Homemade Pizza Dough?
Add 1 Tbsp. yeast (or 1 pkg) to 1 cup of lukewarm water. Let sit for a few minutes and add 1 tsp. sugar, 1 tsp,. salt and 3 Tbsp cooking oil. Stirring, add flour (I use bread flour and some whole wheat flour) and continue adding until it is very hard to stir...
Healthy Banana Muffin Recipe?
Here is recipe that is very good. I usually double the muffin part and make a single batch of the topping because it makes way to much. I also make them in regular size muffin tins and increase the baking time to 18-20 minutes. Peanut Butter Banana Muffins...
Canning Using 2 Quart Jars?
You will need to have an extra tall canner so that the water covers the jars by 1-2 inches. If you only have two jars they may have a tendency to fall over or tip in the canner so you may want to use regular qt jars for your tomatoes. Quarts take 45 min to...
Keeping Rodents from Eating My Peaches?
Go to a site called Deer Off. They make a spray for rodents that repels them and it works pretty good. I spray it on and in our farm trucks and machinery and buildings. They also make an excellent repellent for deer which I have used for many years. These are...
Removing Water Spots from Windows?
If you have hard water spots on your windows they will be hard to clean. Lime away does work but I dont like the harsh chemical. Spray your window with a window cleaner and use a scraper with a blade (the kind you use to remove paint on a window) to scrape...
Homemade Instant Oatmeal?
Use regular oatmeal. Use 2 parts water and 1 part oatneal and cook in microwave. Fast & easy. I often add fruit or yogurt to mine. Be careful and watch because it does boil over quickly when it is almost done.
Freezing Squash?
There are two ways to freeze squash. Peel and cube it and put in freezer bags or containers. When you are ready to use it, simply put it in an oven safe dish and bake or microwave it until tender. The second way is to do the cooking first and then freeze it...
Substituting Spaghetti Sauce for Pizza Sauce?
Here is a recipe for Pizza sauce that I use all the time and have given to alot of people after they had my pizza. Pizza Sauce 8 oz. tomato sauce 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup chopped green pepper 1/4 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. garlic powder or 1 clove minced garlic...
Recipe for Hot Dill Pickles?
You are correct in your thinking. My Mom always added a dried chili pepper to her quart of dills along with the garlic, onion & dill. This gave them a bit of heat without being overpowering. I use a fresh chili from the garden and get the same result. If you...
Frozen Waldorf Salad
How many apples? They are not listed in the ingredients. (b)Editors Note:(/b) The list has been updated above, it is two apples.
Add Oil to Pasta Water
It does help pasta a little but I took a cooking class while in Italy and they said you should not do this because it coats the pasta and the sauce cannot stick as well either.
What is This Plant?
It is a schefflera plant commonly know as an umbrella plant. I have cut mine back many times as my house is not large and my husband threatens to throw anything to overly large out in the snowbank. The really large plants should be cut off lower. They will...
Making an Indoor Greenhouse?
Go for it! I built a double platform using 2X4s and a sheet of plywood cut in half; 1/2 sheet for each platform. I have fluorescent lights on chains that can be raised & lowered according to plant height. It is important to keep the lights close together (I...
Improving The Flavor Of Tuna Casserole
I had some leftover canned milk from another recipe and used it in my tuna casserole. It really did make it creamier than regular milk. I use velveeta cheese in mine also so I havent tried the cream cheese. I love a good creamy comfort food.
Bonnie's Caramel Pie
You can skip the sweetened condensed milk and use a can of dulce de leche instead. In Argentina, they have the ready made dulce de leche and if want to make it, that is how they do it: by putting a can of sweetened condensed milk in a pan and let it caramelize...
Recipes With 5 or Less Ingredients?
One Pan Cheesy Chicken Dice 1 lb. chicken breast; add to small amount of oil in large frypan. Cook & stir til cooked - about 5 minutes. Add 2 cups chicken broth, 2 1/2 cups rotini pasta (uncooked) and 1 pkg frozen chopped broccoli. Bring to boil and reduce...
Product Review: Curel Itch Defense Lotion
My daughter also suffered and our doctor told her to use only dove soap and as soon as she dried off and her skin was still damp, to apply the lotion. I thing the dove soap was the key along with lotion (she used Jergens) because as soon as she used another...
Steady Pizza Pan with Wet Dish Cloth
I use grip it drawer liner for under my pans, mixing bowls, cutting boards and anything else I dont want sliding around, including my marble rolling pin so it doesnt roll off the counter. I even travel with a square of it to place on the airplane tray so things...
Improving Instant Hot Cocoa
I also use french vanilla creamer in my hot cocoa but I only use 2 Tbsp. and then I add a slightly rounded tsp. of instant coffee. Delicious! For a light hot cocktail, add a splash of Chambord to your hot cocoa.
Easy Crockpot Recipes
Italian Chicken Place 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts in crockpot. Add 1/4 cup water. Sprinkle with 1 package of Italian salad dressing mix. Cook on low for 3 to 4 hours (longer if using frozen breasts). In small bowl mix together 1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese...
Best Vacuum for Picking Up Pet Hair?
I have an Electrolus and I really like it. But when I got a Dyson for our vacation home I knew that was the vacuum for pet hair and everything. Much cheaper in price than a lot of vacuums, but does a fantastic job and no bags to buy.
Place Mouse Trap in Paper Bag
I have traps placed in all of our barns & outbuildings since we have problems keeping cats due to predators. I use a piece of cat food smeared with peanut butter on one side. Wedge the piece of cat food under the clamp of a spring style mouse trap with the...
Crickets Inside House?
I purchased a gallon of 9 month insect repellent spray from the hardware store and sprayed my foundation and all around the basement windows with this stuff. No more spiders or crickets except for the occasional one here & there. I live in a fairly dry climate...
Using Stevia in Tea?
After I dried my leaves I put them in a dry blade blender (I have a Vitamix that I also grind wheat with). This reduced the leaves to a powder mixture that is very sweet so just a bit is needed.
Wedding Cocktail Reception on a Tight Budget?
I helped a friend do a reception and no one ever knew it was not catered. A group of us got together and planned the food and when we would prepare it. We prepared everything in the church kitchen so we had plenty of room to work. We made beautiful veggie baskets...
Hornet Homecoming Float Ideas?
Way back when I was in high school we covered a volkswagon with chicken wire and turned it into a giant moving mouse using napkins pulled through the wire and spray painted. The headlights were covered with amber plastic (same stuff used in lighting stages...
Salad Recipes for a Wedding?
The Hawaiian Salad on on the back of Merlinos Acine de Pepe feeds alot of people and is easy to make and can be prepared a few days in advance. The following potato salad recipe is good. 3 dozen med. size potatoes - cook and cube 40 eggs - boil and shell and...
