50th Anniversary Advice?
Why not make it the special event between dinner and dessert? It could make the dessert course (if you are having one) the highlight of your night. Let me know what you think! And again, as other say - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Cooking Corn in the Microwave
You dont have to de-silk it before grilling! Just soak in water for 30 min or so and grill! The silk just falls off when you shuck it! (Just like the microwave post says.)
Birthday Buffet Ideas?
Try a Baked Potato Bar! Chili, cheese, broccoli, onions, bacon bits, butter, sour cream, chives, etc, etc, etc. Who doesnt like baked taters? Besides, they are easy and economical.
Paint Color Ideas for Kitchen Cabinets?
Bring the sunshine in! May be just me, but I would finish bringing in spring colors, if that is what your green is. Sky blue cabinet bases with banana cream pie yellow doors would be really pretty. And, any seasonal accents (in colors either bold or pastel...
Removing Sticker Label Stain on Aluminum Jars?
I used to use alcohol or acetone polish remover, then I remembered about using peanut butter or mayo to get gum out of kids hair (something about the oils). So, if the oil in PB or mayo gets out gum, why wouldnt baby oil (which is inexpensive, especially compared...
Inexpensive 80th Birthday Party Ideas?
You have a computer! Fill areas with 80 years ago today type stuff. Easy to find and print out, above the food serving 80 years ago the top menu items were... Above the entertainment (tv/music) area; We were entertained by... Around the patio; our favorite...
Reusing Plastic Table Cloths?
I guess it all depends on how thick they are. I have seen many places with knitting or crocheting patterns for rugs, purses, etc that are made out of recycled grocery store bags. Know anyone who knits or crochets? They might make great gifts, raffle prizes...
What is This Plant?
Kinda hard to tell from this photo, but maybe a variegated rubber tree? I had a plain leafed one that grew in almost the same way.
60th Anniversary Party Ideas?
So they were married in 1950? Search recipes from 1950. You will probably get all kinds of recipes that bring back memories, and are very $ friendly, even for a group. Good Luck!
70th Birthday Ideas?
Dont know if it is too late. How about a Your Life in Decades? Get the best things from when he/she was 1 to 10, 10 to 20, 20 to 30, you get the hint. Could be something from the birthday recipients past or something from the news from that decade. Good luck...
Wedding Gift Ideas for a Second Marriage?
Try an On This Day framed gift. Get the important stats from today (#1 song, who was president, stock market quotes, the price of eggs or bread or a car or house or whatever ...you get the hint) Print it out in a nice font on a nice piece of paper and frame...
Planning a Family Birthday Party?
You didnt say when this party is, so I may be late. How about a New England Style dinner? A take off of a clam bake? You know - boiled corn on the cob and taters, with steamed seafood? I dont know for sure, but I have seen things that incorporate all of what...
Dehydrate Extra Summer Squash
Sue123, I would have gotten back sooner, but my garden is going crazy! I have a Ronco, and thanks to a step-daughter, I also have an LEQuip (?) dehydrator. So I use both, depending on the day. I just cut the squash to 1/2 or 1/4 inch chunks, then dehydrate...
Ground Beef Recipes?
Stuffed anything - peppers, squash, eggplant, macaroni shells or manicotti. Works great in casseroles. Stroganoff, beef and noodles, SOS (hamburger gravy over toast with eggs, etc), salisbury steak, (I even tried chicken fried steak, but that is another story...
Gift Ideas for a 30 Year Old Woman?
How about 30+ postage stamps along with the same amount of notecards and envelopes, a note of the 30+ ways you are such a good friend, or 30+ of anything (you can afford to get and ship) you think she would like????
Alfred Hitchcock's "Where the Woodbine Twineth"?
About the Cinderella movie - It was a musical made by Rodgers and Hammerstien (sp?). I have the tv version I recorded on VHS, not the best quality, but it works - shows my age, especially since that was my favorite movie growing up. I think you can rent it...
Buy Frugal Toilet Paper at a Restaurant Supply Stores
How do you turn one roll into two? It seems that it would take a lot of work. time, or maybe just a saw????
Using Free Address Stickers On Your Calendar
DONT throw away the address part!!! Use them to label your books, cookware taken to a pot-luck, or anything else you want back from friends and family. Just the sight of your name and address might get your stuff back (faster).
Use Onion Salt With Mashed Potatoes
I cook a chopped onion along with the potatoes. I dont know if increases the nutritional value, but it sure makes the potatoes taste good. And, no, once the potatoes are mashed (especially if cooded with skins on), you can not see the onions.
Growing Food in the Fall and Winter?
Hi - I am from zone 8? Sacramento, CA. I grow veggies all year in 4 ft X 4 ft raised bed plots (25 of them as of now), but I dont think that is the important part. What I did was research the back of seed packets, my local university (UC Davis) and collected...
Recipe for Deep Fried Tacos?
This came from Champions - Favorite Foods of Indy Car Racing (bought at the Speedway, of course) and is called Super Sullivan Taco. The original is a little long, so I will try to make it simple. 1 3 lb can Crisco 12 fresh corn tortillas 2 lbs ground beef Salt...
