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Preparing Cantelope, Honeydew Melon and Watermelon for Salad
When slicing up melon use a melon baller, teaspoon or small ice cream scoop to scoop out bite sized pieces. You get nice, round, bite sized pieces.
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Here is the recipe for a great bath salts that I sell, give as gifts, and use myself.
2 pounds of epsom salts ($1.00 at Dollar Tree),
optional: food dye or soap dye
optional peppermint leaves or chamomile leaves (can be from a tea packet)
dry instant milk
2 tablespoons of baking powder
Mix all together, then add a few drops of essential oil (which is optional). You can also add a few teaspoons of castor oil to make it a softening bath with that dispersing oil. Mix all together, put in glass jars and you have a cheap nice present. All my family and friends love this item. Keep jars from jelly and jam to put this mixture in. Also you can put a bow around it, or wrap it with colored tissue.
By Danielle Jackson
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Ever notice how the hang tabs on your hair dryer are too small most of the time to hang it up on larger bathroom hooks? Well, the best thing that I have found to use is a shower curtain ring. It opens and closes easily, and very cheap to replace. Anytime you change the decor in your bathroom, just save a couple of the extra curtain rings for uses such as this.
By Deborah
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Put a little cornstarch or powdered sugar in the bag of marshmallows if they are stuck together. Then pull them apart with your hands. They should come apart more easily and be less likely to stick together the next time you go to use them.
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A wire egg slicer works great for slicing mushrooms. Just put the mushroom in the slicer like you would a hard boiled egg and i
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Try Foil in Place of a Dryer Sheet
If you are out of dryer sheets and have a lot of things to dry, try a ball of cheap foil. It works even better than the dryer sheets at eliminating static.
By Cairene
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Netorking Tips for the Self-Employed
If you are self-employed and want to increase your business, include a business card in every envelope you send out of your house, including payment of personal bills. This way the people you do business with on a personal level will get to know you on a business level. I've also been known to leave a business card with a tip after having lunch in a restaurant. If the waitress doesn't pick it up, maybe the next customers at that table will see it and keep it.
By Cheryl from Missouri
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Pour this solution around the perimeter of you garden or lawn and keep some on hand to pour on mole mounds when they appear. Continue doing this for a month.
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Quick 'n' Easy Healthy Summer Salad I can't go a day without this salad. It's fast, yummy and super good for you. Pkg of Coleslaw (I like the one with some red cabbage and carrots. It's $2.38 at Walmart.) Pour Poppyseed Dressing (Briana's from Walmart has all healthy ingredients) to taste. Add a handful of salted peanuts. Mix and enjoy! Anne from Texas
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Featured Feedback: RE: Saving Money on Candles
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If you have a large diameter (more than 2 inches) candle that you really want to keep but want to light too, use a 1 1/2" spade bit and drill out the top 1/2 inch till a night-light (tea light) candle fits in it. You can replace those much cheaper, and you keep your best big candle.
By Chickybiker
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Featured Feedback: RE: Tips for the Unemployed
I know its tough to be out of work. You can look for food pantries. Lots of organizations have those. In my town the Y has a food share program. You have to volunteer so many hours and then you get a box of food for a very small sum. Volunteers at hospitals often get free meals. It's not a lot but it helps some and it gets you out and keeps the spirits up.
Getting a roommate or being one? Not far from here they run a homeshare program. I think it's helping a lot of folks, especially seniors not have to sell their homes.
I'm not sure of your situation--sometimes its hard to find a job that pays enough. But maybe a job that pays less and offers other benefits--free or discounted meals, childcare (preschools), discounts. Usually the volunteer stuff has very flexible hours. or maybe you know something that you can teach. the adult night school here teaches everything. and lots of the classes have regular folks teaching--quilting, selling on eBay, fishing, tours of Chinatown. Maybe you can market yourself. eBay has so many possibilities. I never knew i could charge folks for cutting and finding grocery coupons. Stay positive!!
By kimnj
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Today's Recipe: Chili Wars
Pamela Cole Harris
The earthy heat and flavor of the Green cooked combined with pork and cooked for hours? Or the almost sweet warmth of the Red, using the added broth as a catalyst to explode into flavor? Which do you chose? Where do you stand in the Chili Wars?
Lest you think this is not an important question, look at the volumes of literature and the heated (no pun intended) discussions on the subject throughout the Southwest! Texas, it seems, is a firm ally of Red chili. Green chili, however, seems to be the state choice for New Mexico. And California - ahhhh, California! - swings both ways!
Without telling you where my loyalties lie (although you will probably guess!), here are two delicious examples of each side:
RED CHILI
Ingredients
To a large skillet (preferably cast iron) add the ground beef, onion, pepper, garlic, and pepper and cook until the meat is colored but not browned. Add 1 &frac; cups of beef broth. Cover and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes.
Stir in the spices, the beans, V-8, and the remaining beef broth, chile powder and cumin. Cover and continue to simmer 2-3 hours. Serves 8.
GREEN CHILI - The Elixir of the Gods! (Oppps! I wasn't gonna tell!)
Ingredients
In a heavy, cast-iron skillet, brown the meat and onion in the oil. Add the garlic and cook until the flavor is released (about 1 minute). Add the remaining ingredients to the skillet. Cover and simmer for 2 hours. The resulting thick chili can be served with tortillas and savored as a cure for the infirmed and a balm for the soul!
So chose sides! War may be !@#$%, but whatever side you chose in this battle, you will come out a winner! And to the victor go the spoils - pots full of heavenly smells and glorious flavor sopped up with warm tortillas!
Pamela Cole Harris is a writer and editor with over 35 years (yikes! Has it been that long?) experience. She has over 100 articles published in 15 magazines and on 30 (and counting!) websites. For more of life from Pamela's unique perspective, visit her new website, http://www.thewellfedtraveler.com , as well as http://www.homeandgardenmakeover.com , http://www.pamelacoleharris.com , and http://www.pajamabusinesses.com . You can contact Pamela at pacole3@homeandgardenmakeover.com .
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Grocery Shopping? Food Budget?
Ok, I think I spend a lot on groceries. About 400 to 500 dollars a month for a family of 3 (and that's not counting eating out a few times a month!). I am pretty sure this is quite high? More than that, we are living paycheck to paycheck and I want to have some savings. Our child is now 4 and I am wondering what you folks do to cut costs? What would be a more reasonable food budget? And what are some tips for planning meals, grocery lists, etc. I really don't know where to start on this but this seems like the right place to look, I have already found some useful tips on this site. Thanks! Marcee
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Tomato Sauce Stain on Pink Skirt and Sweater
I need help. I stained my new pink skirt and a matching sweater. I stained them with tomato sauce. Can anyone help me? - KT
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Does anyone know what form of deodorant/anti-perspirant is the cheapest or lasts the longest? Is it roll-on, spray aerosol, solid, gell? Any homemade forms? Thanks in advance. coolchinchilla
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Removing Wrapper Glue from Tin Cans
I am going to be using tin cans from veggies and such for some crafts, and I can't seem to get the glue from the wrappers off, I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on what to use that is very inexpensive to buy? Cali in GA
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I'm Scarlet and I'm celebrating my 11th birthday. I need some ideas for it for decorations that are simple and made with stuff laying around the house because we don't have much money. This birthday is special. This is the first birthday I've got to have friends over, and the birthday before I go to 6th grade, I just finished 5th.
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Credit Card Balance Transfers
By Scott Bilker
I would like to use a credit card introductory rate to pay off a bank loan. I will need to borrow $13,000.00 credit to pay off the loan. In order to do this, I will need to open two new credit cards, preferably with 0% interest for 6 months. I would then like to transfer the balances on those credit cards to new credit cards with low introductory rates. How often can I continue to transfer to new cards with introductory rates?
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