Easy
Deviled Eggs
Put cooked egg
yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder
of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of
the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean
up.
Expanding
Frosting
When
you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer
for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more
cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar/calories per
serving.
Reheating
refrigerated bread
To warm biscuits,
pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a
cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it
reheat faster.
Newspaper
weeds away
Start
putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers: put
layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover with mulch and forget
about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not get
through wet newspapers.
Broken
Glass
Use a
dry cotton ball to pick up little broken glass pieces of glass - the fibers
catch ones you can't see!
No
More Mosquitoes
Place a dryer sheet
in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.
Squirrel
Away!
To keep
squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper.
The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come near
it.
Easier
thank you's
When you throw a
bridal/baby shower, buy a pack of thank you cards for the guest of honor.
During the party, pass out the envelopes and have everyone put their address
on one. When the bride/new mom sends the thank you's, they're all
addressed!
MINE!!!!!
If you purchase a
new bike for your child, place their picture inside the handle bar before
placing the grips on. If the bike is stolen and later recovered, remove the
grip and there is your proof who owns the bike.
Flexible
vacuum
To get
something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel
roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to
get in narrow openings.
Reducing
Static Cling
Pin a small
safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or
dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. Place
pin in seam of slacks and - voila - static is gone.
Measuring
Cups
Before
you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill it with hot water. Dump
out the hot water, but don't dry the cup.. Next, add your ingredient, such as
peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.
Foggy
Windshield?
Hate
foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of
your car. When the windows fog, rub with the eraser! Works better than a
cloth!
Reopening
envelope
If you
seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, just
place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. Voila! It
unseals easily.
Conditioner
Use your hair
conditioner to shave your legs. It's a lot cheaper than shaving cream and
leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a great way to use up the
conditioner you bought but didn't like when you tried it in your
hair...
Good-bye
Fruit Flies
To get rid of
pesky fruit flies, take a small glass fill it 1/2" with Apple Cider Vinegar
and 2 drops of dishwashing liquid, mix well. You will find those flies drawn
to the cup and gone forever!
Get
Rid of Ants
Put
small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it "home," &
can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, esp. if it rains,
but it works & you don't have the worry about pets or small children being
harmed!
Take
baby powder to the beach
Keep a small
bottle of baby powder in your beach bag. When you're ready to leave the beach
sprinkle yourself and kids with the powder and the sand will slide right off
your skin.