I’m looking for a recipe for my Grandma’s Vinegar Pie. It was made with vinegar and tasted like a apple pie. Any ideas? Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
Continue reading3 cups flour 1-1/2 cups salt 6 tsp cream of tarter 3 cups water food coloring 3 Tablespoons oil Put all ingredients in a medium size pot, mix well. Cook on medium heat stirring continuously. The clay will gradually clump together. Remove from heat while it is still only slightly gooey. Plop on your counter […]
Continue readingIn the summer time when the A/C is running I use the hot air coming out of the compressor to dry my freshly washed hair instead of using the blow dryer in the bathroom. I just lean over the compressor when it’s running and the let the hot air blowing out of there to dry […]
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If you have been following along in my newsletter, you know I’ve got a confession to make. I have not been treating myself very well. Over the winter, I fell back on some of my unhealthy habits – eating bad and not moving. Through the months, I tried to go on diets and I tried […]
Continue readingMy family are long time Kentucky “hill folk.” I now live in New York and married to a very Italian wife. Not long ago I made her my grannys recipe for scratch. Her whole family loved it and raved about it including her well known (James Beard winning) chef cousin. The beauty of hillbilly food […]
Continue readingDid you know the vegtable bags from the grocery store that you put your produce in are made from compostible material. You can re-purpose them for your indoor compost bin so you don’t have to keep cleaning it out each time. Just take out the bag and put in the large compost bin. Works like […]
Continue readingI have a beautiful silk Peace plant that’s about 4′ tall. It was very pricey, but I got a great deal on it about 10 years ago. My only problem is that the white “blossoms” look downright dingy. I’ve tried clear dishwashing soap (recommended by Michael’s silk plant person) as well as gel bleach pens. […]
Continue readingSeems every recipe I find for Banana Bread ends up lacking flavor and sweetness. I use good ripe bananas and whatever else the recipe calls for but it always seems to fall short of that moist flavorful banana bread I remember from my childhood. I have nine children at home and really want to show […]
Continue readingDue to my health concerns, a family member has suddenly been put on a very low sodium diet. As someone who has never had to pay attention to sodium content before, I can’t believe how much is in the foods we eat everyday- bread, salad dressing and the link. Does anyone have low sodium recipes […]
Continue readingThis is sort of a combination frugal tip and recipe, or maybe a cross between the two. I’m not sure. I was watching the Food Network the other day and saw this: When you’re roasting a chicken, lay about 3 strips of bacon over the top/breast of the chicken. It adds a lot of flavor […]
Continue readingMy friend Patti Winker of RemarkableWrinklies.com wants to raise money for the victims of the tornadoes and other storms that swept through America in the last weeks. The devastation is horrendous, taking so much more than buildings; taking lives and leaving families broken and shattered. Patti knew she could write a small check, but she […]
Continue readingKeeping this pre-mix on hand will always ensure that you can whip up a delicious batch of biscuits in no time flat! 8 cups flour; (can be a mix of wheat and white) 1- 1/2 cups buttermilk blend powder 4 Tablespoons baking powder 3 Tablespoons sugar, optional 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons cream of […]
Continue readingI have extremely dry skin and for the most part I live in a dry climate. Everytime I took a shower I would moisturize with baby oil. My skin would feel good for about an hour then I was back to dry skin again. A friend of my suggested the following and it works wonderfully….. […]
Continue readingSometimes the simplest little cleaning task can seem overwhelming, especially if you have to wade through mountains of clutter before you can even begin. I think most people have some idea of the struggle I speak of. For instance, my desk just seems to get covered in an avalanche of papers. Many folks have the […]
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We all have a cleaning style. That is, we all prefer to clean and organize our house in a certain way. And, when we start to plan a big cleaning job, our cleaning style becomes very important. So, what method do you prefer when you clean your house? There are two basic cleaning styles to […]
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