Posted on 03/23/2008 11:36:40 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny
Americans finding soaring food prices hard to stomach can battle back by growing their own food. [Click image for a larger version] Dean Fosdick Dean Fosdick
Home vegetable gardens appear to be booming as a result of the twin movements to eat local and pinch pennies.
At the Southeastern Flower Show in Atlanta this winter, D. Landreth Seed Co. of New Freedom, Pa., sold three to four times more seed packets than last year, says Barb Melera, president. "This is the first time I've ever heard people say, 'I can grow this more cheaply than I can buy it in the supermarket.' That's a 180-degree turn from the norm."
Roger Doiron, a gardener and fresh-food advocate from Scarborough, Maine, said he turned $85 worth of seeds into more than six months of vegetables for his family of five.
A year later, he says, the family still had "several quarts of tomato sauce, bags of mixed vegetables and ice-cube trays of pesto in the freezer; 20 heads of garlic, a five-gallon crock of sauerkraut, more homegrown hot-pepper sauce than one family could comfortably eat in a year and three sorts of squash, which we make into soups, stews and bread."
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She compares the current period of market uncertainty with that of the early- to mid-20th century when the concept of victory gardens became popular.
"A lot of companies during the world wars and the Great Depression era encouraged vegetable gardening as a way of addressing layoffs, reduced wages and such," she says. "Some companies, like U.S. Steel, made gardens available at the workplace. Railroads provided easements they'd rent to employees and others for gardening."
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MultilGrain Bread adapted from Donna Rathmell German
Posted by: “Kuby”
Hi,
This is my TNT version of Mutigrain Bread from “The Bread Machine
Cookbook” revised edition by Donna Rathmell German
1 1/3 Cup Water
2 TBS Butter
3 TBS Honey
1 tsp Salt
1/3 cup Bulgar Wheat
3 TBS wheat germ
2/3 cup Wheat or Oat Bran
2/3 cup rye flour
1/3 cooked steel cut oats
2 1/4 cups bread flour
2 TBS Vital Gluten
2 tsp yeast
Whole wheat, sweet of basic setting no timer. Setting Medium
Put all these ingredients together in bread machine <I used WW
setting - and check after 10 minutes of kneading. Scrape the sides of
the pan with a silicone spatula if needed. This bread was baked in
the machine, rose beautifully and came out great.
Kuby
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Tomato Gratin
From EatingWell Magazine
Low Calorie | Low Carb | Low Sodium | Low Cholesterol |Heart Healthy | Healthy Weight
A gratin is any dish topped with cheese or breadcrumbs mixed with butter, then heated until brownedbut it neednt be heavy. This one has plenty of garden-fresh tomatoes and herbs, a touch of full-flavored cheese and a crispy crumb topping.
Makes 6 servings
ACTIVE TIME: 20 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes
EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy
4 slices whole-grain bread, torn into quarters
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cup finely shredded Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese
4 medium tomatoes, sliced
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Coat a shallow 2-quart baking dish with nonstick spray.
2. Place bread in a food processor and pulse until coarse crumbs form. Add garlic, oil and cheese; pulse to combine. Spread the seasoned breadcrumbs on a baking sheet and bake until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, layer tomato slices in the prepared baking dish, sprinkling each layer with basil, pepper and salt. Bake the tomatoes for 10 minutes; sprinkle with the toasted breadcrumbs, and bake for 10 minutes more. Serve immediately.
NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per serving: 128 calories; 4 g fat (1 g sat, 2 g mono); 4 mg cholesterol; 17 g carbohydrate; 5 g protein; 2 g fiber; 303 mg sodium; 255 mg potassium.
Nutrition bonus: Vitamin A & Vitamin C (20% daily value).
1 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat
[from_the_kitchen] Peanut Butter Chippers...from Linda
Posted by: “Jodi”
Peanut Butter Chippers
From Taste of Home
“The smell of peanut butter and chocolate always brings my cookie-hungry family running to the kitchen,” shares Pat Doerflinger from Centerview, Missouri. “The recipe is so quick and easy, I oten stir up a batch while making dinner.”
SERVINGS 42
CATEGORY Lower Fat METHOD Baked
PREP 10 min. COOK 15 min. TOTAL 25 min.
INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS In a small mixing bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars. Add egg; mix well. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 11-14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Yield: 3-1/2 dozen.
Nutrition Facts One serving: 1 cookie Calories: 78 Fat: 4 g Saturated Fat: 2 g Cholesterol: 10 mg Sodium: 59 mg Carbohydrate: 10 g Fiber: 0 g Protein: 1 g
Diabetic Exch: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.
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15. [from_the_kitchen] Hearty Poppers ...from Linda
Posted by: “Jodi”
Hearty Poppers
From Light & Tasty
There are many recipes for jalapeno pepper poppers here in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where we live, writes Janice Vernon. For a potluck at our church, my husband and I came up with this lighter version. The poppers were a hit!
SERVINGS 24 CATEGORY Low Fat METHOD Baked PREP 35 min. COOK 20 min. TOTAL 55 min.
INGREDIENTS
12 jalapeno peppers
1/2 pound lean ground turkey
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
4 ounces fat-free cream cheese
1-1/3 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Cut jalapenos in half lengthwise, leaving stems intact; discard seeds. Set aside. In a small nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook turkey and onion until meat is no longer pink; drain. In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese, cilantro, chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Stir in turkey mixture. Spoon generously into pepper halves. Place in a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes for spicy flavor, 30 minutes for medium and 40 minutes for mild. Yield: 2 dozen.
Nutrition Facts One serving: 1 appetizer Calories: 38 Fat: 2 g Saturated Fat: 1 g Cholesterol: 11 mg Sodium: 78 mg Carbohydrate: 1 g Fiber: 0 g Protein: 4 g
cannon balls
Posted by: “Nancy
Cannon Balls
1 pound ground spicy sausage, browned, drained
4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
2 cups biscuit baking mix
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In bowl, combine all ingredients. Shape into 1 1/2 inch balls. Place onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes,
or until cheese is bubbly and baking mix is golden brown.
Posted by: “Jodi”
Jasmine Rice
“This pilaf is made with jasmine rice, an aromatic rice that I sent a few minutes ago.”
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1/4 cup green peas
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 cups dry jasmine rice
3 cups water
salt to taste
In a large saucepan over a medium-low heat, warm the oil. Add onion and sauté for 3 to 5 minutes. Mix in green peas, bay leaf, and jasmine rice. Stir to coat the rice.
Pour 3 cups water into the saucepan and add the salt. Increase the heat to medium and let the rice come to a quick simmer. Reduce heat to low and let rice simmer lightly and sit uncovered until all of the liquid is absorbed. Cover the rice and remove from heat, let sit approximately 40 minutes. Makes 4 servings
Nutrition Per Serving: Calories: 324; Total Fat: 6.8 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 6 mg; Total Carbs: 58.8 g;
Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g; Protein: 5.1 g.
Stouffer’s Corn Soufflé
Posted by: “Jodi”
Stouffer’s Corn Soufflé
2 Eggs
2 Tablespoon Cornstarch
2 Tablespoon Sugar
Salt and pepper
Dash Nutmeg
1 Pound Can cream style corn
1/2 Cup Sour cream
1/2 Cup Milk
With electric mixer beat eggs until foamy. Beat in remaining ingredients as listed. Pour into Pam-sprayed 8” square baking dish. Bake on center rack of preheated 400F oven 35 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.
Posted by: “Jodi”
Amish Onion Cake
From http://tasteofhome
Yield: 10-12 servings.
This rich, moist bread with an onion-poppy seed topping is a wonderful break from your everyday bread routine. You can serve it with any meat, and it’s a nice accompaniment to soup or salad. I’ve made it many times and have often been asked to share the recipe. -Mitzi Sentiff, Alexandria, Virginia
3 to 4 medium onions, chopped
2 cups cold butter, divided
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1-1/2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
5 eggs
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup sour cream
In a large skillet, cook onions in 1/2 cup butter over low heat for 10 minutes. Stir in the poppy seeds, salt, paprika and pepper; cook until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; set aside.
In a bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and sugars. Cut in 1-1/4 cups butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Melt the remaining butter. In a bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, sour cream and melted butter. make a well in dry ingredients; stir in egg mixture just until moistened.
Spread into a greased 10-in. spring-form pan. Spoon onion mixture over the dough. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Serve warm. Yield: 10-12 servings.
Posted by: “Jodi”
Houlihan’s Baked Potato Soup
2 Cups potatoes, diced but unpeeled
1/4 lb butter
2 Cups finely diced yellow onions
1/2 Cup flour
1 quart warm water
1/4 Cup chicken bouillon
1 Cup potato flakes
2 Cups heavy cream
2 Cups milk
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco
Salt, pepper, garlic powder and dried basil to taste
Sauté onions in melted butter for 10 minutes in large kettle. Add flour to onions and butter and cook for four to five minutes, stirring until flour is absorbed. In a separate container, combine water, chicken bouillon, potato flakes,
and seasonings. Stir until thoroughly mixed and no lumps remain. Add to onion mixture, one pint at a time.
Add milk and cream, stirring until smooth and lightly thickened. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
In a separate container, the potatoes should be covered with water, brought to a boil, and simmered for 20 minutes.
Combine the potatoes with the soup to complete.
Posted by: “Jodi”
I got this recipe from my pal Veronica who lives in Australia.
Tomato Bisque
1 Tablespoon Olive oil
1/2 cup Onion, diced
1/2 teaspoon Garlic
2 (15 ounce) cans Tomatoes, crushed
1 Tablespoon Basil
1 teaspoon Thyme
1 cup Half & half
1 cup Milk
Salt and pepper to taste
Heat the oil in a soup pot. Add the onion and cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, basil and thyme. Slowly bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 35 minutes. Stir in the half & half and milk. Simmer for 20 minutes longer. Check the seasonings and serve.
Applesauce Sandwiches
4 servings 1 c. applesauce 8 slices bread 1/4 c. butter or margarine, softened 1 Tbsp. sugar 1/4 t. ground cinnamon Spread the applesauce on four slices of bread; top with remaining bread. Lightly butter outside of sandwiches. Toast on hot griddle for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over hot sandwiches. Serve immediately.
Posted by: “L.
Brown Butter Glaze
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup orange juice
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
In small pan over medium heat, brown butter until golden brown; stir in orange juice. Cool. Stir in sugar until smooth. Use to glaze Bundt or other cakes.
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Cream Cheese Glaze
1 cream cheese, softened (3 oz)
1 T. butter, softened
1/2 t. vanilla
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
2 to 3 T. milk
In medium bowl, mix cream cheese, butter, vanilla and sugar until smooth. Gradually add milk until desired consistency; mix until smooth.
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Peach French Toast
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 T. water
1 can (29 oz) sliced peaches, drained
12 to 14 slices French bread, 1 inch thick
5 large eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
3 t. vanilla
Over medium low heat, stir brown sugar and butter until butter melts. Add water and cook until sauce is thick and foamy, about 5 minutes. Pour into 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Let cool 10 minutes. Place peaches on top of sauce. Cover with bread, trimming to fit in one layer. Whisk together eggs, milk and vanilla. Pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Bake at 350 uncovered, 40 minutes or until set and golden. Cover with foil if browning too quickly. Serve with warmed reserved peach syrup, if desired. This is rich and yummy!
Source: The Fifth Generation Cookbook (Ohio)
Posted by: “Linda
Rice & Chili Pepper Casserole
1 cup rice, cooked
1/2 lb. Monterey Jack cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 can (4 oz.) diced green chili peppers
paprika
Cook rice and allow to cool. Spray a 2 qt. casserole; put in a layer each of
rice, peppers, sliced or grated cheese and sour cream. Make two layers and
sprinkle with paprika. Heat in 350 degree oven until the sour cream bubbles,
about 30 minutes. Serves 4-6
Posted by: “Dorie”
Spicy Rice Casserole
1 lb. pork sausage
1 t. ground cumin
1/2 t. garlic powder
2 medium onions, chopped
2 medium green peppers, chopped
2 beef bouillon cubes
2 C. boiling water
1-2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely minced
1 (6 1/4 oz) quick cooking long grain and wild rice mix
In a large skillet, cook sausage, cumin and garlic powder, stirring often. Drain. Add onion and green pepper; saute until crisp tender. Dissolve bouillon in water; add to skillet. Stir in jalepenos, rice and rice seasoning packet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered 5-10 minutes or until the water is absorbed.
Dorie
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Acapulco Baked Eggs
Betty Crocker
Ingredients
8 Large eggs
2 tbsp. Butter or margarine
6 tbsp. Milk
¾ tsp. Salt
¼ tsp. Pepper
2/3 cup Shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
1 can (4 oz.) chopped green chilies
Preparation
In a 8-inch square baking pan, place butter. Set in oven until butter is melted. Shake pan to distribute butter evenly
In a bowl, place eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Beat slightly. Pour into pan.
Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes or until eggs begin to set.
Sprinkle with cheese and chilies. Draw wide metal spatula across bottom of pan several times to break up mixture.
Bake, breaking up mixture several times for 5 minutes or until done to your liking.
Posted by: “L.
Frozen Pineapple Salad
1 can crushed pineapple, drained (20 oz)
1 1/2 cups softened vanilla ice cream
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 T. freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 can (8 oz) pineapple chunks, drained to garnish
In a large bowl, combine pineapple, ice cream, sugar, sour cream, walnuts, and lemon juice. Spoon salad evenly into 8 custard cups, cover and freeze 8 hours or until firm. Before serving, place in refrigerator 1 hour. Garnish with pineapple chunks. Serve chilled
Makes 8 servings
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B. Muffins
Posted by: “Dorie”
B. Muffins
1 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 cups wheat bran
1 egg
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
1 ripe banana, mashed
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup oat bran
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
In a medium bowl, mix buttermilk with wheat bran. In another bowl, beat together egg, sugar, oil, banana, and vanilla.
In a large bowl, stir together flour, oat bran, baking soda, and baking powder. Stir buttermilk mixture and egg mixture into flour mixture until flour is just moistened. Stir in berries and walnuts. Spoon batter into muffin cups.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until done.
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2. Trail Mix Muffins
Posted by: “Beth
Trail Mix Muffins
Taste of Home
From Hugo, Colorado, Patricia Jones writes,”These hearty muffins blend
stick-to-your-ribs granola, fruit, nuts and chocolate chips. They’re
perfect for a breakfast on the go or any time you need a lift.”
SERVINGS: 18
CATEGORY: Side Dish
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
Ingredients:
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granola without raisins
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped dry roasted peanuts
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine the flour, cereal, brown sugar, baking powder
and salt. In another bowl, beat the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; stir
into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the chips, peanuts,
raisins and apricots.
Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at
375° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for
5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm. Yield:
about 1-1/2 dozen.
Nutrition Facts
One serving: (1 each) Calories: 281 Fat: 15 g Saturated Fat: 3 g
Cholesterol: 25 mg Sodium: 166 mg Carbohydrate: 35 g Fiber: 3 g Protein:
5 g
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Posted by: “creiki”
Zucchini Bread with Blueberries
Made this up when I had a glut of both ingredients one summer. It’s
very moist and is best, I think, when served cold from the
refrigerator. Makes 2 loaves so you can share with a friend. This is
actually easier to mix by hand than with an electric mixer.
1½ hours | 15 min prep
2 8x4 inch loaves
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup oil
2 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups unpeeled grated zucchini (food processor works well)
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups fresh blueberries or 2 cups frozen blueberries, thawed and
drained
Add oil, sugar, zucchini, vanilla and almond extract to beaten eggs.
Sift dry ingredients together and add to batter.
Gently fold in blueberries.
Pour into 2 greased and floured 8x4x2” loaf pans.
Bake at 350° for 1 1/4 hours until inserted toothpick comes out
cleanly.
Cool on rack and store in plastic wrap in refrigerator.
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Grasshoppers
Posted by: “Tom”
Has anyone actualy ate or found a way to make grasshoppers edible? Not
only just edible but good to the taste also.
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4b. Re: Grasshoppers
Posted by: “DSPAHR3D
I have eaten them fried. Just passable that way.
David
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4c. Re: Grasshoppers
Posted by: “Jim
Tom wrote:
> Has anyone actualy ate or found a way to make grasshoppers edible? Not
> only just edible but good to the taste also.
No! [g]
Fried and chocolate dipped (it was a fad for a while) are horrendous.
Deep fried, heavily salted, with a dash of ground chilies is tolerable with
lots of cold beer.
Cheers
Jim in Yellowknife
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4d. Re: Grasshoppers
Posted by: “steve
I’ve roasted grasshoppers in coals. Tasted good, like shrimp. I took the head,legs and
wing parts-the hard parts-first before roasting.
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4e. Re: Grasshoppers
Posted by: “wilcoxmark2222”
Many years ago when I was in Japan I ate grasshoppers cooked in soy
sauce and sugar. I think they were called inago. I ate them for the
novelty of it. They tasted like soy sauce and sugar and the claws from
the legs were hard to swallow. Is that icky enough for you? I suppose
one could subsist on them. It is also interesting to note that I never
personally knew anyone who ate them. They were in an outdoor market
but they did not seem to be popular at all. Perhaps they were popular
at a time in the past. Mark.
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4f. Re: Grasshoppers
Posted by: “Vicky”
My father ate grasshoppers in Korea, back in the teens or 1920s. It
wasn’t a delicacy; he was just poor and hungry. I never actually asked
how he (or his mother?) prepared them! Too bad, lost opportunity. Not
going to try them myself, though. *gulp* Rather eat soft grubs,
roasted.
Vicky
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4g. Re: Grasshoppers
Posted by: “Kitty & Creek Norris”
From my Japanese chef friend:
I have had the grasshoppers a few times, as well as caterpillars cooked in
soy sauce and sugar. I like them, especially with beer. The caterpillars
and grasshoppers are hand picked from rice fields, to preserve the crops
and not have to resort to chemical sprays. It is a fading practice, as
practicality and lack of sufficient labor, force the use of chemicals most
of the time now. A food source of the past, when the population was
protein starved, before a more Western diet took over. They were a staple
of my family during WWII, since the government took the entire rice crop,
leaving only the bugs and stalks for the farmers.
They are good lightly toasted, and eaten with rice with hot tea poured into
the rice bowl, which is called ochazuke. A free source of protein, as long
as your mind doesn’t get in the way of the fun. Just like eating raw
horsemeat sashimi and raw horsefat taken from beneath the horse’s main
area. Almost pure, white fat, like eating butter. No worse than
swallowing those live little dojo fish, or eating poisonous fugu like I did
there.
Kitty & Creek Norris
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5 Healthy Vinegar Tips & Tricks
1. Vinegar Paste for scale cleaning. Mix 1 teaspoon of vinegar and 2
tablespoons of salt and use it as a kitchen cleanser.
2. Vinegar for kitchen sink and drain cleaning. Make 1 cup of sodium
bicarbonate (baking soda) to 1 cup of vinegar and wait for 5 minutes.
Mix with warm water and drain to the pipe.
3. Vinegar for flower vase. Mix 2 tablespoons of vinegar and 1
teaspoon of sugar to 1 liter of water to keep cut flowers longer.
4. Vinegar for dog care. Mix 1 cup of vinegar to 1 liter of water.
Use it to wipe dog fur.
5. Vinegar for beauty care. Mix 1 tablespoon of vinegar to 2 liters
of water. Rinse your face with it. You do not need any other facial
cleanser or creams at all. Our beautiful ancestors never had modern
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10 Secrets To Rewarding Homemaking
Posted By TipNut On August 11, 2008 @ 9:19 am In Homemaking | No Comments
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1. Know: You are a Home Manager, not a slave, martyr or responder to chaos. Each day is a fresh start with new things to accomplish and feel pride for.
2. Realize: Actively managing your home is one way to nurture your family and their environment. There will be positive reflections: a more harmonious household, a little more eagerness attending to household chores, more appreciation and gratitude.
3. Be Proactive: Its easy to get sucked into despair (and resentment) when your home is in constant shambles. Keep on top of things daily if possible and [1] work in chunks of time on busy days.
4. Establish Routines: Remember Mondays for laundry, Tuesdays for Ironing, Thursdays for Shopping, etc.? Routines work and work well! Schedule household routines that will serve your household best.
5. Clean As You Go: Pick up and clean as you go, this makes less piles of work waiting to be done.
6. Appreciate: The shabbiest of homes can be more comfortable and welcoming than gilded show homes. Neat, clean & harmony will always shine brightappreciate your home and what it has to offer.
7. Daily Treat: Each day do an unexpected nice thing for someone in the home (like having coffee ready in the morning or make a favorite dessert) or add a [2] lovely puttery treat to your home.
8. Delegate: Three people each doing a ten minute cleaning chunk accomplishes 30 minutes of cleaning in 10 easy minutes, good managers are good delegators. Choosing tasks that compliment a persons ability as well as personality and preference will go a long way.
9. Entertain Regularly: Years ago women would hold weekly bridge parties and afternoon teas. Socializing was looked forward to and friendships flourished, but you also made darn sure the house was presentable. This is a great technique to regularly force a well-kept home. You could entertain a few friends for an afternoon tea, a weekend bbq, or have family visit for a few days.
10. Be Kind: Gruff, impatient, bitter, biting words and attitude will undo and damage all that you accomplished with the above. Enjoy serving your family, your home and yourselfyour job as a home manager will be more rewarding and successful.
The strength of a nation is in the intelligent and well-ordered homes of the peoples. [3] Mrs. Sigourney
More Homemaking Tips:
* [4] 10 Easy Household Time Savers
* [5] 10 Tips For Mastering A Messy Home
* [6] 10 Productive Things You Can Do While Watching TV
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50 Laundry & Mending Tips - A Collection Of Timeless Wisdom
Posted By TipNut On July 18, 2008 @ 8:26 am In Laundry | 7 Comments
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The timeless tips are back! This next batch of tips is collected from magazines and books dating from the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Ill be posting a collection once a week for the next few weeks.
Many of the tips are still useful today, some Ive included for a glimpse into the day-to-day homemaking life of the era.
50 Laundry & Mending Tips - A Collection Of Timeless Wisdom
1. After washing overalls, drying and smoothing them, tuck a handkerchief in the back pocket before putting them away. This may prevent a last-minute search before your husband dashes out on his way to work.
2. To set color in garments: 2 tablespoons turpentine and 1 handful of salt. Pour boiling water over this, then put garment in and leave it until water is cold.
3. You can iron faster and easier if you put a sheet of aluminum foil under the ironing board cover. The foil stops steam from penetrating the padding and deflects steam back into the article being ironed.
4. When laundering doilies or other linen pieces that need careful shaping, leave unstarched for the first ironing. When ironed and shaped to your satisfaction, dip a thin cloth in starch, wring out and smooth it over the article on the ironing board, then iron both layers dry. The doily will be nicely starched and finished.
5. When laundering curtains of voile, scrim or any material which has to be ironed, if they are fold so selvage ends are together and ironed they will hang perfectly even and straight.
6. To protect sheets and pillowslips, always mend tears, small holes and rips before laundering.
7. Slipcovers should be starched to give them more body. They also will stay clean longer.
8. To remove lint from your dark blouses, skirts or shirts use Scotch, masking or adhesive tape. Rub tape lightly over the article and the lint will rub off!
9. A towel rack on the inside of the clothes hamper lid is handy for hanging damp towels and wash cloths to prevent mildew.
10. When the rope clothesline needs washing, wrap it around a washboard and scrub with a stiff brush, rinsing thoroughly. Give the clothespins an occasional dip, too.
11. Work shirts that are fraying at the cuffs can be saved from the rag bag with a little bias tape. Trim off the frayed part closely and bind the edge with tape in the closest matching color. It will make a neat mend and strengthen the cuff.
12. Hard-to-iron rayons should be rolled in a damp towel, then in waxed paper and put in the refrigerator to chill thoroughly.
13. To prevent a clothes line from tangling, start at one end and wind it up as you walk to the next hook until the line is all down.
14. Iron garments with buttons from the wrong side on a turkish towel that has been folded several times. You can iron as if the buttons werent there, and your finished product will be worth the extra trouble.
15. If the hole you are mending in a sweater is large, reinforce it with net. This forms a foundation for your mending and keeps the mend from puckering.
16. If you must iron a few pieces of unsprinkled laundry in a hurry, dampen them, roll up tightly, and wrap in a piece of paper. Put the package in a hot oven two or three minutes. After that, the pieces will be just right for ironing.
17. To remove grease from a silk dress, rub the grease spot with a little talcum or magnesia. Let it dry on the stain and then brush off the powder or magnesia.
18. If you are in a hurry to iron clothes, dampen them with hot water instead of cold. They will dampen more quickly.
19. Hanging a suit on a hanger while it still retains body heat causes the wrinkles to fall out much more easily.
20. Handy clothespin bag may be made using a coat hanger. Use any durable material, shape top to the coat hanger, and sew firmly, leaving one end open halfway down the side so that pins may be reached easily. The bag may be hung on the line and pushed along for convenience. See [1] 11 Free Clothespin Bag Patterns for a few free patterns as well.
21. To keep linens from turning yellow, paint the inside of your linen closet blue. You will find that your linens will stay a snowy white.
22. Cut a buttonhole from a discarded garment and apply it in the manner of a patch under the worn one. Tuck raw edges under. If the patch is similar to the garment patch, the mend can scarcely be noticed.
23. One-half cup of household ammonia added to rinse water will brighten colored clothes.
24. If clothes begin to stick to the lip of the wringer of the washer, try rubbing some paste wax on it; the clothes will fall into the next tub much easier and you will not have the clothes wrapping around the rollers.
25. When pressing woolen materials with a damp cloth, do not attempt to iron the woolen dry because this causes a shine. Press quickly and allow steam to rise which brings up nap.
26. Launder the laundry bag. If you use a cloth bag for soiled clothes, be sure to launder it frequently to keep it in an odorless condition. Check out this [2] Free Laundry Bag Pattern - Vintage (1944).
27. Perspiration rings around mens hatbands will disappear like magic if the housewife uses her ingenuity! Turn the sweatband down and insert a strip of cellophane around the crown, then turn the hatband back in place.
28. Know the first place of wear on mens trousers? Its where the heel of his shoe rubs against the inside trouser cuff. You can avoid expense by sewing an extra piece of cloth or twill tape on the danger spot.
29. To wash colored calicos, dissolve, say 10 cents worth of sugar of lead in six to eight quarts of pure water (rain water is best), and after the garments are washed and rinsed, let them be dipped in and rung out. It not only sets the color, but keeps it.
30. A scorched spot on woolens may be removed by brushing the spot with fine emery paper.
31. Iron bias-cut garments along the grain of the fabric rather than from neck to hem.
32. Avoid rips in delicate net or lace curtains by washing them in a large muslin bag.
33. Rain spots will quickly disappear from suede shoes, hats or purses, if rubbed gently with an emery board such as is used for manicuring.
34. To press knitted garments, trace the outline desired on a clean piece of muslin and pin the garment over the muslin to conform to the pattern. Cover with a dry pressing cloth, then with a damp cloth and press with a medium hot iron until dry.
35. Ribbon or lace will dry flat after washing and need no ironing if it is smoothed around a clean bottle to dry.
36. Try sponging those shiny spots on clothes with hot vinegar before pressing.
37. Summer cottons and rayons may be refreshed by using small amounts of plain gelatin instead of starch; prepare as for dessert and starch by dipping.
38. To keep the little tufts on a chenille bedspread fluffy, hang the wet spread on the line with tufts inside. Rubbing together makes them fluffy.
39. Turn printed washables inside out on the line. This prevents sun fading.
40. Insert clothespins in the fingers of gloves to hold their shape when drying. These should be laid on a towel to dry.
41. Clothespins will last longer if they are put in a pan of boiling water and soda when new. Soak for a half hour and then rinse in cold water, dry in the sun.
42. Place a piece of beeswax between two pieces of flannel and rub your iron on them occasionally. It will keep the iron clean and make it run smoothly.
43. Childrens clothes made of corduroy are best not ironed. Squeeze very little water from them and hang on line dripping wet. When they are nearly dry, roll up in a towel for a few minutes, then spread on a towel and arrange to proper shape.
44. When you are ironing keep a pair of scissors handy to clip threads, ravelings and raw ends of lace and ribbons. It pays big dividends.
45. When ironing shirt collars, place a bath towel under collar and iron on wrong side.
46. If your rubber boots or galoshes make black marks on your stockings, use colorless nail polish and paint a half inch strip inside the tops of the boots.
47. Lemon rinds are an excellent bleach. They will keep things snowy white and there will be a lingering aroma of lemon among your clothes.
48. When hanging skirts and trousers to dry, they should be pinned firmly to the line at the waistband. This makes the pulling lengthwise.
49. When you wash babys bonnet, fit it over an inverted bowl to dry. Helps the bonnet hold its shape.
50. To whiten laces, wash them in sour milk.
More tips from the past:
* [3] 45 Cooking & Baking Tips - A Collection Of Timeless Wisdom
* [4] 35 Kitchen Tips - A Collection Of Timeless Wisdom
* [5] 32 Household Tips - A Collection Of Timeless Wisdom
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[2] Free Laundry Bag Pattern - Vintage (1944): http://tipnut.com/free-laundry-bag-pattern-vintage-1944/
[3] 45 Cooking & Baking Tips - A Collection Of Timeless Wisdom: http://tipnut.com/45-cooking-baking-tips-a-collection-of-timeless-wisdom/
[4] 35 Kitchen Tips - A Collection Of Timeless Wisdom: http://tipnut.com/35-kitchen-tips-a-collection-of-timeless-wisdom/
[5] 32 Household Tips - A Collection Of Timeless Wisdom: http://tipnut.com/32-household-tips-a-collection-of-timeless-wisdom/
10 Easy Household Time Savers
Posted By TipNut On June 3, 2008 @ 9:24 am In Cleaning Tips, Homemaking, Popular Tips | No Comments
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1. Keep the dishwasher open and fill with dirty dishes as you cook. Have a sink full of hot soapy water to hold the hand wash items so they can soak and be easily cleaned. If you dont have a dishwasher, wash the dishes by hand while youre waiting for the meal to cook. No more ugh big stacks of dishes waiting for you after dinner.
2. Sort the silverware as you fill the dishwasher, each type of utensil getting its own slot in the utensil holder (forks, knives, spoons). Makes the job a lot quicker when putting clean dishes away.
3. Do a quick wipe inside the oven while doing the dishes, cleaning up any spills and splatters (the oven should have cooled down enough by then). Your oven wont need as many deep cleaning jobs and will never be nasty again!
4. Make sure all clean dishes in the dishwasher are put away nightly, this allows you to fill the dishwasher with dirty dishes throughout the next day instead of building stacks in the sink and on the counters. Kiddos can learn to put their dirty dishes in the dishwasher at a young age, let them help.
5. Wipe down the inside of the microwave nightly, saves a [1] big cleanup job down the road.
6. Each day wipe down the bathroom sink, toilet and spray the inside of the [2] shower with cleaner, empty the bathroom trash into the main trash. Your bathroom will sparkle throughout the week!
7. Place door mats at all entrances to the home, they help hold much of the dirt from shoes rather than getting tracked throughout the house. Better yethave everyone remove outdoor footwear at the door.
8. [3] Bulk cookeven if that means just cooking twice the amount needed for todays meal. Freeze the other portion and you have a meal ready to go when you need it. Also try preparing mixes ahead of time in bulk as well as slow cooking.
9. Assign one day a week for errands, and stick to it. Even quick trips spread throughout the week will eat up travel and preparation time that can be better utilized around the home. Consider paying your bills online or through the mail as well as shopping online (even if it costs a little more). When considering fuel costs and the amount of travel time, sometimes paying $5 more for a purchase is well worth it.
10. If you cant manage the time to keep up with the laundry each day, do at least two full loads of laundry per day. A simple plan of doing one load in the morning and one load at night will work without being a burdenand that ceiling high pile of laundry at the end of the week will be 10 to 12 loads smaller! Also check out this [4] laundry organizing tip, it works :).
More Time Savers:
* [5] Clean The Refrigerator Daily In 10 Minute Chunks
* [6] 40 Household Jobs In 5 Minutes or Less
* [7] House Cleaning Kit - Tips & Ideas
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[1] big cleanup job: http://tipnut.com/how-to-microwave-cleaning-tips/
[2] shower with cleaner: http://tipnut.com/homemade-shower-spray-recipes/
[3] Bulk cook: http://tipnut.com/once-a-month-cooking-buncha-links/
[4] laundry organizing tip: http://tipnut.com/sorting-organizing-laundry-tip/
[5] Clean The Refrigerator Daily In 10 Minute Chunks: http://tipnut.com/tip-clean-the-refrigerator-daily-in-10-minute-chunks/
[6] 40 Household Jobs In 5 Minutes or Less: http://tipnut.com/40-household-jobs-in-5-minutes-or-less/
[7] House Cleaning Kit - Tips & Ideas: http://tipnut.com/house-cleaning-kit/
DIY Bookmaking, Bookbinding, Book Press - Buncha Links
Posted By TipNut On October 13, 2007 @ 8:18 am In DIY Projects | No Comments
DIY bookmaking and bookbinding seem to be taking off as a craft & hobby. Its not hard at all to find tutorials and guides online for how to make your own moleskins, notebooks, zines, journals and book binding tips too.
Heres a bunch of info you might like to check out from my collection of bookmarks:
* [1] Brian Sawyer: Bookbinding
*This project is a longer version of an article that appears in Make magazine. Also see [2] the flickr page.
* [3] Do-It-Yourself Book Press
*Yowza, plenty of details and instruction here
* [4] Learn how to bind a hardback book
*Gorgeous pdf files to download illustrating full instructions. The page does ask for an email address to join them, but its not necessary if you dont want to.
* [5] Make Your Own Moleskine-Like-Notebook
* [6] From prints into journals
*If you dont mind getting glue on your fingers and youve got a couple of prints and a bunch of papers to spare, you could try making your very own photo journal!
* [7] Fun and Easy How to Guide to Binding Your Own Paperback Books At Home
FAST
*A quick and dirty book binding technique you can use to turn your ebooks into a real book with about 5 minutes worth of effort.
* [8] Bind It Fast
*Make or repair books with this easy technique
* [9] Book Assembly Photo-Journal
* [10] Moleskine Reloaded
or, How to Rebind a Moleskine Notebook
* [11] Make your own Pocketmods
* [12] Homemade City Notebook
* [13] DIY Bookbinding - download from University of British Columbia (pdf)
* [14] How To Make A Moleskin Knockoff - Download (pdf)
* [15] How to Make a Simple Hardcover Book
* [16] Stamphenge MiniBook Tutorial page
* [17] Bookbinding 101, A Quick Introduction, and [18] Bookbinding 101: Your First Book
* [19] How to recycle office paper into blank books
* [20] How to make a zine
* [21] Making A Casebound Book
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URLs in this post:
[1] Brian Sawyer: Bookbinding: http://briansawyer.wordpress.com/craft/bookbinding/
[2] the flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivepress/sets/605394/
[3] Do-It-Yourself Book Press: http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/doityourself_book_press.html
[4] Learn how to bind a hardback book: http://www.dadcando.com/default_MAKING.asp?project=BookBinding&catagory=FromJunk
[5] Make Your Own Moleskine-Like-Notebook: http://www.michaelshannon.us/makeabook/index.html
[6] From prints into journals: http://www.fiveandahalf.net/blog/from-prints-into-journals/
[7] Fun and Easy How to Guide to Binding Your Own Paperback Books At Home
FAST: http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/fun-and-easy-how-to-guide-to-binding-your-own-paperback-
books-at-homefast/
[8] Bind It Fast: http://www.sff.net/people/Brook.West/bind/bindit.html
[9] Book Assembly Photo-Journal: http://tobycraig.livejournal.com/29223.html
[10] Moleskine Reloaded
or, How to Rebind a Moleskine Notebook: http://www.trumpetvine.com/sketchblog/moleskine-reloaded/
[11] Make your own Pocketmods: http://www.pocketmod.com/
[12] Homemade City Notebook: http://www.litwack.org/?page_id=1441
[13] DIY Bookbinding - download from University of British Columbia: http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr559f/06-07-wt1/portfolios/M_Rooney/docs/diy.pdf
[14] How To Make A Moleskin Knockoff - Download: http://www.tjbookarts.com/documents/hedgehogbook.pdf
[15] How to Make a Simple Hardcover Book: http://www.mothteeth.com/bookmaking/
[16] Stamphenge MiniBook Tutorial page: http://home.thirdage.com/Art/stamphenge/minibooks.html
[17] Bookbinding 101, A Quick Introduction: http://www.diyplanner.com/node/433
[18] Bookbinding 101: Your First Book: http://www.diyplanner.com/node/442
[19] How to recycle office paper into blank books: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-recycle-office-paper-into-blank-books/
[20] How to make a zine: http://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-make-a-zine/
[21] Making A Casebound Book: http://www.indiana.edu/~libpres/manual/treatments/cbind/index.html
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Herbal Steam Facial Recipes
Posted By TipNut On October 9, 2007 @ 9:49 am In Beauty & Health | No Comments
Picture of Dried Herbs & Flowers - Tipnut.comHome steam facials not only hydrate your skin and help clean pores, theyre wonderfully relaxing and a great way to de-stress.
Its a good idea to not overdo steam facials, too many can be harsh for your skin. Limit yourself to 1 or 2 steam facials a week (maximum), less if your skin is sensitive. If you feel light headed or woozy during the steaming, stop the facial at once.
Home Facials Preparation
* Clean face thoroughly before giving yourself a steam facial and tie hair back so it wont hang loose around your face.
* Boil a kettle or pot full of water then add the herbs and fruity ingredients (about 1/3 cup fresh or dried herbs and fruit slices per 4 cups of water). Boil for a minute or two then remove from heat. Cover and let steep for about 5 minutes.
* Place pot on counter or table (on top of a towel to protect the table surface) and remove lid. Cover your head with a large clean towel and position your face over the steaming water (with the towel acting as a tent over the bowl to capture the steam).
* Keep your eyes closed and your face at least 10 to 12 inches from the boiling water during the facial. Enjoy the fragrant steam and relax, but dont overdo itkeep the facial time between 5 to 7 minutes.
* Once the facial is over, splash face with slightly cool water and pat dry.
* You can use a few drops of your favorite essential oils instead of fresh or dried herbs.
Herbal Steam Facial Recipes
1. Spearmint, Lemon Balm, Lemon or Orange Slices
2. Chamomile, Rosemary, Peppermint
3. Green Tea, Rose Petals, Chamomile
4. Rosemary, Lemon, Honey
5. Lemon Slices, Peppermint
6. Lavender, Calendula, Rose Petals
7. Lemonbalm, Lavender
8. Fennel Seeds, Peppermint
9. Chamomile, Fennel Seeds, Rose Petals
10. Thyme, Peppermint, Lavender
11. Parsley, Lavender, Lemonbalm
12. Sage, Lavender, Rosemary, Thyme
13. Cinnamon, Orange Slices
14. Peppermint, Cloves, Rosemary
If you love the aroma from a fragrant herb, try that alone for a pleasing steam facial. Experiment with different citrus fruit slices, herbs, and even a spice or two.
If you dont have fresh or dried herbs on hand, you could try some of the herbal vinegars (see [1] Homemade Rose Petal Vinegar Recipe and [2] Lavender Vinegar Recipes) or [3] rose water or even a couple bags of herbal tea.
You may also like the [4] homemade facial recipes, [5] Sugar Scrub Recipes and the [6] foot soak recipes for a total home spa experience and pampering.
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[1] Homemade Rose Petal Vinegar Recipe: http://tipnut.com/homemade-rose-petal-vinegar-recipe/
[2] Lavender Vinegar Recipes: http://tipnut.com/lavender-vinegar-recipes/
[3] rose water: http://tipnut.com/how-to-make-rose-water-4-recipes/
[4] homemade facial recipes: http://tipnut.com/11-easy-food-facials-homemade-recipes/
[5] Sugar Scrub Recipes: http://tipnut.com/homemade-sugar-scrub-recipes/
[6] foot soak recipes: http://tipnut.com/5-homemade-foot-soak-recipes/
A Few Sunbonnet Sue Goodies
Posted By TipNut On July 29, 2008 @ 1:03 pm In Embroidery, Paper Crafts, Sewing | 2 Comments
Todays feature is a small mix of Sunbonnet Sue treats
* Picture of Sunbonnet Sue [treasuresforlittlechildren.com] - Tipnut.com[1] Sunbonnet Babies Paper Dolls: Adorable free printables perfect for appliqué, quilting and embroidery workor let the kiddos have some fun playing with them. Found via [2] SharonB who always has nice finds on her site!
* [3] QuiltersCache Pattern Freebie: block template with instructions for increasing to a 12 block, includes instructions for how to prepare the pieces and sew the block.
* [4] Sunbonnet Sue Blocks and Patterns: A gallery of finished blocks and links to the corresponding free patterns.
* Learn about the history of Sunbonnet Sue: [5] An Illustrated History of Sunbonnet Sue.
* [6] Tagged Sunbonnet Sue In Flickr: Online gallery sorted by most interestingyoure going to get plenty of crafty inspiration peeking there ;).
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URLs in this post:
[1] Sunbonnet Babies Paper Dolls: http://www.treasuresforlittlechildren.com/sunbonnet.htm
[2] SharonB: http://sharonb.wordpress.com/
[3] QuiltersCache Pattern Freebie: http://www.quilterscache.com/S/SunbonnetSueBlock.html
[4] Sunbonnet Sue Blocks and Patterns: http://www.sunbonnetsue.com/patterns.html
[5] An Illustrated History of Sunbonnet Sue: http://hartcottagequilts.com/his8.htm
[6] Tagged Sunbonnet Sue In Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/sunbonnetsue/interesting/
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Crafters Medley: 20 Neat-O Projects To Make
Posted By TipNut On May 24, 2008 @ 7:18 am In Crafty Ideas, Popular Tips | 4 Comments
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1. [1] Double Pointed Needle Holder Tutorial: This is a nice & easy needle roll pattern with a top flap to hold knitting needles in place. Youll also find a [2] bunch more here.
2. [3] Pocket Full OLists: Cute homemade notebooks made from paper scraps with cardstock pockets to hold them in.
3. [4] Piggy Bank Freebie: This is a unique idea, a fabric piggy bank to fill with all your goodies. Lay it in a drawer or on a desktop and feed daily ;).
4. [5] Fabric Covered Tin Can: Use this as utensil holders or for desktop organizing
great way to recycle cans as well as use up some fabric scraps. Add a little hand embroidery if you like for some extra pizazz.
5. [6] Cable Needle Holder (Knitting): Where to put that cable needle while knitting? Heres a fantastic idea to keep it handy yet out of the way (its so simple youll love it).
6. [7] DIY Hangable Hamper: Use fabric remnants and plastic purse handles for an updated style of laundry bag, minimal sewing involved. Also see [8] this vintage laundry bag pattern that uses a coat hanger.
7. [9] Reusable Sandwich Wrap: Looking for an eco-friendly way to wrap your lunch sandwiches? This sandwich wrap is very cool, and simple to make. Uses vinyl covered fabric.
8. [10] Laundry Cap Cupcakes: Sweet way to use up those large plastic laundry capsmake cupcakes out of them using old wool sweaters.
9. [11] Crochet Produce Bag Pattern, [12] Fabric Shopping Bags and this [13] Teeny Tiny Fold-Up Shopping Tote: Great additions for the [14] 35 Reusable Grocery Bags You Can Make - Free Patterns list.
10. [15] Iron On Vinyl Coasters: Use iron-on vinyl to make your own fabric coasters, these couldnt be simpler to make (and cute to boot!).
11. [16] Pleasant Kitchen Dishtowels: Very sweet embroidery designs for tea towels, all kitchen items and each one an original that you wont find elsewhere. You can [17] download the pdf here.
12. [18] Patchwork Fabric Basket: Heres a nice tutorial for making a patchwork design fabric basket. Cute!
13. [19] Ribbon Storage Box Tutorial: Heres a tutorial for making a ribbon storage box using Ikeas storage boxes.
14. [20] Fabric-Covered Corkboard Tutorial: Take those old buck or two corkboards you can pick up at garage sales and turn them into something charming.
15. [21] Bookmarks: Use up some of that cardboard from cereal boxes to make these nifty bookmarkstemplates included (nice!).
16. [22] Tutorial for Notepad/Pen Holder: Inside pockets to hold a pen, notebook and whatever else you like, snaps shut.
17. [23] Kit Card Box Tutorial: Pretty card box made from cardstock, complete instructions provided.
18. [24] Wellness Bag: Now this is a nice idea for someone whos not feeling that well, make them a pampering wellness bag thats filled with all kinds of nice goodies. Also see [25] homemade ice packs, [26] microwave heat packs for some filler ideas.
19. [27] Tutorial: How To Cover Wooden Drawers: Cover plain wooden drawers with patterned origami paper, very nice!
20. [28] Thread Holder Pattern: The sweetest little thread holder you ever did see!
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URLs in this post:
[1] Double Pointed Needle Holder Tutorial: http://ruthsplace.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/double-pointed-needle-holder-tutorial/
[2] bunch more here: http://tipnut.com/free-patterns-for-knitting-needle-rolls-pouches-organizers/
[3] Pocket Full OLists: http://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/11/diy-wednesdays-pocket-full-o-lists.html
[4] Piggy Bank Freebie: http://noseynest.blogspot.com/2008/05/piggy-bank-freebie.html
[5] Fabric Covered Tin Can: http://www.elsiemarley.com/tin-can-cover.html
[6] Cable Needle Holder (Knitting): http://www.pieknits.com/blog/2008/05/where_to_keep_that_cable.html
[7] DIY Hangable Hamper: http://www.curbly.com/ModHomeEcTeacher/posts/4204-DIY-Hangable-Hamper
[8] this vintage laundry bag pattern: http://tipnut.com/free-laundry-bag-pattern-vintage-1944/
[9] Reusable Sandwich Wrap: http://thesmallobject.com/stenopad/wordpress/?p=1263
[10] Laundry Cap Cupcakes: http://lilbirdiestitches.blogspot.com/2008/03/recycled-cupcakes-felt-blog-awards.html
[11] Crochet Produce Bag Pattern: http://clutteringmycouch.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/for-earth-dayproduce-bag-pattern/
[12] Fabric Shopping Bags: http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2008/05/paper-grocery-b.html
[13] Teeny Tiny Fold-Up Shopping Tote: http://stitchlounge.com/site/blog/132/teeny-tiny-fold-up-shopping-tote-sponsored-by-bernina
[14] 35 Reusable Grocery Bags You Can Make - Free Patterns: http://tipnut.com/35-reusable-grocery-bags-totes-free-patterns/
[15] Iron On Vinyl Coasters: http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2008/05/iron-on-vinyl-coasters.html
[16] Pleasant Kitchen Dishtowels: http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/posie_gets_cozy/2008/02/pleasant-kitche.html
[17] download the pdf here: http://aliciapaulson.com/Pleasant_Kitchen_Dishtowels.pdf
[18] Patchwork Fabric Basket: http://ayumills.blogspot.com/2008/05/tutorial-fabric-basket.html
[19] Ribbon Storage Box Tutorial: http://jmday.com/?p=40
[20] Fabric-Covered Corkboard Tutorial: http://freshvintage.typepad.com/freshvintage/2008/01/post-2.html
[21] Bookmarks: http://applehead.typepad.com/applehead/2007/12/everyone-needs.html
[22] Tutorial for Notepad/Pen Holder: http://brunosmom.blogspot.com/2008/04/tutorial-for-notepadpen-holder.html
[23] Kit Card Box Tutorial: http://andreawalford.com/?page_id=158
[24] Wellness Bag: http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=285
[25] homemade ice packs: http://tipnut.com/quick-easy-homemade-ice-packs/
[26] microwave heat packs: http://tipnut.com/make-your-own-microwave-heating-pad/
[27] Tutorial: How To Cover Wooden Drawers: http://lulalouise.blogspot.com/2007/06/tutorial-how-to-cover-wooden-drawers_29.html
[28] Thread Holder Pattern: http://thestitchingroom.blogspot.com/2007/10/thread-holder-pattern.html
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Wow! Golden Thimbles 527 Free Crafty Links
Posted By TipNut On July 11, 2008 @ 1:05 pm In Crafty Ideas | 1 Comment
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Todays feature is a craft explosion from The Golden Thimble with a collection of [1] 527 Free Crafty Links, is this list a keeper? You bet!
These pages are designed to give you access to lots of links about crafts and projects. Before I was a full time quilter, I was a crafter of many things. I think that if you are creative, it can take you anywhere you want to go. Being a crafter led me to being a quilter. Theres no reason you cant do both! I just prefer quilting over crafting but around Christmas time and birthdays, its always good to know how to do both. I hope these links will give you some ideas and free projects for that special gift.
The page is updated regularly with all sorts of free projects and crafts to do, please check it out. If you like the list, make sure to register at the bottom of the page so youll get an email update each time new things are added.
And if 527 freebie projects & patterns arent enough for you, here are hundreds more from Tipnuts crafty lists:
* [2] Crafters Medley: 21 Neat-O Projects To Make (June)
* [3] Crafters Medley: 20 Neat-O Projects To Make
* [4] 42 Yarn Stash Busters: Kitchen Goodies & Cozies
* [5] Tipnuts Picks: 50 Free Projects For Baby
* [6] 30 Free Patterns For Knitting Needle Cases, Rolls, Pouches & Organizers
* [7] 50 Free Apron Patterns & Tutorials and [8] the first batch of apron patterns
* [9] 10 Clever Dish Towel Crafts
* [10] 22 Free Pincushion Patterns
* [11] Scrap Happy Update: More Fabric Scraps & Remnant Ideas with the [12] first batch of ideas here.
* [13] 26 Free Tutorials For Needle Books & Cases
* [14] 11 Free Clothespin Bag Patterns
* [15] 15 Homemade Swiffer Cloth Patterns
* [16] 35 Reusable Grocery Bags You Can Make - Free Patterns
Tipnut is regularly included on Golden Thimbles hand-picked selection of goodies and Im so thrilled to be a part of this spectacular list, thank you!
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URLs in this post:
[1] 527 Free Crafty Links: http://thegoldenthimble.com/craftylinks.html
[2] Crafters Medley: 21 Neat-O Projects To Make (June): http://tipnut.com/crafters-medley-june/
[3] Crafters Medley: 20 Neat-O Projects To Make: http://tipnut.com/20-neat-o-projects/
[4] 42 Yarn Stash Busters: Kitchen Goodies & Cozies: http://tipnut.com/42-kitchen-goodies-cozies-yarn-stash-busters/
[5] Tipnuts Picks: 50 Free Projects For Baby: http://tipnut.com/50-free-projects-for-baby/
[6] 30 Free Patterns For Knitting Needle Cases, Rolls, Pouches & Organizers: http://tipnut.com/free-patterns-for-knitting-needle-rolls-pouches-organizers/
[7] 50 Free Apron Patterns & Tutorials: http://tipnut.com/free-apron-patterns-tutorials/
[8] the first batch of apron patterns: http://tipnut.com/56-free-apron-patterns-you-can-make/
[9] 10 Clever Dish Towel Crafts: http://tipnut.com/10-clever-dish-towel-crafts/
[10] 22 Free Pincushion Patterns: http://tipnut.com/22-free-pincushion-patterns/
[11] Scrap Happy Update: More Fabric Scraps & Remnant Ideas: http://tipnut.com/scrap-happy-update-more-fabric-scraps-remnant-ideas/
[12] first batch of ideas here: http://tipnut.com/scrap-happy-fabric-scrap-ideas-free-patterns/
[13] 26 Free Tutorials For Needle Books & Cases: http://tipnut.com/26-free-tutorials-for-needle-books-cases/
[14] 11 Free Clothespin Bag Patterns: http://tipnut.com/11-free-clothespin-bag-patterns/
[15] 15 Homemade Swiffer Cloth Patterns: http://tipnut.com/make-your-own-swiffer-cloths/
[16] 35 Reusable Grocery Bags You Can Make - Free Patterns: http://tipnut.com/35-reusable-grocery-bags-totes-free-patterns/
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35 Reusable Grocery Bags You Can Make - Free Patterns
Posted By TipNut On April 12, 2008 @ 7:57 am In Crochet, Green Living, Knitting, Popular Tips, Sewing | 9 Comments
Picture of Recycling Tag - Tipnut.comSure you can buy some trendy brand name shopping bags, but why not make your own bags for cheap (and even free!), they can be as chic and cool as you like (and original too)!
Heres a bunch of free patterns and tutorials to get you started, I have them sorted in three sections: Sewing, Knit, Crochet. Some patterns are pretty similar but there are subtle differences and features in each.
35 Reusable Grocery Bags - Free Tutorials & Patterns
Sewing Grocery Bags & Totes
1. [1] Fabric Grocery Sacks: Replicas of plastic grocery sacks made from vintage sheets and pillowcases (any fabric will do!). These also make cute lunch bags. Features a tie closure for a neat fit in your purse when not in use.
2. [2] MorsBags.com: Offers a downloadable pattern in pdf or word doc format (also an animated web tutorial). Simple tote style, easy to make.
3. [3] Cheap & Easy Fabric Produce Bags: A great alternative to the clear plastic bags available in the fruits & veggies aisles, these are made from repurposed sheer curtains (watch for them at garage sales), drawstring closure. Wash & reuse, lovely!
4. [4] Cheap & Easy Fabric Grocery Bags: By repurposing some old sheets, you can make a batch of these up for less than $2 each, and look how cute your groceries are in bags that are all the same pattern :). Simple design with sturdy webbing for the handles (or just whip up some fabric straps if you prefer).
5. [5] Pillowcase Tote - Sewing Tutorial: Heres a simple grocery tote made from an old pillowcase, including the handles.
6. [6] Sew a Durable, Reusable Grocery Bag: This tutorial suggests using canvas or denim but you can use whatever fabric you prefer. Boxed bottom with webbing or fabric strips for straps.
7. [7] Make a Reusable Grocery Bag: Simple reversible tote with boxed bottom, the handles are actually cut out (and reinforced) from the top of the bag.
8. [8] Green Re-usable Grocery Bags: Another simple fabric bag, this one has the handles cut out with the pattern rather than sewing on straps separately. Another good one for beginners to make.
9. [9] Make A Bird Seed Bag Grocery Tote: Heres an original idea, make a grocery tote out of big feed bags. If you have any woven plastic bags on hand that youre wondering what to do withhere ya go!
10. [10] How To Make A Canvas Bag: Cotton canvas shopping bag tutorial. Very simple design and sturdy!
11. [11] Wallet-Sized Fold-Up Re-Usable Shopping Bag: This bag folds into a wallet size that fits perfectly in your purse so youll always have one at your fingertips when needed. The bag is more detailed than most, but how nice it is!
12. [12] Reusable Groceries Bag With Comfy Bag Handles: Heres a pretty bag with its own bag cozy featuring a strap and metal clip. A bag within a bagvery cute!
13. [13] BurdaStyle Reusable Grocery Bag: This super-simple fabric bag is from BurdaStyle (free membership required to download pattern). No handles or straps to sew on and uses just 3/4 of a yard of fabric. Also features an inside pouch so the bag can tuck into itself
14. [14] Tutorial: Grocery Tote Bags: A simple fabric tote with attached straps, tutorial found on the Craftster forum.
15. [15] SewUseful San Fransisco Shopper: Roomy fabric tote with shoulder straps, folds down nicely to fit into a pocket or purse.
16. [16] TUTORIAL: Singlet Style Shopping Bag (like the plastic shopping bag): A Crafster forum tutorial, this fabric bag uses a regular plastic grocery bag as the template.
17. [17] A TOTE-ally Easy Way To Help The Earth: This fabric tote has straps that run from the bottom of the bag up (to reinforce), fully lined. Very sturdy construction, perfect for hauling canned goods.
18. [18] Make Your Own Shopping Bags: Simple design for a fabric bag, long rectangular shape with reinforced handles attached.
Knit Shopping Bag Patterns
1. [19] Knittys Everlasting Bagstopper: Heres a knit pattern using a mesh stitch but has a solid base for items to sit on). Nice, big & stretchy!
2. [20] Turkish Stitch String Bag: Heres a knit pattern for the mesh/string style of shopping bags with a shoulder strap. Pattern calls for a circular needle.
3. [21] Eco-Friendly Expandable Shopping Bag: This is a free knit pattern from Lion Brand Yarn. Its another mesh style, but its shallow in depth and has a solid knit top band and shoulder strap. If you get the registration page first (without seeing the pattern), try hitting refresh and scroll down the page to view the pattern.
4. [22] Susitna String Shopping Bag: This is another string shopping bag, knit pattern done on a knitting machine (not many of these patterns available!). Nice original design and pattern is available via a pdf download.
5. [23] Net Shopping Bag Pattern: A knit pattern for a mesh or net shopping bag, starts with double pointed needles then switches to circular. Nice length for the shoulder strap.
6. [24] Handknit Market Bag: Very nice knit bag using a lace pattern, great length for shoulder straps. This pattern is one of my favorites! Available in a pdf download.
7. [25] Knit Shopping Bag Project: Project uses worsted weight yarn and measures approx 24 wide x 20 long, excluding handle. Website is no longer available, this is found on the web archive.
8. [26] Knit Shopping Bags in Two Sizes: Sizes: Small Bag: 11 1/2 x 14 Large Bag: 13 1/2 x 14 , pattern uses worsted-weight yarn. Website is no longer available, pattern found on the web archive.
9. [27] FREE PATTERN Fantasy Naturale Market Bag: Knit bag pattern, size: Approx. 16 high X 12 diameter. Base uses straight needles, body of bag uses circular.
Crochet Shopping Bag Patterns
1. [28] Vintage Crochet Shopping Bag Pattern: Heres a pattern previously published on Tipnut, its the old style string bags that last forever and hold more than you can imagine. If you crochet, having one or two of these in your purse comes in super handy. Pattern available in a pdf download.
2. [29] Crochet Grocery Bag Pattern: Heres another crocheted bag, you dont have to use plain white crochet threadsee the bright colors used here.
3. [30] Lilys String Bag: Another crochet pattern for a mesh bag, this one has a bottom and handles that are solid. Free pattern, but for members only (its a quick signup).
4. [31] Handicrafter Cotton - Shopping Bag: This crochet pattern is from Bernat (free membership required to download pattern) and its different than the crochet string/mesh style patterns listed above, the style is more tote-like. Cute!
5. [32] Reduction Tote Bag: A crochet pattern in a mesh style with a solid bottom and straps. The bag also features a pocket on the front (great for holding keys and a wallet).
6. [33] Market Tote Bag Pattern: Available from the Lion Brand Yarn site, this crocheted bag is a nice long hobo style with wide shoulder straps. Body of bag is mainly made up of the double crochet stitch.
7. [34] Crochet Shopping Bag Pattern (pdf): This pattern is worked in one piece, has two straps and the body is mainly treble (triple) stitch.
8. [35] Hobo Style Bag: This bag is done in a mesh crochet and has long shoulder straps. Instructions are basic, but you should be able to work your way through this if youre at an intermediate level for crochet.
You can save a bunch of money making your homemade grocery bags by recycling fabric from old sheets, pillowcases, tablecloths and even old pairs of jeans (just sew strips of denim together and away you go).
[36] Furoshiki is another option to replace plastic bags, this is a neat technique from Japan.
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URLs in this post:
[1] Fabric Grocery Sacks: http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2008/04/lunchbox-inspir.html
[2] MorsBags.com: http://www.morsbags.com/
[3] Cheap & Easy Fabric Produce Bags: http://wisdomofthemoon.blogspot.com/2008/01/cheap-easy-fabric-produce-bags.html
[4] Cheap & Easy Fabric Grocery Bags: http://wisdomofthemoon.blogspot.com/2008/01/cheap-easy-fabric-grocery-bags.html
[5] Pillowcase Tote - Sewing Tutorial: http://tipnut.com/pillowcase-tote-sewing-tutorial/
[6] Sew a Durable, Reusable Grocery Bag: http://sewing.about.com/od/bagstotespurseproject/ss/grocerybag.htm
[7] Make a Reusable Grocery Bag: http://unabashed.wordpress.com/make-a-reusable-grocery-bag/
[8] Green Re-usable Grocery Bags: http://www.instructables.com/id/%22Green%22-Re-usable-Grocery-Bags/
[9] Make A Bird Seed Bag Grocery Tote: http://www.curbly.com/stephee/posts/2064-Make-a-bird-seed-bag-grocery-tote-
[10] How To Make A Canvas Bag: http://www.pieandcoffee.org/2005/11/12/canvas-bag/
[11] Wallet-Sized Fold-Up Re-Usable Shopping Bag: http://whipup.net/2007/09/01/wallet-sized-fold-up-re-usable-shopping-bag/
[12] Reusable Groceries Bag With Comfy Bag Handles: http://u-handbag.typepad.com/uhandblog/2007/04/one_of_the_medi.html
[13] BurdaStyle Reusable Grocery Bag: http://www.burdastyle.com/patterns/show/261
[14] Tutorial: Grocery Tote Bags: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=47761.0
[15] SewUseful San Fransisco Shopper: http://www.instructables.com/id/SewUseful-San-Fransisco-Shopper/
[16] TUTORIAL: Singlet Style Shopping Bag (like the plastic shopping bag): http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=177482.0
[17] A TOTE-ally Easy Way To Help The Earth: http://www.instructables.com/id/A-TOTE-ally-easy-way-to-help-the-Earth/
[18] Make Your Own Shopping Bags: http://kjmillar.com/wordpress/?p=112
[19] Knittys Everlasting Bagstopper: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer07/PATTeverlasting.html
[20] Turkish Stitch String Bag: http://tiajudy.com/stringbag.htm
[21] Eco-Friendly Expandable Shopping Bag: http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/BK4K-0702003.html
[22] Susitna String Shopping Bag: http://dancingbarefoot.wordpress.com/2007/06/25/susitna-string-shopping-bag/
[23] Net Shopping Bag Pattern: http://yarndemon.typepad.com/demonic_progress/2005/06/shopping_bag.html
[24] Handknit Market Bag: http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/WebLetter/1/Issue1.php
[25] Knit Shopping Bag Project: http://web.archive.org/web/20031003095043/http://www.thesmartyarns.com/patterns/May01/knitbag.html
[26] Knit Shopping Bags in Two Sizes: http://web.archive.org/web/20040805234315/http://www.thesmartyarns.com/patterns/July01/2knitbags.htm
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[27] FREE PATTERN Fantasy Naturale Market Bag: http://www.plymouthyarn.com/index.php?nav=cPatterns.freePatterns&pattern_id=000016
[28] Vintage Crochet Shopping Bag Pattern: http://tipnut.com/vintage-crochet-shopping-bag-pattern/
[29] Crochet Grocery Bag Pattern: http://frayedattheedges.blogspot.com/2006/08/free-crochet-grocery-bag-pattern_03.html
[30] Lilys String Bag: http://www.sugarncream.com/pattern.php?PID=133
[31] Handicrafter Cotton - Shopping Bag: http://www.bernat.com/pattern.php?PID=2325
[32] Reduction Tote Bag: http://www.crochetme.com/reduction-tote-bag
[33] Market Tote Bag Pattern: http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/ckc-tote.html
[34] Crochet Shopping Bag Pattern: http://www.carnivalyarns.com.au/media/pdfs/crochet_bag.pdf
[35] Hobo Style Bag: http://crochetgypsy.blogspot.com/2006/07/hobo-style-bag.html
[36] Furoshiki: http://tipnut.com/furoshiki-how-to/
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1. Hot ‘n Spicy Fried Chicken
Posted by: “*~Tamara~*”
Hot ‘n Spicy Fried Chicken
1/2 cup red pepper sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
3- to 3 1/2-pound cut-up broiler-fryer chicken
1 cup Original Bisquick® mix
1/2 teaspoon onion salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 cups vegetable oil
Stir pepper sauce and garlic salt until blended. Pour over chicken in large bowl; set aside.
In medium bowl, stir together Bisquick mix, onion salt and pepper . Remove chicken from sauce; drain. Coat chicken with Bisquick mixture. Discard any remaining Bisquick mixture.
In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot. Reduce heat to medium. Cook chicken in oil uncovered about 15 minutes. Turn chicken; cook uncovered about 15 minutes longer or until golden brown on all sides and juice of chicken is clear when thickest piece is cut to bone (170°F for breasts; 180°F for thighs and legs).
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Cook chicken in oil uncovered 15 minutes until brown on all sides. Cover and cook on medium-low 20 minutes. Uncover and cook 5 minutes longer to crisp chicken.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HomemadeMixes-n-recipes/
Recipes for Bisquick and other mixes
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3a. Bordertown Burgers with Spicy Onions
Posted by: “Julie & Miss Mercy”
Bordertown Burgers with Spicy Onions
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 large sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced
4 tablespoons TABASCO® brand Chipotle Pepper Sauce, divided
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1 teaspoon salt
4 slices Monterey Jack cheese
4 hamburger buns, toasted
Mixed baby greens
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and cook 5
minutes or until golden brown, stirring often. Stir in 1 tablespoon TABASCO®
Chipotle Sauce and the Worcestershire sauce; mix well and remove from heat.
Combine ground beef, cilantro, green onion, salt and the remaining 3
tablespoons TABASCO® Chipotle Sauce; mix well and shape into 4 burgers.
Grill over medium-high heat to desired doneness, about 3 minutes per side
for medium-rare. Top each burger with a slice of cheese and grill just until
melted. Place on buns and top with spicy onions and baby greens.
Makes 4 servings.
From
www.tabasco.com
Julie
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4. Chipotle Barbecued Ribs
Posted by: “Julie & Miss Mercy”
Chipotle Barbecued Ribs
4 pounds baby back ribs
6 tablespoons TABASCO® brand Chipotle Pepper Sauce, divided
1 cup barbecue sauce
Rub ribs on both sides with 4 tablespoons of the TABASCO® Chipotle Sauce.
Place on grill over low heat and cook until tender, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours,
OR place on a large baking sheet and bake in a 325°F oven. Combine remaining
2 tablespoons TABASCO® Chipotle Sauce with barbecue sauce, and spread evenly
over both sides of ribs. Wrap in heavy aluminum foil, and bake in a 300°F
oven for 1 hour or until very tender, turning after half an hour.
Makes 4 servings.
From
www.tabasco.com
Julie
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5. Chipotle Cheeseburgers
Posted by: “Julie & Miss Mercy”
Chipotle Cheeseburgers
2 pounds lean ground beef
3 tablespoons TABASCO® brand Chipotle Pepper Sauce, divided
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup mayonnaise
6 slices Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese
6 hamburger buns
6 red onion slices
6 tomato slices
6 lettuce leaves
Combine ground beef, 2 tablespoons of the TABASCO® Chipotle Sauce and salt
in a large bowl and mix well; shape into 6 patties. Combine mayonnaise with
remaining 1 tablespoon TABASCO® Chipotle Sauce and mix well; set aside.
Grill or broil hamburger patties to desired doneness; place cheese slices on
burgers and continue cooking just until cheese melts. Spread mayonnaise on
buns and top with burgers, onion, tomato, and lettuce.
Makes 6 servings.
from
www.tabasco.com
Julie
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6. Creamy Chipotle Basting Sauce
Posted by: “Julie & Miss Mercy”
Creamy Chipotle Basting Sauce
1/2 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons TABASCO® brand Chipotle Pepper Sauce
1 large clove garlic, minced
Combine mayonnaise, TABASCO® Chipotle Sauce, and garlic in a small bowl and
mix well. Brush on chicken, burgers or sausage while grilling.
Makes about 3/4 cup.
This makes an equally good dipping sauce.
From
www.tabasco.com
Julie
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7. Chipotle Glaze for Chicken
Posted by: “Julie & Miss Mercy”
Chipotle Glaze for Chicken
2 tablespoons molasses or honey
4 tablespoons TABASCO® brand Chipotle Pepper Sauce
Combine molasses or honey and TABASCO® Chipotle Sauce and mix well; brush on
grilled or baked chicken during the last minute or two of cooking, or pass
at the table.
Makes about 1/3 cup glaze.
From
www.tabasco.com
Julie
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8a. Chicken and apple couscous
Posted by: “May”
I tried this tonight, it sure was hot!! lol
submitted by Kim
Chicken and apple couscous
Type of dish : Main course
To serve : 4
Preparation : 20 min
Cooking : 75 min
Budget : Cheap
From : Exotic
Difficulty : Easy
Ingredients :
8 chicken wings
2 chicken breasts
1 good onion
2 courgettes [Zucchini]
3 carrots
3 Golden Delicious apples
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 tablespoon tomato puree
2 level teaspoons chilli powder
1 tablespoon raisins
1 tablespoon orange flower water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small can chickpeas
Salt & pepper
Recipe :
Prepare the vegetables: peel and slice onion, then peel and cut
carrots into 2cm sticks. Wash courgettes and slice, then remove core
and cut apples into eight. Soak sultanas in a bowl of orange flower
water.
Trim chicken wings and cut into pieces, dice breasts.
Heat olive oil in a saucepan and sauté meat and onions. Sprinkle with
spices, add tomato puree, season and mix well. Cover meat with water,
bring to the boil and leave to cook for 45 mins at a medium heat.
Add carrots, courgettes, apples, raisins and chickpeas. Cover and
leave to cook for a further 30 mins.
Cook couscous according to instructions on packet, then arrange on
plates with meat and vegetables in the centre. Serve sauce in a
separate container
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9. Smoky Ranch Dip
Posted by: “Julie & Miss Mercy”
* * * Recipe: Smoky Ranch Dip * * *
- 1 cup bottled ranch dressing
- 2 tablespoons TABASCO(R) brand Chipotle Pepper Sauce
Combine ranch dressing and TABASCO(R) brand Chipotle Pepper Sauce in a
small bowl and mix well. Serve as a dip for fried or grilled chicken
tenders, vegetables, or chips.
Makes 1 cup.
From
www.tabasco.com
Julie
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10. Chipotle Kabobs
Posted by: “Julie & Miss Mercy”
Chipotle Kabobs
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup minced garlic
1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
1/4 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
1/4 cup TABASCO® brand Chipotle Pepper Sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 1/2 pounds boneless beef top sirloin, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch
cubes (shrimp or chicken can be substituted)
4 cups assorted vegetables cut into bite-size pieces, such as onion, bell
pepper, squash and zucchini
Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat; stir in garlic and cook
15 seconds or until garlic releases its fragrance. Remove from heat to cool
slightly, then stir in orange juice, lime juice, TABASCO® Chipotle Sauce,
salt, and cumin, and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and cool to room
temperature.
Set aside 1/2 cup marinade to serve at the table; pour remainder over beef
cubes and marinate at least 2 hours. Thread beef onto skewers alternately
with vegetables; discard used marinade. Grill kabobs over medium heat 10 to
15 minutes or to desired doneness, turning occasionally. Serve with reserved
marinade.
Makes 4 servings.
From
www.tabasco.com
Julie
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11. Curried Zucchini Soup
Posted by: “Julie”
Curried Zucchini Soup
Julie Jafar
1-2 T Olive Oil
1 bag frozen Seasoning mix (onions celery and bell pepper)
2 qt size bags frozen zucchini (this is from our garden, I would say 2
bags from the store would work)
1T Madras hot curry powder
½ T cumin seeds
½ t black pepper
1 chicken bouillon cub
water to cover just cover veggies
¼ to 1/3 cup cream just before serving
Thaw veggies then sauté seasoning mix in olive oil and add zuchunii and
spices. Once tender add water to just cover and bouillon. Simmer for 15
to 30 minutes. When ready to eat remove from heat and use a stick
blender to puree to desired texture. Stir in cream and serve.
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This is another great group owned by *~Tamara~*
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Simply-Spicy/
Posted by: “Vergie”
Cajun Quiche
1 lb ground turkey
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 tablespoon creole seasoning
2 (11 ounce) cans mexicorn, undrained
8 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded
1 cup buttermilk baking mix
2 eggs
3/4 cup water
Preheat oven to 375°F Lightly grease 10-inch pie plate.
In large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add onion; sauté
about 5 minutes or until translucent. Stir in turkey; season with
Creole seasoning. Cook 3 to 5 minutes until turkey is browned,
stirring often. Stir in Mexicorn, with its liquid, and cheese.
In medium bowl, combine baking mix, eggs and water; mix well.
Transfer turkey mixture to prepared pie plate; pour egg mixture
evenly on top.
Bake 35 to 40 minutes until quiche is cooked through and golden.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cookingandbakingmixes/
Super Good One From Heloise!
Posted by: “Eleanor
This was in our paper, how clever!
From Shirley via email : “ Dear Heloise : I wanted to let you know about a garage-sale trick I used that everyone loved. I took a sheet of poster board and paired my earrings up on it by sticking the posts through. When someone bought a pair, I would simply cut them off. This way, they stayed together and one didn’t get lost while
people continued to shop. I also attached bracelets and necklaces with pins.”
Here’s another one from a few days ago, I lost the original, but here’s the idea : The lady attended a lot of church potlucks, picnics, and events where she had to bring a
dish - she was good at potato salad. She used her ice cream maker ( the bowl part ) to transport her stuff. She filled the outer area with ice, and the inner bowl with the potato salad, to keep it cold. She said it worked great if it was going to sit out for a while. I believe she said it would hold about a quart of potato salad.
yay!! apple date crisp
Posted by: “Stacylynn”
yay!!! finaly found that book, it was buried in a laudry basket of
fabric, can’t say why, nor why i have a laundry basket of fabric:)
anyways:
6 c sliced peeled apples
1 c chopped dates
1 tsp cinnamon
1 T lemon juice
1 c quick-cooking oats
3/4 c flour
1 c packed brown sugar
1/2 c butter/margerine, softened
heat oven to 375
in large bowl mix first 4 ingredients. spoon into ungreased 11x7 or
12x8 glass baking dish
in large bowl mix remaining ingredients w/fork unti crumbly, sprinkle
over fruit.
bake 35 to 40 min or until apples are tender and topping is golden
brown.
stacylynn
Fwd: [ very interesting stuff
Posted by: “Jessie
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!
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.
Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef.
It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.
To really 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
For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed. Melt Andes mints
in double broiler and pour over warm brownies. Let set for a wonderful
minty frosting.
Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste
of garlic and at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.
Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert. Simply
chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples.
Place them
in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples.
Bake at 350
for 15 minutes!!! Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream. Yummm!
Reheat 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. No soggy micro pizza.
I saw this on
the cooking channel and it really works.
Easy Deviled Eggs
Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up.
Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing
it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg.
Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.
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
with the same amount. 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
Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers,
put layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover with mulch and for-
get about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not
get through wet newspapers.
Broken Glass
Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass
you can’t see easily.
No More Mosquitoes
Place a dryer sheet in your pocket.
It will keep the mosquitoes away.
Squirrel Away!
To keep squirrels from eating your plants, sprinkle your plants with
cayenne pepper.
The cayenne pepper doesn’t hurt the plant and the 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 nar-
row openings.
Reducing Static Cling
Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have
a clingy skirt
or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose.
Place pin in seam of slacks and ... ta da! ... static is gone.
Measuring Cups
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.
!
Foggy Windshield?
Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of
your car . When the window s fog, rub with the eraser! Works better
than a cloth!
Reopening envelope
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.
Viola! It unseals
easily.
Conditioner
Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It’s cheaper than
shaving cream and
leaves your legs really smooth. It’s also a great way to use up the
conditioner you
bought but didn’t like when you tried it in your hair.
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!
INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS
The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes
things around the
house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and he went over to the
dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. (I always clean
the lint from the fil-
ter after every load clothes.) He told us that he wanted to show us
something; he
took the filter over to the sink and ran hot water over it. The lint
filter is made of a
mesh material ... I’m sure you know what your dryer’s lint filter
looks like. Well ...
the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn’t go through it at
all! He told us
that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh that’s what burns out
the heating unit.
You can’t SEE the film, but it’s there. It’s what is in the dryer
sheets to make your
clothes soft and static free ... that nice fragrance too. You know how
they can feel
waxy when you take them out of the box .. well this stuff builds up on
your clothes
and on your lint screen. This is also what causes dryer units to
potentially burn your
house down with it! He said the best way to keep your dryer working
for a very long
time (and to keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter
out and wash it with
hot soapy water and an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every
six months.
He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long! How
about that!?!
Learn something new everyday! I certainly didn’t know dryer sheets
would do that.
So, I thought I’d share!
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[ Delicious recipe
Posted by: “Jessie
Baked Potato Wedges
3-4 med. Potatoes
2-3 tbsp. Melted butter
1/4 tsp. Garlic powder
4 dashes parsley
Salt & pepper
Scrub potatoes. Do not peel. Cut each potato lengthwise in quarters.
Stir together melted butter, garlic powder and parsley. Arrange
potatoes skin side down on a shallow baking pan. Brush seasoned butter
over cut surfaces of potatoes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake,
uncovered, at 400 degrees for about 1 hour or until golden brown and
tender when pierced.
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FunOnABudget/
Ummm. Fermented seal flipper. NOT! I’ll never understand what possesses people to eat such strange things—but then I can’t see eating my friends either—horses/dogs/goats. OTOH, I have no problem with cows/pigs/chickens. Guess it’s what you were raised with. lol
They say time flies when you’re having fun—must be having tons of it!
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