January 8, 2012

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Recipes

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Frozen Fruit SaladVery good salad! Simple to make and very festive!

 

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Southwestern OmeletOne of my husband's favorites! Very good with salsa!

 

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Pumpkin Spice DipDelicious appetizer/snack with apples or cookies (ginger snaps or vanilla wafers). I first tasted a similar recipe in Atlanta, Georgia a few years ago and later found this particular recipe in an Oklahoma magazine.

 

Cheesy sliced potatoes baked in the oven.

Potatoes Au GratinI usually make these from scratch, but it was a real low energy day, so I took the easy way out. They turned out cheesy and delicious, and everyone loved them. This is the way I will make them from now on.

 

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Cucumber SaladThis is one of my most requested summer recipes for picnics or pot lucks! It keeps well for at least 4 weeks in the fridge.

 

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Son-in-Law EggsThere is a story behind the name of these eggs. They are so easy, even the son-in-law can make them, and so delicious, even the mother-in-law will be impressed.

 

Articles

Sunset Sail, Bandon, OR

Scenery: Sunset Sail (Bandon, OR)At our new home in Bandon, my husband and I are lucky enough to be able to be in walking distance to pretty little Old Town, it's petite harbor, and even the beach!

 

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Flowbee For Home HaircutsI have cut my own hair for almost 20 years I bought a "Flowbee" which hooks to my vacumn cleaner, I am on my second one and when it wears out, I will get another.

 

Pot with ladybug cutouts applies.

Ladybug PotMy kids love this project. It makes a great outdoor project.

 

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Saving Plastic Food LinersDespite my husband's concerns that I'm becoming an episode of Hoarders, I like to save the waxed paper bags from cereals and other boxed foods. I use them when I microwave frozen veggies and other small dishes.

 

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Treat Bamboo Cutting Boards with Olive OilI'm sure you have noticed all the things that are new organic, Eco safe products (like sheets, spoons, and, yes, my cutting board). I loved the bamboo pillow cases my daughter gave me as a gift. She said, "wash them like anything else."

 

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Cut Lotion Bottle To Use AllWhen my hand and body lotion finishes, and I have pumped until I can't pump no more. I cut the body lotion container in half with a knife. I scoop out the lotion that left over, which is a lot.

 

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Keeping SOS Pads LongerTo make my S.O.S or Brillo pads last longer, I store them on a crumpled square of aluminum foil after use. It somehow keeps them from rusting. I also cut my pads in half before use.

 

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Daisy Oil For BruisesDaisies as an anti-inflammatory. Use two handfuls of daisy flowers. Cover with olive oil. Let it sit in a jar covered for two weeks in sun.

 

A small dog next to a couch.

Tasha (Chihuahua)Tasha is a 12 year old Chihuahua. I got Tasha when she was six weeks old. She was my constant lap dog while I was recovering from surgery. She is still very content to be a lap dog.

 

Questions

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Bendable Ribbon Crafts?I am looking for some simple craft ideas for colorful Bedford bendable ribbon. I bought it at a garage sale so have no patterns or ideas.

 

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Home Remedy for Severe Diarrhea?I acquired "Clostridium difficile" while using antibiotics. I am now on another antibiotic for this disease, but it isn't working. This disease causes extreme bloody diarrhea. Does anyone have any suggestions or home remedies to help me thru this?

 

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Growing Watercress?How do I grow watercress? I just moved to the lakes and have running water outside. Thank you.

 

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Repairing a Toy Carousel?I brought a Coney Island merry go round 4 years ago. The girls were too young to have it. Now at 5 years old, it's been packed away in the box, the carousel won't turn.

 

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Harvesting Pineapple?How do I harvest a pineapple?

 

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Bathing a Parakeet?How do I give a parakeet a bath?

 

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