Best Dye to Cover Bleach Spots on Clothing?
In the past Ive used Sharpies markers to cover up light spots. It worked very well for my problem situations.
Where Can I Buy Caster Sugar and Dessicated Coconut?
Dessicated coconut is ground, dried and unsweetened coconut that is found in Asian stores, particularly if they sell East Indian groceries. It is quite different from Bakers angel flake coconut.
Cookies Never Spread When Baking?
Sugar is considered a liquid ingredient when its baked. If you substitute an artificial sweetener for sugar it changes the chemistry and results in a drier product when baked, therefore, the spread on baked items is diminished. Ive not baked with truvia yet...
Preserving a Piece of Our Christmas Tree Stump?
I would cut the trunk into slices, perhaps 1/2 inch to 1 inch thick, drill a hole close to the edge and use it as an ornament for next years tree. You could decorate it, then write the year on the slice and continue to add to your collection each year. Imagine...
Bleaching Designs onto Denim?
This is called discharge dying. You can use clorox gel with bleach from the bottle to control where the bleach gel goes. Then rinse well in water when youve reached the desired effect. You can also apply the gel with an old paint brush, too, just dont expose...
Toning Down Spicy Foods?
I do a lot of Indian cooking and love that cuisine so much. To tone down over-spicy foods you can add some plain, non-flavored & unsweetened yogurt to the dish. If adding yogurt isnt appropriate for the dish then make a side-dish of yogurt chutney (plain yogurt...
Potpourri Smell in Refrigerator?
Id heard somewhere (perhaps here?) that filling an odoriferous fridge with crumpled newspaper for a day or two (use a lot of newspapers!) will help get rid of unwanted smells. It might be worth a try. Good luck!
Teaching a Child to Knit?
Theres a wonderful book called Sunnys Mittens that you might find useful. Its a story about a grandma who teaches her granddaughter to knit mittens. The instructions are very clear and the story is lovely. The book can be found at Amazon.com. Best of luck with...
What Breed is My Dog?
This looks just like our little Foxiianna! Our baby is part chihuahua and part Cairn terrier, so we call her a Cairnhuahua. Weve had her a year and just love her to death! If that is her lineage then she wont shed much because Cairn terriers dont shed. What...
Recipe for Walmart's Red Sauce?
Heres what I use after realizing that I could make the red enchilada sauce myself and save some bucks. 4 cups 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 tablespoon onion powder 1 tablespoon cumin 2 tablespoons mild chili powder 4 tablespoons flour...
