Food is Yummy: May 2008

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Weight Watchers Cake (Thanks Amber K)

Combine in Mix 'n Stor Pitcher: 1 cake mix, 1 diet soda
Pour into 8 1/4 cup heat n' serve container (spray lightly)
Microwave on high 6-10 minutes uncovered. (Microwaves vary) Cake is done when it pulls away from sides of container.

Options:

orange cake with orange diet soda
white cake with cherry diet soda
strawberry cake with berry diet soda
spice cake with diet soda
lemon cake with diet 7-up
chocolate cake with diet dr. pepper

This recipe must be done only in tupperware :)

Contact Amber Kropf if you would like to purchase some tupperware..

Kellie's Breadsticks

10 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup dry milk
2 tsp. salt
3 TBSP. yeast mixed with 3 cups warm water
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil

Mix all dry ingredients.
Add wet ingredients.

Knead for 5 minutes or until elastic. Raise until doubled. Cut in half. Roll out on floured counter. Cut into strips-spread melted butter. Fold and twist. Place in pan close together. Do the rest of the dough. Raise until double. Cover with towels while raising. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes.

You can add garlic salt and Italian seasoning and parmesean cheese, or top it with Salad Supreme.

Easy Tomato Sauce

2-8 oz. cans tomato sauce
1/2 T. minced onion
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. pepper

Sour Cream Cake (spice/chocolate)

2 1/2 cups flour
6 TBSP cocoa (chocolate)
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. nutmeg, 1/4 tsp. cloves (spice)
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
2 cups sugar
Add 2 cups sour whipping cream + 2 tsp. vanilla
Beat
Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beat after each egg
Bake at 350 degrees about 45-50 minutes.

We love this recipe from Grandma Miller. I don't know if regular sour cream works? We use sour cream straight from the cow..

Cool Tips

How many of these did YOU know about?

A sealed envelope - Put in the freezer for a few hours, then slide a knife
under the flap. The envelope can then be resealed.
(hmmmmmm...)

Use Empty toilet paper roll to store appliance cords. It keeps them
neat and you can write on the roll what appliance it belongs to.

For icy door steps in freezing temperatures: get warm water and put dish
washing liquid in it! .
Pour it all over the steps. They won't refreeze. ( wish I had known this for the last 40 years!)

To remove old wax from a glass candle holder, put it in the freezer for a few hours. Then take the candle holder out and turn it upside down. The wax will fall out.

Crayon marks on walls? This worked wonderfully! A damp rag, dipped in baking soda. Comes off with little effort (elbow grease that is!).

Permanent marker on appliances/counter tops (like store receipt BLUE!) rubbing alcohol on paper towel.

Whenever I purchase a box of S.O.S Pads, I immediately take a pair of scissors and cut each pad into halves. After years of having to throw away rusted and unused and smelly pads, I finally decided that this would be much more economical. Now a box of S.O.S pads last me indefinitely! In fact, I have noticed that the scissors get 'sharpened'' this way!

Blood stains on clothes? Not to worry! Just pour a little hydrogen peroxide on a cloth and proceed to wipe off every drop of blood. Works every time! (Now, where to put the body?) LOL

Use vertical strokes when washing windows outside and horizontal for inside windows. This way you can tell which side has the streaks. Straight vinegar will get outside windows really clean.

Don't wash windows on a sunny day. They will dry too quickly and will probably streak.

Spray a bit of perfume on the light bulb in any room to create a lovely light scent in each room when the light is turned on.

Place fabric softener sheets in dresser drawers and your clothes will smell freshly washed for weeks to come. You can also do this with towels and linen.

Candles will last a lot longer if placed in the freezer for at least 3 hours prior to burning.

To clean artificial flowers, pour some salt into a paper bag and add the flowers. Shake vigorously as the salt will absorb all the dust and dirt and leave your artificial flowers looking like new! Works like a charm!

To easily remove burnt on food from your skillet, simply add a drop or two of dish soap and enough water to cover bottom of pan, and bring to a boil on stove top.

Spray your TUPPERWARE with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in tomato based sauces and there won't be any stains.

Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.

When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring out the corn's natural sweetness

Cure for headaches. Take a lime, cut it in half, and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.

To get rid of itch from mosquito bites, try applying soap on the area and you will experience instant relief.

Ants, ants, ants everywhere ... Well, they are said to never cross a chalk line. So, get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or wherever ants tend to march. See for yourself.

Cleaning mirrors: Use air-freshener. It does a good job and better still, leaves a lovely smell to the shine.

When you get a splinter, reach for the scotch tape before resorting to tweezers or a needle. Simply put the scotch tape over the splinter, and then pull it off. Scotch tape removes most splinters painlessly and easily.

Clean a toilet: Drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action c lean vitreous China .

Clean a vase: To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets.

Polish jewelry: Drop two Alka Seltzer tablets into a glass of water and immerse the jewelry for two minutes.

Clean a thermos bottle. Fill the thermos with water, drop in four Alka Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if necessary).

Unclog a drain. Clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka Seltzer tablets down the drain followed by a cup of White Vinegar. Wait a few minutes, and then run the hot water.