Martha A. Cheves's Blog, page 36
April 19, 2015
Boiled Eggs
Add half a teaspoon of baking soda to the water when hard-boiling eggs to make the shells incredibly easy to peel off.
April 18, 2015
Grill Cheese
Flip a toaster on its side to make grill cheese. INGENIOUS!!
I like this idea!
April 16, 2015
Crayon Marks
WD40 can be used to remove crayon marks from any surface! Cool!
April 15, 2015
My Beloved Friend - Dusty
It hurts me so to place my best friend, Dusty's picture on my Memorial Site, but I lost her today - 4/15/2015 - and will be lost without her. Had it not been for Dusty I would have never published my 1st cookbook. We had some wonderful times together and some wonderful laughs. Boy am I going to miss her! I know you're up there watching out for me in Heaven as you did here on Earth. I love you my beautiful friend.
Pet Hair
Remove pet hair from furniture and carpets with a squeegee
If your dog is like mine, he really sheds and I found that this does work.
April 14, 2015
Watering Can
Create a thrifty watering can by puncturing holes in the top of a used milk bottle. GOOD ONE
Just in time for the upcoming planting season!
April 13, 2015
Brown Sugar
Keep brown sugar soft by storing with a couple of marshmallows.
April 12, 2015
Shoe Rack
Install a regular coat rack low down the wall to store shoes safely off the floor.
(I love this one!!)
April 11, 2015
Slicing Cherry Tomatoes
A friend sent me some really neat tips that I'll be passing along over the next couple of weeks. Here is the 1st.
The simplest way to slice a bunch of cherry tomatoes is to sandwich them between two plastic lids and run a long knife through all of them at once! This might work on GRAPES also!
The simplest way to slice a bunch of cherry tomatoes is to sandwich them between two plastic lids and run a long knife through all of them at once! This might work on GRAPES also!
April 4, 2015
'Unsticky' Lasagna Noodles
It really irritates me when I'm making lasagna and the noodles stick together and tear when I try to pull them apart. I finally found a simple way to prevent this from happening.
Boil your noodles until they are almost done, I think they call it al dente. Drain off the water and rinse with cold water. Fill a baking dish, like the one in the picture, half full with cold water. Add the noodles one at a time and set aside until you're ready to use. Make sure the water covers the final layer of noodles.
This works great. I was able to pick up each noodle from the pan and place them in the baking dish without tearing even one! That is a 1st for me. You may have your own way of accomplishing this little task but this one works for me.
