Celery - Frosting

Celery - Frosting

Celery: Place soggy celery in a pan of cold water with a sliced potato. Let it stand for a few hours - in the fridge, even better!

 

Cheese: Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer.

Deviled Eggs: Put all ingredients in a zip lock bag. Seal and mash until mixed thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away for easy clean up!

 

 

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 with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving.

 

How to clean and deodorize some things

How to clean and deodorize some things




Have a grease monkey at home? Help them get their hands really clean with some Borax and Dawn dish soap. Just scrub and rinse.

Let's face it, that blue bottle is good for almost everything! I had some old ice cream stains on my car seats (from my little angels), I mixed Dawn, Vinegar and Club Soda, scrubbed and dabbed and the stains disappeared! In my next batch I'm going to use peroxide instead of club soda. I used baking soda and peroxide on a stain (cat puke) on white carpet, that worked pretty awesome too! The chemical reaction of the two bubbled the stain up and I just dabbed it up.

Have a motor-home? You know that ook that forms on the siding after it's been stored awhile? I don't know if it's mold or what, I just know it's ugly. To clean ours, I mixed Dawn and bleach in a garden sprayer (the kind that goes on the end of a hose), I sprayed one section at a time, let it sit for a minute or two, used a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser - the crap came right off! I love those erasers - only bad thing is they shred pretty easy, especially if you hit a screw or rough spot of some kind. I probably went through 8 of them or so.



Home-made cleaning scrub:  I mix borax and essential oil in an clean Parmesan Cheese container (the kind with holes in the top, for easy sprinkling). Just fill the container half way with Borax (or you can use baking soda if you prefer) add your favorite essential oil, close the lid and shake well. Add more Borax (or baking soda) leaving about an inch of space from the top (to allow space for shaking again). Shake well again. I have a bunch of essential oils from my days of soap making.





 
Clear the air:  I accidentally stumbled upon this solution to stinky rooms. Lay a piece of newspaper on the floor, pour a big pile (half the box) of baking soda on it and let it sit and absorb odors as long as needed. Then just throw it all away (or make some cleaning scrub out of it). Get a big box of baking soda, so you don't have to be stingy with a little one.

Garlic - Onions

Garlic - Onions

 

 

Garlic: Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic, add at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.

 

Ground Beef: Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef.  It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.

 

 

When cutting onions, breathe through your mouth and not your nose. 

Refrigerate your onions for a little while before slicing to avoid tears.

***MINE!*** Refrigerate your onions for a little while and breathe through your mouth when slicing & dicing.  Double tear protection!

 

 

Remove the smell of garlic or onions from your hands by using a stainless steel spoon instead of soap. Or use baking soda - it will absorb the odor.

DAILY TIP: The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation, but thought about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral. It is as it is.

More on Potatoes

 More on Potatoes

 

Cure Common Warts:
If you have a common wart, cut off a piece off a raw potato. Rub the flesh side over the wart so it's completely covered with the juice. Discard the potato piece. Don't rinse the juice off. Do this daily until the wart is gone.

Soothe Minor Skin Burns:  

The next time you get a burn, peel and dice up a small potato into small pieces. Add a bit of tap water, just enough to make a paste. Apply the potato paste to the burn and let it set undisturbed for several minutes. You should feel relief from the pain.

 

 

Remove Berry Stains From Your Hands:
When soap and water just doesn't cut it, rub the stains with a peeled, raw potato, they should come right off!

 

Get Rid of a Throbbing Headache:

The next time a headache has your head pounding, don't reach for the aspirin. Reach for a raw potato instead. Slice the potato in half and place a piece on each temple. Gently rub your temples with the potato until the pain lets up. it helps to drink Gatorade too!

Welder’s Flash: Soothe welder’s flash by placing a cool potato slice on the affected eye for several minutes. The potato will draw out the heat and help soothe the pain. 

 

Dark Circles and Under Eye Bags:  Place cool slices of potatoes over your eyes for 15 minutes as you rest comfortably and picture your happy place.

 

Pasta - Potatoes

Pasta - Potatoes

 

Pasta: Rolling boil, 8-9 minutes to al-dente, ‘nuff said.

 

Peppers: Green peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.        

 

Pizza: Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. So much better than the microwave!

Potatoes (Trivia: In what year did Dan Quayle misspell “potato”?)

 

Remove Excess Salt From Soups and Stews:

 

If you over salt your soup, stew or chili, cut up one or two washed, raw potatoes and drop them into the pot. Allow the potato to cook for several minutes. It will absorb the excess salt!

 

Trivia Answer: 1992, Dan Quayle led a spelling bee for sixth-grade students at an elementary school in New Jersey. He corrected William Figueroa, 12, when the child spelled "potato" on the blackboard – making the boy add an extra "e" at the end of the word "potatoe". Mr. Quayle has never lived down this blunder.