Reviews of Scentsy Products?
I love mine! My future sister-in-law gave me one of hers and I absolutely love it. My bulb blew in it shortly after I got it and I have to get another one. I dont know how long shed had it, (I think over a year) so that was to be expected. They make your whole...
Cleaning Permanent Marker Off Walls?
Use a dry erase marker and trace the writing on the walls. It should come right off!
Banana Cream Pie
Where are the bananas or flavoring? lol (b)Editors Note:(/b) I have added the banana to the list of ingredients. The rest of the recipe should be correct.
Fruity Chicken Salad
Glad you could use the recipe! There are so many different things you can put into it and enjoy! I am making it now and have used some coctail peanuts and would really like some cheese to add to it but I didnt get any at the store today. Maybe next time! Cant...
Difference Between Yellow and White Onions?
As far as I can tell, there is no difference other than the skin colors. I use which ever one is on sale or that looks the best. And as far as your age, we all think you are 20, because we cant see you! ;o)
Softening Hard Coffeemate Creamer?
I live in the south too and have forgotten to put the lid back on the container and had the creamer to harden. Instead of throwing it away, I just added boiling water to the creamer and made liquid creamer. Works like a charm! I also use Coffee Mate or any...
Making Pecan Pie With Butter Instead of Margarine?
Remember that we had butter before oleo was ever invented! You can use butter in the place of anything else a recipe calls for. I always use real butter in all my baked goods. I am from the South and we believe in butter! ;o)
How Do I Make Brine for Soaking Poultry?
Go to www.foodnetwork.com There will be more info than you can use there! I brine my chicken and deer before cooking. I use 2 cups salt to about a gallon and a half of water, 1/4 Cup sugar and any other seasonings I may want to add. The chicken is always moist...
Recipe for Red Velvet Pound Cake?
Ive never heard of a red velvet pound cake. Make a recipe for your favorite red velvet cake and pop it into a bundt pan!
Cream Cheese Cake Ball Recipe?
Make any flavor cake you want, even a box mix and then use your favorite cream cheese icing recipe along with it. Crumble the cake and add enough of the icing to hold the mixture together in a ball.
Substitutions for Evaporated Milk in Recipes?
Yes, you can substitute the milk without any problem. I always use what I have on hand. Just cut back on the liquid a bit and youll be fine, or either use the whole amount the recipe calls for and just bake it a bit longer.
Rinse Bacon with Cold Water Before Cooking
Rinsing bacon with cold water does nothing to prevent it from shrinking! Sorry, but the reason the bacon shrinks is due to the fat rendering process. When heated, the majority of the fat melts, leaving you with bacon grease after the frying is done. Which, by...
Drying Fruit and Meat Without a Dehydrator?
Yep! Just slice the fruit or veggie very thin. Place on a piece of covered tin or cookie sheets, then cover with a thin sheet and place out in the sun and let Mother Nature do her work. Ive been doing this for years. I was taught by my grandmother when I was...
Use Bottle Cap as Strawberry Huller
I didnt know that even made somthing to dehull strawberries with. lol Ive always used my potato peeler. Insert the pointy end down into the strawberry and go around the hull and it pops right out!
Southern Corn Bread
This recipe most definitely isnt southern cornbread, as we know it here in the South. Never, ever put anything sweet into cornbread! What you posted here was more akin to a cake of some sort, not cornbread. lol
Making Heat Tolerant Frosting?
I dont know about heat resistant frosting but I see you also live in the South. Im a baker and Ive not had too many problems with the icing melting. Only one occaision that I can remember that it was a real problem. The temps usually hover right around 100...
Cherry Cheese Crunch
Hi, I just realized that I didnt post the recipe quite as clearly as it should have been. Cool Whip is a non-dairy whipped topping, use whipped cream in place of this! The sugar is icing sugar for those of you that are down under and there are 8 oz in a cup...
Learn Cake Decorating Online
I am a self taught cake decorator and if you have any questions send me an email! Ill be happy to do what I can to help in any way. This is my passion! I am a nurse by trade and make special cakes as a hobby for friends and family. My email is glassangel AT...
Cake Crumbs for Chocolate Truffles?
When you get the pound cake, use only enough of it to make what you think you will need to do the truffles with. Then add enough of the other ingredients to get the consistency you want. I dont know what recipe you are using, so it is really impossible to tell...
Removing Sharpie from Closet Doors?
Use a dry erase marker and trace over the Sharpie. That should do it.
2 Year Old Toddler Keeps Biting Himself?
I remember doing this as a very small child. For me, it was an anger issue. I would be very frustrated and unable to vent my anger for what-ever reason. I believe I was around the age of 4 when I started, looking back now, this was around the same time my mother...
Halloween Candy Eyeballs
These are really a great treat! I usually make them for Christmas as Buckeyes with the peanut butter balls partially dipped in chocolate, made to look like a real buckeye.
Cakes Sticking to the Pan?
Bakers Joy or store brand, works like a charm! I wouldnt try these for years because I didnt want to risk my cake possibly sticking to the pans. I always greased and floured my pans the old fashioned way. I finally broke down and tried the sprays. They work...
Cleaning a La-Z-Boy Recliner?
I know you are going to think Im crazy but this works! Take the chair to a car wash! The high pressure kind with the wand that you spray your car with. My mother-in-law and brother-in-law just did both their chairs. They are both very plush and thick. One of...
Using Dehydrated Apples?
I dry my own apples like my grandma taught me! The dried apples are the best for making fried apple pies! These are a favorite during the holidays. Rehydrate the apples by putting them in water and boiling them until rehydrated. You can then strain off the...
Nothing Is Working To Get Rid Of The Fleas?
Plain old rubbing alcohol. Spray everything. It kills on contact.
Removing Sharpie from Piano Keys?
Alcohol works really well. If that doesnt do it, try a bit of baking soda on a damp cloth scrubbing carefully. The abrasive soda should take it off with a bit of elbow grease.
Buying Peppermint and Spearmint Oil?
You can usually get them at any grocery store also. Just look on the flavoring/spice isle.
Why Is My Dog Eating Grass?
I think this is natures remedy for constipation and indigestion for dogs and cats alike. Both, my dogs and my cat do this. The cat will usually hack up a furball not long after he eats grass. The dogs will usually vomit a short while after ingesting the grass...
Feeling Dizzy All the Time?
The condition is called orthostatic hypotension. Lots of different medications can cause this problem. When sitting, stand slowly and attempt to hold onto something.
Recipes Using Leftover Chips?
You can also use them on top of your favorite casserole dishes in place of bread crumbs! I use what I have on hand. Crushed chips of any kind that I think will complement the dish, bread crumbs, or cracker crumbs of any type!
Threading a Handy Stitch Machine?
Toss it in the nearest garbage can and youll be a lot happier! Ive had several given to me as gifts. They do not work!
Christmas Cake Decorating
Hi Julie, I too, decorate cakes and have for years. It is my passion! You did a great job on your first cake. My email addy is glassangel AT charter.net if you would like to keep in touch. I can send you some photos of some of the cakes Ive done. Im getting...
Treating Hyperhidrosis in Children?
My daughter suffers with this condition also. She cant wear flip flops, or certain sandals due to her feet sweating and causing her to slip out of the shoes and fall, or twist an ankle. I took her to several physicians and they recommended Sure Dri. Its an...
Anchor Tea Bags With a Clothespin
I just pull the tags off the bags and drop the strings in the pot. Then use a spoon/fork to hold the bags as I pour the tea into the pitcher. As a child, we used to argue over who was going to pull the tags off the tea bags! lol
Keeping Dough Ball on the Hook?
Oatmeal works like a charm! Grab a hand full and hold it in the water for a second and knead it a little and it will get hard as a rock. Put it on the hook and fish away! We use this method to catch carp. (We catch them for fun, not to eat here in the South...
Will Facial Contour Change After Tooth Extraction?
No! Your face will stay the same. I have a crown that fell off one night while eating a piece of chicken and Ive yet to get it fixed. You cant tell that the tooth is not there. The only way you will know it is if I tell you. :o)
Blackberry Wine Cake
Sure you can use grape juice and a bundt pan. I often use my fluted bundt pan when I want something a little decorative. Especially, if the cake is going to be a gift, which most of them are. It is a very delicious cake!
Shower Smells Like Rotten Eggs?
Drain your hotwater heater and let it fill back up. This should fix the problem. We had the same problem in AZ when we lived there. I hope this helps! Shelly
Getting Rid of Used Cooking Oil?
I always strain mine and reuse it! Just depends on what Ive cooked in it. Ive been doing this for years. I try to use as little as possible so I dont have a lot of used oil on hand. But when deep frying anything, it takes a lot of oil. I just strain it and...
Mixing Cough Syrup with Milk?
The cough syrup is a medicine. Yes, it will work no matter how you get it into the body. Just so you know, milk and milk products thicken saliva, so you may not want to give the medicine with milk if the person is already having problems with coughing.
Wisteria Vines Don't Flower?
Be grateful and pull it up while you still can! lol I have this stuff all over my yard and cant stop the spreading of it. The root system is like ropes and it takes over everything. My neighbors started it about 70-80 yrs ago and nothing stops it, I DO mean...
Making Fake Desserts?
You can make them easily with styrofoam and Royal Icing. The icing gets rock hard and will last indefinitely, as long as its not exposed to humidity.
Making Fake Desserts?
Polymer clay makes the prettiest candies youve ever seen and most definitely very life like! I made some years ago and everyone that came into my home would try to eat them. lol I cant tell you how many have reached and popped them into their mouths before...
Establishing Grandparent Rights?
Call your local D.A. or family court judge and they should be able to provide you with some answers.
Is This a Toad?
Tree frogs are very sticky and dont usually grow to be very big.(Not that Ive seen anyway!)
Paying for a Tummy Tuck?
If you have medical insurance and can prove there is a medical need for the surgery, the insurance should pay for it. Example: constant yeast infections or other skin irritations/excoriation. Photograph and document the proof and each time youve visited a physician...
Recipe for Flung?
What is in this recipe? Ive searched the whole web and cant find anything remotely related to anything called Flung. Youve peeked my curiosity to say the least. lol
Recipe for Flung?
Are you sure that its not Flan? I found a recipe for Far Flung Flan. lol That is as close as Ive gotten so far.
Using Every Bit of Laundry Detergent
On a lot of the containers, you can take the lid off the container and use it to just hit the spout and it will pop down into the container. Then you can drain the rest of the soap out of the container. Also, you can just reach into the spout of some of the...
Inexpensive Deodorizer Recipes?
I buy inexpensive spices at the $ stores and use them as popourii! Use the same spices you would use in an apple pie and watch your visitors go straight to the kitchen looking for a fresh pie! I add enough spices of my choice and put an old pot full of water...
Donate Your Crafting Supplies in Your Will
This was the one thing that bothered my grandmother the most. What would happen to all of her sewing and crafting stash. I assured her that when the time came, Id come and take everything crafty of hers and make good use of it. I was the only one of 4 grand...
Cleaning a Porcelain Baking Pan?
The best way to rid pots and pans of burnt on food is automatic dishwashing detergent. Boil some water either in the burnt pot/pan or in your case another pot and then pour it into the dish, add some of the detergent and leave over night to sit. There will...
Deodorizing an Ash Tray?
I always use Carpet Fresh or something similar. Im not sure if you have this particular product across the pond but Carpet Fresh is a powder concoction that you sprinkle on your carpet a while before you vacuum it. It makes your whole house smell great!
Changing a Wedding Reception Location?
Tell them all at the wedding about the change of venue for the reception!
Icing for Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes?
Plain ole buttercream icing will work like a charm! Just add a little more powdered sugar for a stiffer icing.
Thickening Apple Butter?
Cornstarch will work, or you can let it thicken with the apples natural thickener, pectin. Just continue to cook the butter slowly and stir constantly.
Shower Cake For Baby Shower
Thanks all for the great comments! Yes, I bake to sell also. I give more away than I sell though. I too, hate the mess and let me tell ya, I make MESSES! The decorating tips do most of the work for you. So any of you out there that want to learn, you can buy...
Swimming With Strep Throat?
It depends on the type antibiotic she is taking as to whether she should be out in the sun.Some of them make you sensitive to the sunlight and can cause a very nasty sunburn.
Need Help Growing Basil?
I have 2 small plants in my kitchen that my daughter planted in her Botany class in high school last year. She grew these from seeds and they seem to be pretty hearty. Ive had them now for about 6 months and have just been pinching the leaves off and using...
Chinese Food Recipes?
According to a Chinese friend that owns a restaurant, the reason is that you cant heat the wok to the same high temps that they use in the restaurants. They cook nothing at home because of this very reason. They do all their cooking at the restaurant. Your...
Site for Childhood Recipes
Apple beer is/was a non-alcoholic drink. It had apple beer printed on the can and there is actually no way to describe it other than it was really good. I was talking about this with my 11 yr old son just last week. He asked a gazillion questions about it. I...
