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Quick Tip: Pre-party Freshening

ElleDoesIt — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:31:01 +0000

Ice, vanilla, lemon juice and baking soda... an important quick tip to remember before your guests arrive for your holiday gathering or any other event. Plus, a quick bonus tip!

Quick Tip – Painting Without Glaze Many painting techniques require a certain amount of glaze to...
Quick Tip – Kitchen Timer If you don’t have a true timer handy, microwaves work...

Single-serving Microwave Chocolate Krispies Treats

ElleDoesIt — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:30:05 +0000

Try these single-serving, ONE-bowl, ONE-minute, sweet & crispy microwave chocolate krispies treats and you may never go back to the stovetop method again. At minimum, you'll be happy for the quick chocolate fix!

Easy Savings – Divvy Up the Milk Milk is so expensive these days! For many families, spilled...
Apple Pie Pancakes! Have a go at this original recipe for some great...

Apple Pie Pancakes!

ElleDoesIt — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:39:33 +0000

Have a go at this original recipe for some great tasting, easy to make pancakes. Served warm or flash frozen for future treats, you'll love this dish.

Easy Savings – Divvy Up the Milk Milk is so expensive these days! For many families, spilled...
Single-serving Microwave Chocolate Krispies Treats Try these single-serving, ONE-bowl, ONE-minute, sweet & crispy microwave chocolate...

Spaghetti Squash Remixed – The Day After

ElleDoesIt — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:28:09 +0000

Spaghetti squash is my new favorite side dish thanks to this recipe and inspiration from the My Good House website. I always thought spaghetti squash was some obscure food I'd probably only eat by chance, say, as a side at a restaurant. That thinking was pretty off-kilter. I found the squash to have both a great flavor and interesting texture. The fact that it’s within reach budget-wise really helps.

Mashed Potatoes – Kids in the Kitchen One word when it comes to mashed potatoes - Instant!...
Seriously Cheap and Easy Headboard Decorations, Pt. 4 Short on headboard ideas? This Seriously Cheap series shows some...

Things You’d Never Put on Chicken, But Should

ElleDoesIt — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:16:50 +0000

Chicken is America's comfort staple food. With a zillion different ways to prepare and serve chicken, we still tend to run out of ideas when it's meal prep time. So now it's time to think outside the bone... uhh.., box. Try some ingredients in your chicken recipe that you may not have considered before.

Cutting Back On Syrup Use I'm surprised at the increased cost of syrups lately....
Mashed Potatoes – Kids in the Kitchen One word when it comes to mashed potatoes - Instant!...

Magic Bullet vs. The Gizmo – Review

ElleDoesIt — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:01:58 +0000

I own both of these gadgets. I’ve adored them both. One works well, while it works, and the other works wonderfully (all the time). I purchased the Magic Bullet at Wal-Mart about a year ago and the Black & Decker Gizmo at Bed Bath & Beyond about two years ago. The Magic Bullet was $49 while the Gizmo was $30. These were serious, planned purchases I made special trips out for - no impulse infomercial buys here.

Hide Cords Under the Baseboard Love that floor lamp but hate seeing the cord? Have...
Apple Pie Pancakes! Have a go at this original recipe for some great...

Magnets: No More Can-Opening Mishaps

ElleDoesIt — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:31:27 +0000

If you're like me and still use an old-fashioned manual can opener, you know you're always one fingertip slip away from a nasty cut from a sharp can lid. My vintage Ecko can opener is the "Old Faithful" of my kitchen, but I've found that some of the modern marvels in the can opening arena can leave the same ultra-sharp can...

Spaghetti Squash Remixed – The Day After Spaghetti squash is my new favorite side dish thanks to...
Quickly Install Fonts in Windows Installing fonts in Windows can be a non-stop click fest...

Easy Savings – Get the Air Out (of those bags)

ElleDoesIt — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:27:30 +0000

Here's a quick tip for those who didn't know the importance of air! Huh? Air + food + time = spoilage (or at least staleage and bad-tasteage). Get the air out of those bags pronto! and you'll save yourself a buck or two, or twenty or forty. For any food item, whether pre-packaged or placed...

Apply Hair Gel Evenly Applying hair gel is easy. Applying hair gel evenly can...
Cheapen Up Your Pantry With Substitutes Your kitchen pantry doesn't have to look like that of...

Easy Savings – Divvy Up the Milk

ElleDoesIt — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:56:12 +0000

Milk is so expensive these days! For many families, spilled milk is a down right tragedy... of the financial sort. If you're a milk drinker or have kids in your home, you probably hear the distinct "cha-ching" for every gulp of milk downed. If you have tried using powdered milk and it just won't cut the mustard, you can still save...

Easy Savings – Get the Air Out (of those bags) Here's a quick tip for those who didn't know the...
Muffin Mixes – Kids in the Kitchen I love pouch mixes. They are often both inexpensive...

Mashed Potatoes – Kids in the Kitchen

ElleDoesIt — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:11:32 +0000

One word when it comes to mashed potatoes - Instant! Granted, there’s nothing better than warm and creamy homemade mashed potatoes, but there are just times when time and resources are short and quick fix potatoes are the way to go. When it’s that time, this is one dish that’s fun and easy for the novice kid in the kitchen.

Muffin Mixes – Kids in the Kitchen I love pouch mixes. They are often both inexpensive...
Things You’d Never Put on Chicken, But Should Chicken is America's comfort staple food. With a zillion...