Substituting Evaporated Milk for Whole Milk?
If you do you will never go back to using regular milk again, because it tastes so much better!
Using the Dishwasher as a Drying Rack?
I prefer my dishes air dried. Fewer germs that way. I have a dishwasher and I never use the heated dry option, I just open the door at the end of the last rinse cycle. I do use the heated wash option to sanitize my dishes. If I wash something by hand I put...
Getting Kids to Turn Laundry Right Side Out
At my house the rule is that you have to turn your clothes inside out before putting them in the hamper. Washing clothes inside out, buttoned and zipped up, saves wear and tear on their appearance and when they come out of the dryer they stay inside out when...
Freezing Bananas in Their Skin?
The best way to freeze bananas for recipes or smoothies is to peel them first, cut up in one inch chunks and toss in a bowl of carbonated lemon-lime beverage briefly (cheaper and less messy than lemon juice and still keeps them from browning so fast) and then...
Something is Eating the Inside of Tomatoes and Pumpkins?
Turtles will eat the bottoms of your tomatoes and the insides. So they look fine from above but when you reach under them to pick it is like ewwww!... but I dont know that they eat pumpkins.
Crushing Ice With a Blender?
Although you have already invested in the Hamilton Beach I wanted to let you know that the absolute best ice crusher I have ever used is the ice crusher attachment for the Oster Kitchen Center. You can buy them on ebay, as Oster no longer manufactures them...
Freezing Homemade Biscuits?
Make your usual biscuit recipe, but be sure your ingredients, especially the baking powder, are fresh if you do this! Then put the ones you want to freeze on a cookie sheet and set them in the freezer until they are frozen hard. Then take the frozen biscuits...
Shucking Corn On The Cob?
If you are grilling anyhow and want to eat it right away, my mom taught me the absolute best way I have ever used. Cut the top and bottom off the ears and remove the loose outer three or so husks. Soak the raw ears in ice water until ready to cook. Then cook...
