Shipping Cookies to Afghanistan?
We used to ship a lot of cookies to friends and family stationed in Vietnam. Use the resealable plastic bags with 3-4 cookies per bag. The best packing material we found was popped popcorn. Inexpensive, light and totally biodegradable especially since the packing...
Displaying Pierced Earrings for a Garage Sale?
An attractive way to display earrings whether in your home or for sale is to staple a piece of screening to the inside of an old picture frame. At a crafts fair I displayed my earrings for sale hanging from a tree branch that had many arms, anchored in a plant...
Cooked-on Food on a Stove?
I have found liquid dishwashing detergent to be easier to use than the powdered kind. Also, heat it up with a hair dryer.
Making Trim for a Dollhouse?
Use balsa or basswood. The best tools I found for making dollhouse miniatures were a set of Xacto knives and saw and a set of jewelers files. For wallpaper I used scrapbooking paper or fabric. I bought books on jigsaw patterns to get ideas and a book on Victorian...
Easy Soup Recipes Using Lentils?
1 ham hock (I have the butcher cut the whole hock in half and just use one half for the soup) 1 onion 1 bag lentils (approximately 4 cups) I use red lentils, but any of the other types will work just as well. 5-5 1/2 quarts water Bring water to boil in a large...
Cabbage Rolls Recipe?
It is important to use a better type of ground meat or it will be too greasy. I used to wait until round steak was on sale and have the butcher grind it up for me. Cabbage rolls made the old fashioned way are very labor intensive. If you want an easier method...
Easy Recipes for a New Cook?
All of my recipes are easy. Here are a few to start. Breakfast burritos-1 pound sausage (the loose kind that comes in a tube), 1 dozen eggs, 2 cups grated cheddar cheese (more if you want), salsa to taste and a dozen flour tortillas. Here is the easy part - put...
Recommendations for Full Figured Bras?
Either Cameo or Figurette. One of these brands was bought out by the other but I cannot remember which. Anns Bras in Shawnee Mission, Kansas carries them. I believe they have a website. The last time I bought them they were $50 each but I never sagged or had...
My Frugal Life With The Four H's
Jen, loved your essay and your spirit. Buy the large jugs of white vinegar at Walmart and try soaking those carpets with it. Your house will smell like a salad for awhile but that is better than the old pet poop smell.
