Archives for March 2014

Neat Way to Remove Lotion Remaining at Bottom of Containers

Why does so much lotion remain at the bottom of the containers? The pump stops pumping, but you can tell by the weight of the container that there is still a lot of lotion in the container.  Obviously, the pump is not long enough or designed in such a way that it will pump up all the lotion.  So, in our house, we do the obvious.  At least, I do.  You know…take the pump off and hit it in your {Read More}

Cheesy Hash Brown Con Queso Loaf

Who needs plain hash browns when you can have this delicious Cheesy Hash Brown Con Queso Loaf. I was mulling around in the kitchen while trying to come up with a 5-Ingredient recipe for Simply Potatoes. This is what my imagination led me to create. It only has 5 ingredients. Simply Potatoes is having a 5-Ingredient Recipe Contest. The Grand Prize is $3,000! Plus, there are other prizes. You can find

Homemade Flavored Butter

I was making oatmeal today and decided that it would be a great thing to have flavored butter to put into it.  Well, actually, when I make oatmeal, I put in a little cinnamon, nutmeg, and butter to liven up the taste.  So, I decided to just combine my favorite flavors into a homemade butter.  I always wanted to make homemade

Cabbage Cooked in Chicken Stock

Whether you like cabbage as a side dish or as a main dish (which is how I like it), you’ll love it even more if it’s cooked in a tasty chicken broth or stock.  Sometimes, I will have a meal with just greens and cornbread, cabbage and cornbread or any type of beans with cornbread.  Today, I wanted cabbage.  To really enjoy cabbage, I cook it in chicken stock/broth.  It gives it that savory flavor.  So delicious!  If you

Homemade Sock Drawer Divider

(Video tutorial included at end of post.) How many of you are tired of your junkie (unorganized) sock drawer? I was folding clothes and was about to put away the socks and I realized that I was totally tired of having a junkie sock drawer.  It was so hard to find a pair of socks to put on each day.  Not to mention, the socks were never paired up to its match.  (I must admit that I throw them in {Read More}