You
can flip a toaster on its side and grill cheese in it. - Source
Reynolds
Wrap has lock in taps to hold the roll in place - Source
The
color on the bread tab indicates how fresh the bread is - Source
And
those colors are in alphabetical order: b, g, r, w, y.
You
can divide and store ground meat in a zip loc bag. Just break off
how much you need and keep the rest in the freezer for later. So
much easier than dividing and individually wrapping each pound or
half pound. - Source
If
you place a wooden spoon over a pot of boiling water, it won't
boil over. - Source
Stuffing
a dryer sheet in your back pocket will repel mosquitoes. - Source
You
can freeze cupcake batter for later use. -
Source
You
can paint upholstery. - Source
You
can make your own laundry soap. I am doing this (and will post
about it) after we use up the soap that we have now. - Source
You
can dye plastic buttons. -
Source
You
can run a paper bag through your printer. - Source
You can print directly onto
fabric. - Source
A dry erase marker can be
used on most desk tops. - Source
If you break your blender
jar you can replace it with a mason jar. - Source
Medicine cabinets are NOT
the safest place for medicine - Source
Here are a few more.
Take your bananas apart when
you get home from the store. If you
leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.
Store your opened chunks of
cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh
much longer and not mold! (But you can scrape off any mold and still eat the cheese without changes in
flavor!
Peppers with 3 bumps on the
bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer
and stronger flavored.
Add a teaspoon of water when
frying ground beef. It will help pull the grease away from the
meat while cooking.
To make scrambled eggs or
omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese, or
heavy cream in and then beat them up.
Add garlic immediately to a
recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and at the end of the
recipe if you want a stronger taste of garlic.
Reheat leftover pizza in a
nonstick skillet on top of the stove, on med-low and heat till
warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza.
Easy Deviled Eggs: Put cooked egg yolks in a
zip lock bag, seal, mash, add remainder of ingredients, keep mashing, mixing
thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw
the bag away!
Expanding Frosting: When you buy a container of
cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You
can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes for the same
price. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving.
Reheating refrigerated bread: To warm biscuits, pancakes,
or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of
water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat
faster.
Newspaper weeds away: Plant your plants in the
ground; work the nutrients in your soil. Then wet newspapers, put layers
around the plants overlapping as you go, cover with mulch, and forget about
weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not get
through wet newspapers.
To keep squirrels from eating
your plants, sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't
hurt the plant: squirrels won't come near it.
Flexible vacuum: To get something out of a
heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift
wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow
openings.
Pin a small safety pin to the
seam of your slip or slacks to eliminate static cling. It works; you will not have
a clingy skirt or dress, or slacks when wearing panty hose; ... Ta DA! ...
Static is gone.
Before you pour sticky
substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but
don't dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch
how easily it comes right out.
De-fog your windshield: Buy a chalkboard eraser and
keep it in the glove box of your car When the windows fog, rub with the
eraser! Works better than a cloth!
Re-opening envelopes: If you seal an envelope and
then realize you forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed
envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. Voila! It unseals easily. Only
for old- fashioned "lick-type “mucilage envelopes!
Use your hair conditioner to
shave your legs. It's cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs
really smooth.
Goodbye Fruit Flies: To get rid of pesky fruit
flies, take a small glass, fill it 1/2" with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2
drops of dish washing liquid; mix well. You will find those flies drawn to
the cup and gone forever!
Get Rid of Ants: Put small piles of cornmeal
where you see ants. They eat it, take it 'home,' can't digest it so it kills
them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works and you
don't have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!
Drop a small object on the
carpet and can't find it. Place panty hose over the end of the vacuum
hose and start vacuuming. The panty hose will keep it from getting sucked
into the vacuum.
Need to cut
some corn off the cob. Use your Bundt pan. Place the ear on the
opening in the center of the pan, and as you slide the knife down the ear,
all the kernels will collect in the main part of the pan
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Monday, July 23, 2012
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