Woo hoo I got my Scunci steamer working again!
I am so happy!
I put a little of The Works in it and let it
sit for about a half hour
and rinsed it out many times.
I started using it on clothes that develop
wrinkles in the closet, from being folded
or ones that sat in the dryer too long.
Plus during the Winter months
we get more than one use out of our clothes
before washing. By steaming them it will
refresh the fabric.
I put a heavier lined pair of curtains up for Winter
and they are wrinkled from storage.
I took my steamer to it and wallah,
no more wrinkles. Didn't even have
to remove them from the rod.
Before
After
Next I started steaming the living room chair and couch.
Steam refreshes fabric, kills dust mites
fleas, any bed bugs if you were to have them
and germs. When I find time (not today)
I'll also do pillows and mattresses.
I am currently watching a canister
steamer on Ebay which holds more
water and it also has the attachment for doing floors.
Also watching a small fabric steamer
because it is lighter weight at only 1 pound
compared to mine.
With my shoulder pains it gets difficult holding
the one I have.
It sure beats having to get out
an ironing board and iron and doing it
the old fashioned way!
-----------------------------------
I was in the mood to browse recipes this morning.
Candied Sweet Potatoes
-------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
Winter Hearth Smokies
Hillshire Farms Recipe
Prep time 5 mins
Cook: two hours
Makes 9 appetizer servings
About 5 little smokies each
1 package of Hillshire Farm little smokies
1 12 oz bottle chili sauce
1 12 oz jar of grape jelly
Open smokies, drain liquid. Place in 3 qt slow cooker
Combine chili sauce, and jelly in medium saucepan: heat, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until jelly is melted. Pour over little smokies and stir to combine.
Cover and cook on high for 2 hours.
------------------------------------------
MAKES 12
INGREDIENTS
1⁄2 cup Earth Balance butter
3⁄4 cup crunchy peanut butter
(preferably unsweetened and unsalted)
3⁄4 cup graham cracker crumbs or 10 graham cracker squares
1⁄4 cup maple sugar or other granulated sweetener
1 cup grain-sweetened, nondairy chocolate or carob chips
1⁄4 cup soy, rice, or nut milk
1⁄4 cup chopped pecans, almonds, or peanuts
STEPS
Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. (If You Care makes unbleached liners made from recycled paper.)
Set aside.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Stir in the peanut butter, graham cracker crumbs, and maple sugar and mix well. Remove the mixture from the heat.
Evenly divide the mixture, approximately 2 tablespoons per cup, among the muffin cups.
Combine the chocolate and milk in another pan.
Stir over medium heat until the chocolate has melted.
Spoon the chocolate evenly over the peanut butter mixture.
Top with chopped nuts.
Place in the refrigerator to set for at least 2 hours before serving.
They are great soft, but even better a little firmer!
---------------------------------------
Cabbage Rolls Stuffed with Corned Beef
------------------------------------
Pecan Sassies
---------------------------------------------
11:25AM
The neighbor just stopped by.
Because he has our 90 year old neighbor
watching and getting his kids off to school some
mornings, he is now trying to get our bus stop changed
due to the colder Winter weather coming up.
He wants the bus to stop outside our home/intersection
instead of a block away by mom's house.
That would be nice.
5 out of the 7 kids at our bus stop
all live by our home. The other 2 live at
the opposite end of the street.
It does make sense to have it by our home
but I wouldn't have made a big deal over it
like he is because he doesn't want to find
a regular babysitter.
--------------------------------------
I like this idea, LOL.
http://www.thinkofthe.com/products/lunch_bag.php (to purchase them)
-----------------------------------------
Slowly but surely all my Galde entries
are going through.
Here's another one I did.
I called it Play Ball!
That one was tough to do
especially the football since there
was no football shape.
Sunny & Blue Skies
Candy Stripe
These next three are my favorites of all the ones I did.
I'm rooting for these.
Pink Lemonade
Sudsing Bubbles
Happy Birthday
-------------------------------------
Has anyone heard of or have taken Curamin?
We are looking into this all natural pill
for pain relief instead of OTC meds.
It's supposed to help pain and inflamation
of bones and joints.
There was an article about it
in Woman's World magazine.
I have read many reviews and many
people swear by taking this!
So might look into getting some
in the near future.
I don't see it at Walgreens or Walmart
so it might only be available at
health stores only or on Ebay.
--------------------------------
Did anyone get through to the Dr. Oz
freebies today? I tried and tried.
I don't know what went through and
what didn't.
I tried for the free Sketchers, eye exam,
$50 Target gift card
and Holiday Inn overnight stay.
I did get an email saying this:
"Dr. Oz and Holiday Inn would like to thank you for your entry into the Holiday Inn Giveaway. If you were one of the lucky 300, you'll get a separate email with details."
---------------------------------
Tonight's supper
Sweet Italian Sub Buns Pizza
.
.
4 sweet italian sub buns each cut in half $1.29
can of tomato soup .50 cents
1 pkg. Italian shredded cheese $1.67
1 pkg pepperoni $1.00
leftover mushrooms sliced Free
Italian seasoning, onion powder & garlic powder Free
TOTAL for 8 pizzas $4.46
8 servings @ .55 cents a pizza
-----------------------------------
I just recently borrowed a little more
The Works toilet bowl cleaner from mom
to test it out in my bathtub.
The bottom of my tub has lost that shiny
white glaze and when dirty kids get in it
the dirt stains the tub and it won't come clean.
Now of course I clean our tub constantly
BUT it never looks clean due to all the stains.
I've tried everything for the past year
and nothing works, bleach, comet, soft scrub,
you name it.
I am here to announce The Works WORKS!
Now I only tried test spots as I still
have to go buy a bottle of this stuff
and will be checking Dollar Tree tomorrow for it
and stocking up on a few if I find it there.
I should soon have a white tub again.
YEAH!!
You can see where I poured some in the tub
and let it sit for about 20 minutes.
Scrubbing right away didn't work.
You need to let it sit and eat at the stains.
I even tried the Dawn & vinegar solution
and that didn't work.
The bathtub is 52 years old.
Tomorrow it'll be like I have a new tub!
--------------------------------
7:00PM
It's a sad night.
Just sold the Explorer.
Someone from Delaware bought it.
Putting that money back to go towards
another Explorer.
It will kinda have it's own saving's
account to build up to be able to
car shop in the near future.
Anyone want to buy a 2001 Tracker???
That'll be next.
---------------------------------
Ahh my printer is giving me fits again.
Or at least the web pages I pull up to print
coupons says my printer won't work.
Guess I'll have to try to reboot the computer
and unplug and replug the printer
to hopefully get some coupons to print.
Usually that works.
Here's some coupons
from Hip2Save I'm finally out of Tony's body wash and hoping to
get my printer to work for this!
I checked at Walgreens.com
and according to their website this
body wash is $2.50.
Ok gonna work on this stupid printer tonight
because I am planning a trip to Walgreens tomorrow.
Yeah I got my printer working!!
Had to reboot to fix the problem.
Printed the first body wash coupon ok
but the second one came out looking like crap
to the point I can't use it.
I did another test print and it came out fine.
GRRRRRRR!!
Walgreens has Sweet N Low box of 120 packets
for $2.79 buy 1 get 1 free with Walgreens coupon.
Use 2 of these .35 cent coupons
to make it $2.09 for two 120 packs.
Tony doesn't particularly like this kind
of sweetener but I might get some
to use on kids cereal.
I am so happy!
I put a little of The Works in it and let it
sit for about a half hour
and rinsed it out many times.
I started using it on clothes that develop
wrinkles in the closet, from being folded
or ones that sat in the dryer too long.
Plus during the Winter months
we get more than one use out of our clothes
before washing. By steaming them it will
refresh the fabric.
I put a heavier lined pair of curtains up for Winter
and they are wrinkled from storage.
I took my steamer to it and wallah,
no more wrinkles. Didn't even have
to remove them from the rod.
Before
After
Next I started steaming the living room chair and couch.Steam refreshes fabric, kills dust mites
fleas, any bed bugs if you were to have them
and germs. When I find time (not today)
I'll also do pillows and mattresses.
I am currently watching a canister
steamer on Ebay which holds more
water and it also has the attachment for doing floors.
Also watching a small fabric steamer
because it is lighter weight at only 1 pound
compared to mine.
With my shoulder pains it gets difficult holding
the one I have.
It sure beats having to get out
an ironing board and iron and doing it
the old fashioned way!
-----------------------------------
I was in the mood to browse recipes this morning.
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Joann Sheetz-Sharp-Laudeman
1 c brown sugar
1/4 c water
1/4 c butter
1/4 c butter
1 large can sweet potatoes (or 6 whole cooked sweet potatoes)
Cook brown sugar, water and butter until it begins to boil.
Add drained sweet potatoes and simmer 20-30 min uncovered.
We quadruple this for Thanksgiving Dinner.
Can also add cinnamon.-------------------------------------
I got this awesome looking recipe from Taste of Home
Its a great magazine filled with yummy and fun recipes. This recipe claims to yield 24 servings, but I'd say it serves 4 lol.
Apple Nachos
by RaeAnne Gnatkowski
36 caramels
1 T water
30 large marshmallows
1/3 C butter, cubed
4 medium tart apples cut into ¼ inch slices
1/3 C dry roasted peanuts, chopped
1/3 C semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
3 T Halloween colored sprinkles
In a microwave safe bowl, melt caramel with water and stir until smooth.
Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt marshmallows and butter. Arrange apple slices on a large platter. Drizzle with caramel, top with marshmallow mixture. Sprinkle peanuts, chocolate chips and sprinkles on top.
Serve immediately.
149 calories per serving
Tip: Spritz the apple slices with some lemon lime soda to prevent oxidation. You could use pecans or walnuts in place of the peanuts.
If you have an apple peeler corer slicer, this recipe can be whipped up in 5-10 minutes! Just pull the peeler thing back. Or peel them if you like. The recipe calls for peeled apples, but the pic shows them not peeled and I love the peel on mine.
---------------------------------------------------
Holiday Smokies
Recipe from Shannon Dillman (that's me)
1 pack smokies
1 20 oz can crushed pineapple
1 10 oz jar maraschino cherries, divided
Recipe from Shannon Dillman (that's me)
1 pack smokies
1 20 oz can crushed pineapple
1 10 oz jar maraschino cherries, divided
1/2 stick butter
Pinch ground cloves
¾ c brown sugar
Pinch ground cloves
¾ c brown sugar
4 T molasses
2 T yellow mustard
1 can Coca Cola
In a saucepan, combine butter, juice from cherries, whole can of crushed pineapple, cloves, brown sugar, molasses, coke and mustard. Heat it stirring until brown sugar is dissolved and mixture thickens slightly. Do not allow it to burn.
Dump mixture into 3 qt crock pot (or double for larger crockpot), throw in smokies and whole cherries.
Cook about 30 in crockpot on high, until smokies are hot. Turn to low to keep hot for serving.
*have a jar of toothpicks next to it, so people can pick..they will want the cherries too.
2 T yellow mustard
1 can Coca Cola
In a saucepan, combine butter, juice from cherries, whole can of crushed pineapple, cloves, brown sugar, molasses, coke and mustard. Heat it stirring until brown sugar is dissolved and mixture thickens slightly. Do not allow it to burn.
Dump mixture into 3 qt crock pot (or double for larger crockpot), throw in smokies and whole cherries.
Cook about 30 in crockpot on high, until smokies are hot. Turn to low to keep hot for serving.
*have a jar of toothpicks next to it, so people can pick..they will want the cherries too.
Hillshire Farms Recipe
Prep time 5 mins
Cook: two hours
Makes 9 appetizer servings
About 5 little smokies each
1 package of Hillshire Farm little smokies
1 12 oz bottle chili sauce
1 12 oz jar of grape jelly
Open smokies, drain liquid. Place in 3 qt slow cooker
Combine chili sauce, and jelly in medium saucepan: heat, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until jelly is melted. Pour over little smokies and stir to combine.
Cover and cook on high for 2 hours.
------------------------------------------
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
MAKES 12
INGREDIENTS
1⁄2 cup Earth Balance butter
3⁄4 cup crunchy peanut butter
(preferably unsweetened and unsalted)
3⁄4 cup graham cracker crumbs or 10 graham cracker squares
1⁄4 cup maple sugar or other granulated sweetener
1 cup grain-sweetened, nondairy chocolate or carob chips
1⁄4 cup soy, rice, or nut milk
1⁄4 cup chopped pecans, almonds, or peanuts
STEPS
Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. (If You Care makes unbleached liners made from recycled paper.)
Set aside.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Stir in the peanut butter, graham cracker crumbs, and maple sugar and mix well. Remove the mixture from the heat.
Evenly divide the mixture, approximately 2 tablespoons per cup, among the muffin cups.
Combine the chocolate and milk in another pan.
Stir over medium heat until the chocolate has melted.
Spoon the chocolate evenly over the peanut butter mixture.
Top with chopped nuts.
Place in the refrigerator to set for at least 2 hours before serving.
They are great soft, but even better a little firmer!
Cabbage Rolls Stuffed with Corned Beef
Wrap up the flavors of the Emerald Isle in these delicious corned beef and cabbage rolls. For convenience, stuff the cabbage leaves the night before, then just cook them in the oven. Cooked in nutrient-rich spaghetti sauce, this main dish is an easy way to fit in more veggies!
Directions
Makes 6 servings
| Ingredients: 1 head Cabbage, large | Step 1: Separate 12 large outer leaves from the cabbage head; set aside the remaining cabbage head. Remove the center vein from each leaf so it becomes more pliable. Soften the cabbage leaves in boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from water with a slotted spoon; set aside until cool enough to handle. |
| Ingredients: 1 small Onion, chopped 2 medium Celery, chopped 1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil 1 can Canned Corned Beef Hash, (15 ounces) 1⁄4 cup Dry Breadcrumbs | Step 2: Chop 1 cup of cabbage from the remaining cabbage head. Save any leftover cabbage to use in a salad, soup or stir-fry dish. Cook and stir the chopped cabbage, onion and celery in oil over medium heat in a medium, non-stick skillet until onion is translucent, about 10 minutes. Add corned beef hash, breaking it up with a spoon; mix gently. Heat over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add 1/4 cup spaghetti sauce and breadcrumbs, mix well. Cool slightly. |
| Ingredients: 1 cup Spaghetti Sauce, divided 1⁄3 cup Fresh Parsley, chopped | Step 3: Spoon about 1/4 cup of the corned-beef mixture onto each cabbage leaf. Roll, tucking the ends in. Arrange cabbage rolls, seam side down, in a shallow baking dish. Pour remaining spaghetti sauce over cabbage rolls. Bake at 350ºF covered for about 25 minutes, until heated through. To serve, spoon spaghetti sauce over cabbage rolls; sprinkle with parsley. |
Tarts Shells:
½ C butter, softened
3 oz cream cheese
1 C all-purpose flour
Filling:
2 T melted butter
3/4 c brown sugar
1 egg
1 t vanilla extract
1 c finely chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350°. (this is a good time to throw in some scrubbed potatoes, might as well bake some while the oven is on)
Tart Shells:
Beat butter and cream cheese. Add flour and mix until it forms a dough.
Using small scoop
, drop 1 inch balls of dough into mini muffin pan
. Dip tart shaper
into flour (I just put a little flour in my 2 cup prep bowl and dip into that. Press down on the center of the ball and it should come up the sides forming a nice little cup. If ya get it wrong, all is not lost, you can re-roll it and try again, but homemade should never be perfect looking!
Now, make the filling
Filling:
Nuke the butter until melted in your batter bowl. Add the brown sugar, than egg, then vanilla and combine well. Then stir in the finely chopped pecans. Give it another stir and its ready to go.
Using that cute little scoop again, scoop it into the cups. Do not overfill!
Bake 20 minutes or until edges are a light golden brown. Remove pan from oven, let Sassies set in pan for 3 minutes and then move to a wire rack to cool. (now be careful, I know you are going to sneak one, the center is HOT..but go ahead...just be careful). If ya have trouble, I just use a tiny toothpick to pry any loose that might not come out real easy. Cool completely.
½ C butter, softened
3 oz cream cheese
1 C all-purpose flour
Filling:
2 T melted butter
3/4 c brown sugar
1 egg
1 t vanilla extract
1 c finely chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350°. (this is a good time to throw in some scrubbed potatoes, might as well bake some while the oven is on)
Tart Shells:
Beat butter and cream cheese. Add flour and mix until it forms a dough.
Using small scoop
, drop 1 inch balls of dough into mini muffin pan. Dip tart shaper into flour (I just put a little flour in my 2 cup prep bowl and dip into that. Press down on the center of the ball and it should come up the sides forming a nice little cup. If ya get it wrong, all is not lost, you can re-roll it and try again, but homemade should never be perfect looking!Now, make the filling
Filling:
Nuke the butter until melted in your batter bowl. Add the brown sugar, than egg, then vanilla and combine well. Then stir in the finely chopped pecans. Give it another stir and its ready to go.
Using that cute little scoop again, scoop it into the cups. Do not overfill!
Bake 20 minutes or until edges are a light golden brown. Remove pan from oven, let Sassies set in pan for 3 minutes and then move to a wire rack to cool. (now be careful, I know you are going to sneak one, the center is HOT..but go ahead...just be careful). If ya have trouble, I just use a tiny toothpick to pry any loose that might not come out real easy. Cool completely.
---------------------------------------------11:25AM
The neighbor just stopped by.
Because he has our 90 year old neighbor
watching and getting his kids off to school some
mornings, he is now trying to get our bus stop changed
due to the colder Winter weather coming up.
He wants the bus to stop outside our home/intersection
instead of a block away by mom's house.
That would be nice.
5 out of the 7 kids at our bus stop
all live by our home. The other 2 live at
the opposite end of the street.
It does make sense to have it by our home
but I wouldn't have made a big deal over it
like he is because he doesn't want to find
a regular babysitter.
--------------------------------------
I like this idea, LOL.
http://www.thinkofthe.com/products/lunch_bag.php (to purchase them)
-----------------------------------------Slowly but surely all my Galde entries
are going through.
Here's another one I did.
I called it Play Ball!
That one was tough to do
especially the football since there
was no football shape.
|  |
Sunny & Blue Skies
Candy Stripe
 |
These next three are my favorites of all the ones I did.
I'm rooting for these.
 |
Sudsing Bubbles
 |
Happy Birthday
Has anyone heard of or have taken Curamin?
We are looking into this all natural pill
for pain relief instead of OTC meds.
It's supposed to help pain and inflamation
of bones and joints.
There was an article about it
in Woman's World magazine.
I have read many reviews and many
people swear by taking this!
So might look into getting some
in the near future.
I don't see it at Walgreens or Walmart
so it might only be available at
health stores only or on Ebay.
--------------------------------
Did anyone get through to the Dr. Oz
freebies today? I tried and tried.
I don't know what went through and
what didn't.
I tried for the free Sketchers, eye exam,
$50 Target gift card
and Holiday Inn overnight stay.
I did get an email saying this:
"Dr. Oz and Holiday Inn would like to thank you for your entry into the Holiday Inn Giveaway. If you were one of the lucky 300, you'll get a separate email with details."
---------------------------------
Tonight's supper
Sweet Italian Sub Buns Pizza
.
.4 sweet italian sub buns each cut in half $1.29
can of tomato soup .50 cents
1 pkg. Italian shredded cheese $1.67
1 pkg pepperoni $1.00
leftover mushrooms sliced Free
Italian seasoning, onion powder & garlic powder Free
TOTAL for 8 pizzas $4.46
8 servings @ .55 cents a pizza
-----------------------------------
I just recently borrowed a little more
The Works toilet bowl cleaner from mom
to test it out in my bathtub.
The bottom of my tub has lost that shiny
white glaze and when dirty kids get in it
the dirt stains the tub and it won't come clean.
Now of course I clean our tub constantly
BUT it never looks clean due to all the stains.
I've tried everything for the past year
and nothing works, bleach, comet, soft scrub,
you name it.
I am here to announce The Works WORKS!
Now I only tried test spots as I still
have to go buy a bottle of this stuff
and will be checking Dollar Tree tomorrow for it
and stocking up on a few if I find it there.
I should soon have a white tub again.
YEAH!!
You can see where I poured some in the tub
and let it sit for about 20 minutes.
Scrubbing right away didn't work.
You need to let it sit and eat at the stains.
I even tried the Dawn & vinegar solution
and that didn't work.
The bathtub is 52 years old.
Tomorrow it'll be like I have a new tub!
--------------------------------
7:00PM
It's a sad night.
Just sold the Explorer.
Someone from Delaware bought it.
Putting that money back to go towards
another Explorer.
It will kinda have it's own saving's
account to build up to be able to
car shop in the near future.
Anyone want to buy a 2001 Tracker???
That'll be next.
---------------------------------
Ahh my printer is giving me fits again.
Or at least the web pages I pull up to print
coupons says my printer won't work.
Guess I'll have to try to reboot the computer
and unplug and replug the printer
to hopefully get some coupons to print.
Usually that works.
Here's some coupons
from Hip2Save
Here’s a *HOT* new printable coupon… Just go here to print a $3/1 Nivea for Men Active3 body wash coupon! This should make for FREE or close to FREE Nivea Body Wash at various stores!
get my printer to work for this!
I checked at Walgreens.com
and according to their website this
body wash is $2.50.
Ok gonna work on this stupid printer tonight
because I am planning a trip to Walgreens tomorrow.
Yay! Right@Home just released a $3 off ANY 3 Glade product coupon here (excludes Glade solid air fresheners and room sprays).
Had to reboot to fix the problem.
Printed the first body wash coupon ok
but the second one came out looking like crap
to the point I can't use it.
I did another test print and it came out fine.
GRRRRRRR!!
Walgreens has Sweet N Low box of 120 packets
for $2.79 buy 1 get 1 free with Walgreens coupon.
Use 2 of these .35 cent coupons
to make it $2.09 for two 120 packs.
Tony doesn't particularly like this kind
of sweetener but I might get some
to use on kids cereal.
