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Archive for the ‘time saving’ Category

March 7th, 2007

Easy Cube Steak Recipe

Company’s coming and what do you fix?  How about cube steak?  This recipe is easy and tastes great.  Just put the steak on to cook and you will have time to finish cleaning up the house or getting ready for company.
cube steak - as much as you need
flour
oil
salt & pepper
powdered gravy mix
Flour both sides of […]

By Karen -- 4 comments

March 5th, 2007

Color-A-Room

 
  
The Better Homes & Gardens website has a cool new feature called Color-A-Room.  With Color-A-Room you can design a room of your choice.  It allows you to change the colors of the walls, ceilings, furniture, accesories, and more.  If you’ve ever wondered if the color palette you’ve chosen will look good together, then try it out […]

By Karen -- 1 comment

February 28th, 2007

Carnival of the Crockpot Recipes

Just a few weeks ago I hosted The Carnival of the Recipes and the theme was Mexican dishes.  This week’s theme is crockpot recipes.  I know you Thrifty Mommies like those easy recipes.  They allow some extra time to spend with our families . . . or a little time to relax every once in […]

By Karen -- 4 comments

February 23rd, 2007

My Favorite Slow Cook Recipes

Below are my favorite crock pot recipes.  Hope you enjoy them.  They are very simple to make and are great time savers!  You can throw these in the crockpot before you leave for work and come home to a hot meal.
Easy Crockpot Roast
2-3 lb roast
1 package Lipton onion soup mix or 1 can Campbell’s French […]

By Karen -- 9 comments

February 16th, 2007

Easy Scalloped Potatoes

Yesterday I was cooking dinner and I was looking for something different to do with my potatoes.  I called my Aunt Rosemary.  She seems to have good recipe ideas.  She told me about an easy scalloped potato recipe.  Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of the finished product.
5-6 medium-sized potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 can […]

By Karen -- 7 comments

January 22nd, 2007

The Amazing Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

Some friends of ours recently gave us a Little Tikes workbench.  It was dirty and had a lot of crayon markings on it.  I’m not complaining.  It’s a nice toy.  It just needed some cleaning.  I tried baking soda and water, but it just wouldn’t get the crayon completely off.  It did lighten it some, […]

By Karen -- 5 comments

January 18th, 2007

Blogging for the absent

I have missed you guys.  Sometimes, you might see a few days go by without me posting anything.  I just wanted to let you know what is going on in the Saunders world.  I work in a local hopsital in the Cardiac Cath lab 3 days a week.  So I have to be out of […]

By kellys -- 1 comment

December 31st, 2006

A Little Something To Make Your Life Easier

I don’t mean to sound like an infomerical :grin:, but I was websurfing today and came across the nifty Sili Gourmet Sling.  This sling slips under your turkey, fish, or other meat while you’re cooking it and then allows you to easily pick up the meat without dropping it.  This would certainly come in handy […]

By Karen -- 0 comments

December 31st, 2006

Crock Pot Macaroni & Cheese Recipe

My husband really likes baked or slow cooked macaroni and cheese.  He cannot stand the instant boxed kind.  Today I was really glad that a friend sent this recipe to me for crock pot mac & cheese.  Hope you enjoy! 
1 - 8 oz. box of macaroni noodles, cooked and drained
3 c. grated cheddar cheese (use mild and/or sharp, according […]

By Karen -- 3 comments

December 17th, 2006

Photo Ornaments in 15 Minutes

As a teacher, I am on the look out for cute, easy, and quick arts & crafts for my students.  Here is one that I found this past weekend.  I hope to find time to make this with my students this week.  This is a simple ornament idea that you could do with your child. […]

By Karen -- 3 comments