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Saturday Meal IdeasCooking a meal at home for Saturday is a great activity to bring the whole family together. This is a guide about Saturday meal ideas.

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Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cake RecipeWhether it's for a birthday party or other celebration, a mint chocolate chip ice cream cake is sure to get gobbled up by your guests. This cake is easy to make and can be decorated and customized for any occasion.

A woman with an upset stomach.

Beano SubstituteIf you are gassy after eating beans, it might be helpful to try using Beano or a Beano substitute before eating beans. This is a guide about Beano substitute.

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How to Get More Juice Out Of LemonsIf you are juicing lemons, limes or other citrus fruit, warming the fruit up a little before juicing will increase your yield. This page includes tips about how to get more juice out of your lemon.

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Chinese Take-Out Containers Are PlatesDid you know that the reason the Chinese take out boxes are shaped the way they are is because they are meant to be used as plates?

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Make a Seed Sprouter for SaladsSprouting jars are about $20 in your local healthfood store. Instead, pick up either a sheet or a pre-cut plastic needlepoint canvas from your local dollar or craft store and cut them to fit the top your Mason jar and screw on with the canning ring.

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Cleaning and Storing Romaine Hearts

Cleaning and Storing Romaine HeartsHearts of romaine lettuce are a favorite for salads. If they are cleaned and stored properly, they can last a long time. Learn how in this short video.

Pickling Vegetables

Pickling VegetablesThis video by the Alaska Cooperative Extension Service gives a thorough explanation of the process and benefits of preserving your vegetables by pickling them.

Lucky Charms ShamrocksMake your Lucky Charms treats even better by cutting them into shamrock shapes.

Clothespin Cup MarkersThis video shows you a quick solution to having less dirty dishes.

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Glad Press'n Seal Wrap

Uses for Glad Press'n Seal WrapPress'n Seal can be very a very useful variation of regular Saran Wrap. Once you start using it, it is easy to find many uses for glad Press'n Seal wrap.

Gluten Free Flour Mix ingredients in bowl

Gluten Free Flour MixIf you need to bake with gluten free flour regularly, it may be helpful to remake the flour mixture ahead of time. This is a guide about gluten free flour mix.

Spice Grinder

Using a Spice GrinderA spice grinder is great to have for salt and pepper and other spices. Here's some helpful tips about using a spice grinder.

Kabobs on a serving plate.

Making Kabobs for a Large GroupServing kabobs to a large group is a good idea. You will need to estimate ingredients, guest preferences for meats, seafood, and/or vegetables. One final consideration is who will prepare them. This is a guide about making kabob for a large group.

Homemade strawberry ice cream.

Using an Electric Ice Cream MakerMake delicious ice cream with an easy to use electric ice cream maker. That way you can enjoy this frozen treat faster than with a hand crank ice cream maker. This is a guide about using an electric ice cream maker.

An Oreo cookie placed on a fork, being dipped into a glass of milk.

Use a Fork to Dunk Oreos in MilkYou can prevent dipping your fingertips in the milk while dunking Oreos by using a fork. Use a fork to dunk Oreos in milk by poking the tines into the center frosting.

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Making Kabob for 55 PeopleI'm trying to get food for my wedding. We are serving kabobs and I need to know how much of everything we need to buy for 55 people. We want green peppers, onions, squash or zucchini, mushrooms, shrimp, chicken breasts, and steak. But I'm having trouble figuring out how much to get of everything.

Cooking for 300I'm cooking shredded Chipotle Baracoa beef bowls on steamed rice, pinto beans, and corn tomato salsa. How much beef roast would I need for 300 people?

Eating Canned MackerelCan you eat mackerel in brine straight out of the can?

Uses For Orange Zest - small dark bowl with orange zest in bottom

Uses For Orange ZestOK, I'm more than frugal, I'm stingy. I admit it. I don't like to throw away anything, especially food. I bought a bag of Florida navel oranges. They were very good. Well, I bought another bag. This time, it occurred to me I should save the zest from the peels.

Softening Hard Granulated SugarHow can I make a rock hard 5lb bag of white sugar usable again?

Thinning Canned Chocolate FrostingI would like to thin canned frosting so I can pour it over a bundt cake. Any suggestions and will it harden after setting?

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Spinach Quiche

Side Dishes That Go With Quiche

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Safe Pots and Pans for Ceramic Stovetops

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Draining Canned Tuna

Food for a Large Group

Preparing Food for a Large Group

Chicken Salad

Freezing Chicken Salad

Leftover Cookies

Using Leftover Cookies

Glass stemed dish of apple sauce.

Applesauce Vs. Apple Butter

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Lasagna Tips and Tricks

Mashed Potatoes for 40 People

Lemon Peel

Uses for Citrus Peels

Woman Cooking for an Elderly Person

Cooking for an Elderly Person

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Keeping Ice Cubes from Sticking

Well Water Tastes Bad

A binder clip used as a chip clip

Chip Clip Ideas

What Can I Do With Fermented Apple Cider?

Cutting Frozen Meat

Can I Replace Shortening With Cooking Oil?

Salad

Salad Ideas for Large Groups

Olive Oil That Tastes Like Olive Oil

Convection Oven in New Kitchen

Convection Oven Tips and Recipes

Serving bbq ribs to a large group.

Making BBQ for a Large Group

3 sticks of butter.

Saving Money on Butter

Using Juice from Dill Pickles

Alternative Uses for Shrimp Cocktail Sauce

Buying Dinner Rolls in Bulk

Sloppy joes for a large group.

Making Sloppy Joes for a Large Group

Codes on Food Packaging

Codes on Food Packaging

Plate of Tacos

Making Tacos for a Large Group

Softening Marshmallows

Soy Milk Vs. 1% Milk

Uses for Pickle Juice

Uses for Pickle Juice

Baking a Marie Callendar's Pie Crust

Turkey dinner on a plate.

Keeping Turkey Hot and Juicy After Cooking

Party Foods That Do Not Require Refrigeration

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Dry Sherry vs. Cooking Sherry

Serving Chicken and Noodles

Preparing Chicken and Noodles for a Large Group

Sliced Pound Cake

Uses for Leftover Pound Cake

How to Tell if Flour is Self Rising?

Colorado Discount Grocery Stores?

Old-Fashioned Apron

Using Bisquick After Expiration Date

Canned Tomatoes Have a Metallic Taste

Maple Syrup Reviews

Frozen Raw Potatoes

Using Accidentally Frozen Raw Potatoes

Minimizing the Bitter Flavor of Collard Greens in Recipes

Making a Frozen Pizza Crust Crispy

Making a Frozen Pizza Crust Crispy

Binder For Corned Beef Hash - bowl of corned beef hash

What is a Good Binder for Corned Beef Hash?

A flight attendant talking at the airport.

Meal Ideas for a Flight Attendant

Kanten Jelly

Using Agar-agar (Kanten)

A bowl of coleslaw.

Coleslaw Tips and Tricks

Sifting flour using a metal strainer.

Flour Sifting Tips and Tricks

Evaporated Milk

Using Evaporated Milk

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Using Clip Hanger for Reading Recipes

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Using Placemats to Make Casserole Dish Covers

A jar of sugar that has been flavored by vanilla beans.

Vanilla Bean Sugar Recipes

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Cut Onions Wearing Swimming Goggles

A pan of tomato sauce for spaghetti.

Should I Saute Onions for Spaghetti Sauce?

Corn Tortilla

Recipes Using Corn Tortillas

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Aebleskiver Pan Keeps Sticking

A bowl of well cooked chicken noodle soup.

Foods I Can Eat After Having My Teeth Pulled

Plastic Food Containers

Keeping Bugs Out of Plastic Food Containers

Canned frosting being spooned into a bowl.

Thinning Canned Frosting

Banana Pudding

Banana Pudding for a Large Group

A spool of green colored fishing line.

Using Fishing Line as a Cake Cutter

Hickory Nuts

Roasting Hickory Nuts

An orange zester with zest and a curly orange peel on a white background.

Using Orange Zest

Powdered Milk

Save Money Using Powdered Milk

A pie plate being used as a makeshift pot lid.

Makeshift Lids for Pots and Pans

A pile of clothespins on a white background.

Use Clothespins as Chip Clips

Medium rare filet mignon steaks.

How Much Do Filet Mignon Steaks Cost?

Two sandwich wraps using spinach tortillas.

Making Flavored Tortillas for Wraps

A serving of apple crisp on a plate.

Keeping Apple Crisp Topping Crispy

book cover

Making 'Green Eggs and Ham' Breakfast

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Using a Plastic Bag for Messy Food Preparation

Cubes of clarified butter.

Using And Storing Clarified Butter

A pile of fresh hyacinth beans.

Cooking Hyacinth Beans

An open bag of tortilla chips.

Closing Bags Tips and Tricks

Flour, milk, eggs, butter, rolling pin and whisk on a counter top.

What Is Bisquick?

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