Back to School Lunches?
bento lunches some are leftovers from the night before and some are just creations from that morning some bento lunches get more creative with pictures and shapes but bento is suppose to be small portions of food in divided little dishes that please you when...
Recipes Using Lettuce?
Maybe you try doing some summer rolls. The Vietnamese rice paper rolls *rice paper - soak for 1/2 minute for the paper circle to turn transparent *protein - mostly done with shrimp - I use chicken or steak *sprouts *basil *rice noodles *lettuce ++ dipping sauce...
Using Leftover Hot Dog Buns?
stratta - depression cooking found some wonderful youtube videos on how to do it Basic idea is like a layered quiche Day old crusty bread - torn into bite size pieces - I mostly use the bread loaf butt ends because my kid refuse to eat them (let them get hard...
Getting Rid Of Roaches?
I have tried all kinds of things because I live in Hawaii and we have bugs, bugs, bugs. Recently I have started to catch the geckos/salamanders from out side and let them loose in the house. I barely see a roach in the house and not that my kids do not try...
Teaching Children to Manage Money?
It sounds like you are thinking well and doing a good job at an early age. I have 3 kids myself but did not get them until they were in early grade school so I did not have the opportunity to start these lessons younger. I had to start with this is money. Here...
Pumpkin Cake
My friend bakes this recipe also and adds in the chips. Everyone tells her to keep doing it more than she does and no one can tell there is pumpkin in it!
Frugal Cooking for Two Recipes?
I also have a tight budget but it is the way that I shop that helps me the most. I have changed the way I shop and have saved a bundle. I also have learned to cook more at home from scratch or semi scratch like those 50s women. I have 3 growing kids that are...
Brining Pork Chops in Soda Pop?
Soda pop will tenderize any protein but only leave for 1-2 hours [short period of time] or the protein will disintegrate into mush. Marinating in papaya mashed up will do the same; healthier choice.
Scrambled Eggs (Microwave)
My eggs in the microwave turn out to be double in size and forms into big fluffy clouds. I grease a microwave bowl -- very high edge beat the eggs + salt/pepper + water or milk microwave for 2 min then scrape sides repeat until no liquid remains Immediately...
Getting Children To Brush Their Teeth?
I have 3 kids 1 girl 13 year old - 2 boys 12year old & 10 year old all 3 have ADHD in diff degrees the girl - no problems 12 year old boy use to give me problems & he has the worst ADHD with ODD but it is the 10 year old that is giving me the hardest time. *there...
Frugal Storage Ideas?
For more storage space I also hiked up two bunk beds with PVC pipe to store things under them. I am of a short stature person and so are my kids, to create more space I used this to my advantage. The put together bookcases sold at most hardware stores (have...
Making Barbie Camping Stuff?
Learn how to make things with plastic canvas. Several books sold on subject - check ebay.
Do Not Use Plastic Shopping Bags
So what do you use to bundle your trash then? Because I am on the poorer side of the scale and I use the store shopping bags. They are free. Because my building does not allow us to just toss all of our trash into the dumpsters unless they are bagged. So what...
Uses for Back to School Items for Adults?
crafter here I either donate the supplies to schools or group collectors or I find a use for them at home crayons/color pencils - I use the coloring books and copy the pictures then I color them with crayons to see what color i would like to make my cross stitch...
Alternative to Safari for a Mac
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Firefox is the bomb! I love it! It even has free add ons for more friendly browsing. I hate Safari and only use it as a back up for emergencies!
Uses for Unmatched Socks?
My kids grow and with that comes likes and dislikes, especially about socks. One year high socks, another year anklets --- so on and so on. I have a BIG pile Like others have said: rags, mitts, and other sopping of stuff strips to make a new item like a rug...
Homemade Fishing Bait Recipes?
I am not a fisher but I did see someone do this and I asked a lot of questions because it was amazing. If you go fishing in the ocean bring / or fish for a sea creature, they were using an octopus leg. Then stake it at the waters edge where the gentle surf...
Save Those Pennies
to save pennies i use a very cute bank so I like to put all my pennies in it and since my nickels weigh so much some times I will dump in the nickels too. It is a pain in the butt to open the cute little bank so this discourages me from opening it unless iIam...
Making a 3-D Whale?
Google plastic canvas - whale. There are a lot of leaflet instructions on 3D whales on ebay for only about $2-4
Freezing Hot Dogs
I find it too time consuming to fiddle with the cookie sheet. When hot dogs go on sale, I buy lots. I do the freezing, but instead I just pop the dogs into sandwich size ziplocs. Place the dog in a single layer and zip the bag closed I then stack them making...
Store Dried Peas and Beans in Glass Jars
I use plastic 2L bottles because my kids break my glass jars. I have all kinds of empty plastic bottles/containers from other foods that i was out and use because of the bug/beetle problem here. When the plastic bottle/contain gets too yucky, I just recycle...
Recipes Using Noodles?
*regular noodles with sauce of pesto or alfredo besides marinara *soup anything with a broth and maybe some veggies *baked like a lasagna with lots of cheese or a meatless one pot hamburger helper thing *cold salad like - macaroni salad in a type of mayo dressing...
Keep Your Move Organized
When I was a teenager and my family moved I had to pack up all my stuff but being a teenager I was dramatic and I wanted all my stuff NOW! So I put a special colored sticker on all my boxes and every time a mover came along with my sticker I grabbed my box...
Recipes Using Cabbage?
Picled cabbageKem Chi usually referred to as a Vietnamese dish. This is good for a snack or as a side dish. Soak cabbage -- usually won bok cabbage in a salt solution and weigh down the cabbage. Then find a pickling recipe that you like that includes pepper...
Buy Each Child Their Own Colored Towel
I not only do this with towels but I also do this for dishes, and I only have 3 kids. Feels like a dozen. They are not allowed to eat the next meal until all their colored dishes are washed and out of the sink.
Reusing Soda Cans, Beer Bottles?
Think of these products as raw materials to use in creative ways. Soda bottles have a curve to them so you would have to work with it but soda cans can be thought of as sheets of aluminum to be bent and shaped to your will. 2 liter soda bottles *put together...
