Friday, November 14th, 2008
Get yourself a gallon of distilled white vinegar and be prepared to conquer common household problems for a fraction of the costs of chemical cleaning supplies.
Add 1/4 cup of vinegar to the final rinse water when washing clothes. By rinsing off dulling saop residue, vinegar brightens colors and whitens whites. It even keeps your black clothes as dark as when you bought them.
Add 1/2 cup of vinegar to laundry detergent when washing new clothes. It gets rid of manufacturing chemicals in new clothing.
Add 1 cup of vinegar to your dishwasher and run it empty for a cycle. The vinegar gets rid of any soap residue that makes glassware cloudy.
Make a spray bottle of a mixture of vinegar and water to clean and freshen counter tops, inside of the microwave, lunch boxes, plastic food containers and the refrigerator.
A mixture of white distilled vinegar and water (mixture amount depends on the size of the job) will get rid of varmints such as fleas on your dog, or ants in your yard.
I know this blog entry may seem lack luster is comparison of what is going on in the world. We have an economic crisis, two wars, a new president, and sometimes with all this going on, I feel like the only thing I CAN control is the health, and happy hum of my home!
Posted in Recipes, Vinegar rescue | No Comments »
Monday, October 6th, 2008
My hubby’s Sausage & Peppers recipe. It’s fast and so delicious! Serves three. (With a little left over for a lunch the next day!)
Ingredients:
- 1 package of Polish Sausage (Chicken, pork or beef… your choice)
- 1 green bell pepper (Chopped or sliced)
- 1 red bell pepper (Chopped or sliced)
- 1 green apple (Chopped or sliced)
- 1 pat of butter
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
- 1 cup of rice
Slice the sausage into small pieces and heat them up in a skillet. When they are cooked, drop in the bell peppers and apple. Heat until the peppers and apple are soft. Serve over white rice. An alternative is to not use bell peppers and add more green apples. Either way, this dish is perfect for those cool Autumn evenings. Your whole house will smell wonderful and your dinner will be delicious!
Enjoy!
Posted in Recipes | No Comments »
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Fish Tacos
Here is a quick and easy idea for a healthful dinner and the presentation is so beautiful! It is also a great way to cook a great piece of fish and make it stretch to feed the whole family.
(more…)
Posted in Recipes | No Comments »
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
I know, I know, so many of you are so very busy. Here is a quick and oh so easy recipe for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration! You can pick up a packaged corn beef for about 3 bucks this time of year! Grab a few and keep them on hand. This recipe is so easy and your family will love it so much, you will want to make it again and again.
6 red potatoes
2 carrots
1 head of cabbage
1 bottle of Killian’s Red
1 corned beef brisket
Slice red potatoes and carrots and put them at the bottom of the crock pot. Lay corned beef brisket on top and sprinkle with the seasoning packet that comes with the corned beef. Pour Killian’s in crock pot, careful not to disturb the seasonings. Quarter cabbage and lay on top of brisket and set on low 7-8 hours.
Serve over white rice and with Irish soda bread!
Leftover corned beef on marbled rye makes for a great sandwich.
May the luck of the Irish be with you!
Posted in Recipes | No Comments »