1 Chicken: 16 Servings
You could have stretched that chicken just a bit farther if you would have had mashed potatoes under that chicken and noodles. You may have even had some left over. Now what to do? How about making that chicken and noodles be the basis of a really good and...
Dice Whole Canned Tomatoes For Recipes
If you have a stick/immersion blender, use it on the tomatoes. You can use it to make diced tomatoes or like I do, straight into juice. I would much rather have the juice instead of the lumps of tomatoes.
Removing Bird Droppings from Your Car
I did not know that bird droppings could be so corrosive, but, took my car in to get a new bumper after a slight accident, and asked them to touch up some spots from car doors dinging me. They came back and told me about a spot of bird do, where the bird must...
Crafts Using Cloth Napkins?
Sounds like a great start to a quilt to me! People can use regular old quilts just the same as great new ones. I would make a quilt out of them and not worry if it gets on the floor, etc. as they can be washed easily. I am attempting to find/buy pretty handkerchiefs...
Cigarette Smoke Stains on Curtains?
Try a concoction of baking soda and ammonia in your wash. Once had a house fire and was told by the firemen to use this to clean the clothing and upholstery in the house. I also smoke and my white curtains get all smoked up, so tried this concoction and it...
Aquarium Supplies
I clean out my tank once a month or so by draining water from the bottom and inputting new water on top. I use the old water that I sucked up to water my plants. I use a gravel cleaner and drain it into a 5 gallon bucket and use that to water the plants. Boy...
Super Glue on a Stainless Steel Sink?
Superglue will come off with nail polish remover. The acetone kind. I would suggest this for your stainless steel sink, after all, it is stainless. Not sure about the washcloth unless you just keep washing it. Wash it, let it dry on its own and next wash, put...
Fake Paypal Emails
Best thing to do if you get one of these letters is to check the heading of the note. In Comcast, there is a section where you can check heading. Usually in the first line you can see where the email came from, and it will not be from eBay or PayPal. Then forward...
Giving a Cat a Bath?
In a cat magazine, once, I saw a bath for a cat. It was like a large shoebox, with a neck hole cut out of one end. You would put the cat in with her head sticking out the neckhole, then there was another piece you would put on the box to hold the cats head...
Cleaning a Computer Monitor?
I have a friend that owns a computer repair shop. He uses denatured alcohol for cleaning the entire computer. It takes off dust and grease on the plastic encasing the computer and monitor and cleans the screen, beautifully. Give it a try.
Frost Free Freezer Has Frost In It?
It could be that the frost free workings of the fridge is no longer working. I would suggest you empty the freezer and defrost it in the old fashioned way. After the frost is gone, check the sides and back of the freezer compartment and see where it is still...
Cheap Recipes For Australians
This is jaxi3, and I have submitted earlier, well, it is now 5 years later and I am back in the earlier position. Difference now is I am alone, retired and living in a senior citizens building. My income is now 617.00 Social Security and 57.00 food stamps. Not...
Iced Tea - Tips and Recipes?
When I make iced tea, this is my recipe: I usually put on a quart of water to boil and put my sugar in then. I use 1/2 cup (I have found that Splenda is fantastic used this way) of sugar. I then boil the water for 2 or three minutes to make a simple syrup. The...
Idea For Reusing Tidy-Cat Kitty Litter Containers
My daughter uses those for storage of yarn. I keep an empty one next to the cat box. When I clean the cat box, I put the stuff in the plastic bags we carry groceries in, then knot it up and store it in the empty kitty litter box so that it is all in one place...
Black Stain On Polyester Khakis?
I had always heard that if you use lemon juice on the stain it would lift. Since you have done so much to the pants already, what would a little lemon juice matter? Give it a try
Bring a Small Pillow On An Airplane
Another thought, why not stuff the pillow with something you would be wearing if needed, say maybe, a nylon jacket? It would save space in your luggage, and you would be sure to not lose it when you remember what is in it. By the same token, make it something...
Coffee Stains on Kitchen Counters?
Coffee stains on laminate should be like coffee stains in cups. Try to scrub them with just salt, or make a paste of salt and lemon and let it sit on the stains for a bit, then wash off.
Pineapple Cookie Recipes?
My mom used to make filled cookies with pineapple. A rolled sugar cookie on the bottom, then a tablespoon of pineapple filling, then another sugar cookie on the top. You could cut holes in the second one if you prefer so all can see the filling. I just love...
How to Help My Husband Change His Eating Habits?
My favorite answer to this question is kind of flippant, but it does seem to work. Ask him who his beneficiary is. If he is intent on killing himself, then you must be intent on getting a will made and getting yourself as beneficiary. It sounds crass, but it...
Changing a Fluorescent Light Ballast?
Try the site: Howthingswork.com. You should be able to find an answer there.
Inexpensive Fabric Ideas For Windows?
I know this sounds nuts, but try it. If your fabric is sheer, hot glue it to the window. I did this once when living in a 7th floor apartment. Didnt need curtains but surely needed to cut the sun glare. I cut them to fit and hot glued it directly to the window...
Dealing With Foot Odor From Work Boots?
Why not fill two old socks with baking soda, then when he takes off his boots, he can put the socks in them to absorb the odor. I know it sounds expensive, but, if you can afford another pair of boots, trading days of wearing the boots will give one pair a...
Reusing Plastic Containers For Freezing
I use them for individual hamburgers, just put freezer paper between the patties. You can make and freeze about 8 hamburg patties in each one. I also use the lids from cat food bottles, (Deli Cat, etc) for storing my scratch pad on the back of the sink. One...
