April 3, 2009

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Sweet and Saucy Chops With Baked PotatoFoil line a baking dish large enough to fit all of your pork chops. Salt and pepper the chops and lay each chop in pan and top each one with a pineapple slice ; 1 - 2 Tbsp. diced onion and lemon slice.

 

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Hungarian Goulash SoupIn a large kettle, cook bacon until almost crisp. Add green pepper, onion, and garlic; cook until tender. Add beef cubes and brown on all sides. Sprinkle with paprika, salt, pepper and sugar; stir and cook for 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and broth.

 

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Simple Fried RiceFry bacon until crisp, remove bacon. With drippings, stir-fry onion for 2 minutes. Add cold cooked rice; stir fry 7-8 minutes. Add soy sauce, water, crumbled bacon; reduce heat. Pour eggs on top of rice and stir-fry 3 minutes, or until egg is cooked.

 

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One-Two-Three FudgeBlend first four ingredients well. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is completely dissolved. Continue to cook without stirring to a full boil. Boil 3 minutes, remove from heat.

 

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Pudding in a CloudEasy yet elegant. Prepare pudding mix with milk according to directions on the box. Place plastic wrap onto the surface of pudding and chill completely-about 3 hrs.

 

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Mixed Vegetables With AlmondsCook vegetables until half done. Add milk to soup and heat with cheese. Combine all ingredients, except almonds. Place in greased dish and cover with almonds. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.

 

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Creamy Chicken Enchilada CasserolePreheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine soups, broth, chilies and onion in bowl; mix well. Alternate layers of tortillas, chicken, soup mixture and cheese in casserole. Bake for 30 minutes. Yield: 8-12 servings.

 

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Betty's CasseroleVery easy to make with just a few simple ingredients and it is so tasty! It is a much requested recipe in my house!

 

Articles

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Freeze Soup in Stackable ContainersFreeze your homemade soup in plastic brick shaped containers. When they have frozen, turn them out and wrap in cling film or freezer bags. This shape is easy to stack, and the containers are free to reuse.

 

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Round Top MuffinsFor high rising, rounded tops on muffins like you see in the bakeries, preheat your oven to 500 degrees F. As soon as you put the muffins into the oven, decrease the temperature to whatever the recipe calls for. Remember to decrease the baking time.

 

An Easter basket made from plarn.

Plarn Easter BasketThis mini Easter egg basket measures 2-1/2 inches wide and 2 inches tall with a 7 inch handle strap. It uses one ball of white plastic bags cut into strips 1 inch wide and interlocked to create a "ball of plarn" to crochet with. (Approx. 3-4 bags)

 

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Use Both Dryer Ball and Dryer SheetI love my dryer balls but they don't always get rid of ALL the static. So I buy the cheapest fabric softener sheets I can find, and cut them in half.

 

Black and tan dog.

Hank (Dachshund/Pomeranian Mix)Hank is a 7 year old Long Haired Dachshund/Pomeranian mix I got 3 years ago from an animal rescue agency, Hank likes to chase squirrels and cats. Run through grass. Dance for treats. Nap in his bed.

 

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Storing BananasIf you put your bananas in a plastic grocery bag, in the bottom crisper drawer of your refrigerator, they will keep for about a week before turning black.

 

A cute chick made from fabric yo-yos.

Yo Yo Chicks and BunniesThese little creatures will bring delight to an Easter basket or table decoration. They are made of fabric circles called yo yos. I just added some pom poms, jiggle eyes, etc. It was a fun project.

 

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Floral Graduation CenterpiecesI made topiaries using silk flowers in the school colors. (Real flowers would be great too.) The silks had long, thick stems and I tied them 3/4 of the way to the blooms with ribbon in a school color also.

 

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Keep a Puzzle Book in the Glove CompartmentKeep a crossword puzzle (or another fun book) in the glove box of your car! My husband and I go for little drives in the car and sometimes he'll stop someplace to pay a bill or whatever.

 

A jar full of pennies.

Save Those PenniesMany of us are living cheque to cheque and trying to make ends meet. How are we supposed to save money when we barely have enough as it is now for basic needs?

 

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Use Painter's Tape to Catch Dust When Drilling WallsCatch dust when drilling into wall or tile, by taking a short piece of wide painter's tape and fold in half lengthwise, sticky part out. Place this L-shaped piece a few inches under where the work is to be done.

 

Questions

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Keeping Peanut Butter Smelling Fresh?I read somewhere that there is something that can be put in with peanut butter to keep it from smelling rancid?

 

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Making a 3-D Whale?I am in need of a pattern for a three dimensional whale for kids Kindergarten to 5th grade to make for bible study class for Jonah and the Whale. Please help! Thanks.

 

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How Much Sleep Should a 2-Week Old Puppy Get?How much sleep should an 2 week old puppy get?

 

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