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Emergency Thermal Bowl

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Emergency Thermal Bowl

The other day I needed a way to carry a bowl of hot food a short distance. Since I don’t have a wide mouth thermos, I came up with this quick and easy idea for transporting a bowl of hot food. First I put the food in a microwave safe bowl and heated it until it was very hot. While the food was heating, I prepared the container I would carry it in. I found a … [Read more...] about Emergency Thermal Bowl

Food Freshness Tip

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Food Freshness Tip

By Noreen Doll. Have you ever looked in your refrigerator and found a leftover container that you could not remember when you put it there? We are careful not to keep food too long, but we often could not remember when we placed the food in the fridge. So now we date leftovers or partly used canned goods with the date we place them in the refrigerator. And … [Read more...] about Food Freshness Tip

How to Double or Triple a Recipe Accurately

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How to Double or Triple a Recipe Accurately

By Noreen Doll. I have a recipe for Gingersnaps that makes such a small amount of cookies, that I need to double or triple it most of the time when I make them. To make it easier to use the correct amount of each ingredient, I have color coded the quantities of ingredients. The single batch of cookies is in red ink. The double batch recipe is in blue ink. And … [Read more...] about How to Double or Triple a Recipe Accurately

Remove Burned-On Food from a Pan

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Remove Burned-On Food from a Pan

By Noreen Doll. Here's an easy way to remove burned on food from a pan. I had a non stick pan with severely burned on food that needed to be cleaned. The food was so welded to the pan I couldn't even scrape it with a spoon edge. First I added water to it and brought it to a boil, then covered it and let it stand. That did nothing. I couldn't scrape anything … [Read more...] about Remove Burned-On Food from a Pan

Super Quick Way to Shred Meat

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Super Quick Way to Shred Meat

By Noreen Doll. Many recipes call for shredded meat. Here's the quickest way I've found to shred meat. Before cooking, cube the meat into 2 inch cubes. Cook meat in your crock pot, oven, or stove top. When the meat is finished cooking and ready to shred, simply use a potato masher to shred it. Mash the meat, twisting the potato masher back and … [Read more...] about Super Quick Way to Shred Meat

Quick Clean Up Tip for Raw Egg Mess

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Quick Clean Up Tip for Raw Egg Mess

by Noreen Doll. Drop an Egg on the floor? Here's a quick clean up tip. Grab your salt box and sprinkle a handful of salt all over the egg. Make it pretty thick, and be sure to get some around the edges. Let it sit a moment while the egg soaks up the salt. Use a paper towel to shove it all into the center, and then just scoop up the mess. You … [Read more...] about Quick Clean Up Tip for Raw Egg Mess

An Easy Way to Peel a Boiled Egg

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An Easy Way to Peel a Boiled Egg

By Noreen Doll. Do you need an easy way to peel a boiled egg? It is so frustrating trying to peel a fresh egg that has been boiled. The shell wants to cling to the egg and comes off in tiny pieces, often taking chunks of the egg with it. Recently I read that if you put baking soda in the water when you boil the egg, the shell will come off easily. Since we … [Read more...] about An Easy Way to Peel a Boiled Egg

Uses for Shelf Liner

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Uses for Shelf Liner

By Noreen Doll. I originally bought this rubbery shelf liner to line the shelves in my kitchen cupboard. I like it because the dishes don't move once they're set in place. And it also cushions them. Then I began to see all kinds of other ways I could use the shelf liner, and now I like to keep a roll handy. It comes in several colors and it is machine washable, … [Read more...] about Uses for Shelf Liner

Speedy Apple Slicing

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Speedy Apple Slicing

By Noreen Doll. Do you ever wish you knew how to do speedy apple slicing, instead of slaving over preparing them? Here's a quick and easy way to do that. First peel the apple. You will need to have this cool tool, which is pretty inexpensive. There are different variations of it - some are all metal. But basically it has a circle in the center with 8 blades … [Read more...] about Speedy Apple Slicing

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