Add celery and eggs. Mix sour cream, onion, parsley, pickle, pimento, mustard, salt and pepper.

 

Keep a Message Notebook By the PhoneWith a forgetful husband and two teenagers, I was never getting phone messages. I put a spiral notebook next to the phone, and everything gets written in there - phone messages, appointments, to-do lists, contact information, reminders, EVERYTHING.

 

Scrappy Knitted Throw BlanketA few weeks ago, you asked about craft projects from materials bought at thrift stores. I broke my leg in February, and then got a staph infection in the bone, so I had lots of sitting-around time to knit.

 

Check For Discounts On Cellphone BillsI receive 19% off my cellphone bill, each month, for being an educator. My husband and I also switched to the family plan. Contact your provider and they will give any information you need.

 

Hand Sewing Tip - Wax Thread to Stop KnottingTo stop getting knots in the thread when you are hand sewing, pass the thread through beeswax. You can purchase a beeswax notion at fabric stores. This just works wonders! There will be no wax residue left behind.

 

Deer Near My HouseThese deer were just down the street from my house and I managed to get a picture of them

 

Use A Rubber Mallet In The KitchenI had a pasta sauce jar that wouldn't open, no matter what I did. Out of desperation, I tapped it lightly with a rubber mallet. It worked!

 

A Jar Filled with Memory CardsMy daughter gave me a beautiful crystal jar with a silver lid, it was filled with memory cards. Each week I was to open the jar and pick a card, it was incredible. What memories that jar holds, I couldn't wait until Friday, and she had enough in the jar to last one year.

 

Daddies Teaching Daughters: Easy Home...This is the second part of a series of articles about life skills a Dad can teach their daughters. In this changing world, the more that we can empower our daughters to be self sufficient, the stronger a woman we will build.

 

Finger Paints with Shaving Cream3-D finger painting! Perfect for preschoolers and elementary children. Try finger painting with equal parts of washable finger paints and shaving cream (the white, foamy, spray kind).

 

Replace Gumballs With PomPoms In Gumball MachinesThe cute old time gum machines you see at collectors malls have always been a fun thing to have around whether they actually work or not.

 

Midnight The KittenMidnight is 3 months old. We got him in July 07 from a neighbor. He plays with our dachshund. He likes to hide behind things and jump out at you.

 

Sippy Cups for Hospital StaysLast fall I had two total knee replacements - the right one first and the left one five days later. My inventive youngest son brought a couple "sippy" cups to the hospital for me.

 

Gift Wrapping Large Boxes With A Vinyl TableclothI had a large box to wrap as a wedding gift and couldn't find any wrapping paper that large. Large white, plastic garbage bags wouldn't work either because all the writing on the box showed right through.

 

Bring Potted Flowers Inside For WinterEvery year I enjoy my potted flowers all summer. So much so that I try to bring something indoors to winter over. One year it was green onions and chard, and one year it was petunia seedlings...

 

Halloween Princess Party?How can I incorporate Halloween into my 8 year old daughters princess birthday party? Her birthday is right before Halloween and she really wants to do both.

 

Measuring for New Windows?My daughter wants to fix up her house before she sells it. She wants to do some of the work herself. She needs new windows but does not know how to measure for them.

 

Inexpensive Umbrellas?I'm looking for a bunch of very inexpensive umbrellas. Does anyone know how to find them?

 

Melting and Casting PVC Products?Looking for information and resource materials on how to melt and cast PVC products?

 

Crafts Using Old High School Jacket?Does anyone have any creative craft ideas for using an old satin high school jacket? My brother no longer wants his old high school jacket, but his son is named after him (XXX, Jr.). I thought it might be nice to make something out of his father's old high school jacket, which has his name on it.

 

Long Lasting and Moisturizing Lipstick?I am in need of new lipstick and would like to try something new. I am looking for long lasting and moisturizing. I buy lipstick at Rite Aid so I can return it if I need to but it's so confusing with all the brands. Any suggestions?

 

Chili from St. Augustine's Spanish Quarter?I'm looking for a recipe for a chili type soup we ate in St. Augustine, Fl. Spanish Quarters. We used to go there on vacation and had this wonderful soup with homemade bread. I have tried to get it other places and have tried with trial and error, but can't get the spices just right. Can anyone help?

 

Lining Up Layers When Quilting?In have recently started to quilt and I am having a hard time with getting the 3 layers to lay right. It always seems to tug or sag and not line up correctly. Does any one know of any tricks or ideas on how to do it correctly short of buying a rack?

 

Simple Games for Third Graders?Looking for a couple of simple, short games for third graders. This is for a classroom of 20 during a class party. They need to be very short so everyone can be involved (10 minutes for all 20 to get through each game). Thank you!

 

Free Pictures to Download?Where on the internet can I find free pictures of objects to use when I make up my class worksheets? I need pictures of animals, furniture, people, etc. Can be black line or simple pix with colors (black line preferred). I have a Broderbund with these pictures from years ago, but it doesn't seem to like my Win XP computer.

 

Frozen Unblanched Carrots?I have already frozen the carrots but did not blanch them. Are they still safe to eat?

 

Nail Polish on Linoleum?How do you get fingernail polish off linoleum? Please help, it is smeared!

 

Cleaning Tarmac?How do I get tarmac back to black and clean?

 

Clear Meat Gravy?My mom used to make a ground beef gravy, but it was not a dark or white gravy. I would consider it a 'clear' gravy, and quite basic. Maybe some juice from browned hamburger, onion, garlic, water? It was not a thick gravy, but not completely runny either, from what I remember. She would make this meat gravy and put it on mashed potatoes. Anyone have any suggestions? (This was back in the late 60's early 70's and used as budget-wise main meal.) Thank you.

 

Pom Shih Tzu Mix Breed?I would like to introduce Yoshi the Shiranian. Does anyone know about these babies? He is a Pomeranian mixed with Shih Tzu.

 

Improving Scanner Quality?The situation is that when I write on a sheet of paper and then scan it, the one from work comes out dark and legible and the one I have at home is substantially lighter. (The scanner at work probably cost between $400 and $1,000. Mine was maybe $125 and is so old I don't recall when I bought it.)

 

Neutering a Pit Bull?My daughter has a 2 yr. old Pit bull. If she has him neutered now will it calm him down any? He is beginning to show some aggression.

 

Removing Stains from Socks?Help me! My socks look filthy (even new ones after one wear) from my nursing Birks and my kids are the same from their Vans! My hubby usually does laundry so he doesn't pay much attention but since taking it back over I am going bonkers! Since they've been washed and dried several times, is there any way to get the stains out? Some of the socks are still new!

 

Armour Etch Cream?Looking for info on using Etch cream for large area-octagon glass dining room table top. I bought Armour Etch Cream and the bottle says not to be used for large areas. What am I suppose to use?