1166 week points Recipes

peel a banana from the bottom and you won tsp have to pick the little stringy things off of it. that s how the primates do it., take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. if you leave them connected at the stem , they ripen faster., store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. it will stay fresh much longer and not mold, peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking., add a tsp of water when frying ground beef. it will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking ., reheat pizza, heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to medium-low and heat till warm. this keeps the crust crispy. no soggy micro pizza., 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 buying a canned frosting, remove frosting to a mixing bowl and beat with your electric mixer. the amount will come close to doubling., squirrel away, keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. the cayenne pepper doesn tsp hurt the plant and the squirrels won tsp come near it., flexible vacuum, 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 -- at da! -- static is gone., measuring cups, before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. dump out the hot water, but don tsp dry 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 an 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. viola! 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 tsp like when you tried it in your hair..., goodbye fruit flies, get rid of pesky fruit flies , take a small glass fill it 1/2 with apple cider vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing 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 tsp digest it so it kills them. it may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works & you don tsp have the worry about pets or small children being harmed

boiling water, post 100% bran cereal or nabisco 100% all-bran cereal (i prefer the post, but it can sometimes be hard to find), crisco shortening (don tsp use butter flavored crisco), white sugar, eggs, beaten, buttermilk, all-bran original cereal, flour, baking soda, salt

courgette and garden herb pesto, courgette, coarsely grated, pine nuts, golden linseeds, parmesan cheese, grated, spinach, extra virgin olive oil, onion, finely diced, garlic, crushed, mixed herbs such as mint , lemon thyme, parsley, basil, oregano, salt and freshly cracked black pepper, juice of 1 lemon, heat a non-stick frying pan and saute the onions, garlic and seasoning in 2tbsp of the oil until golden about 4 -5 minutes. add the courgettes and saute for 1 minute. let the mixture cool., toast the linseeds and pine nuts and add to the sauteed onion and courgette mixture, cool., place the herbs , spinach, lemon juice, parmesan and remaining oil in the thermomix bowl and blend until still coarse., add the herb mixture to the cooled sauteed onion, courgette and nut mixture. adjust the seasoning if needed and let the flavours develop for about 20 minutes., food fanatics tips, do not be tempted to add too much oil, the mixture must be dry to prevent the bread becoming claggy. place the leftover pesto in a clean jar cover the surface with extra oil and keep refrigerated, it should last for up to 1 week.

raisin bran, shortening, melted, sugar, eggs, beaten, qt buttermilk, flour, baking soda, salt

garlic curls (or scapes ) are the tender flower stalks that grow out of the middle of hardneck garlic, before the garlic below is full grown. we break them off so that the plant can devote its growing energy into the storage bulb and not into making flowers and seeds. the garlic curl season is about three weeks long, so if you like the pesto, you could freeze some in ice cube trays, and store the cubes in a freezer bag to enjoy later in the season. expanation from potomac farms, organic broccoli, organic garlic curls, salt, peanut oil, pine nuts, garlic cloves, peeled, red wine vinegar, cold-pressed peanut oil, tarragon leaves, chopped

beans of purgatory, some leeks, only the green part (i used leeks during the week and i had to use their green part), some celery, salt, olive oil, parsley

baked cheddar broccoli rice cups, thanks to fountain ave. grill: http://fountainavenuekitchen.com/baked-cheddar-broccoli-rice-cups, simple to whip up with ingredients you have on hand, this side is a sure kid-pleaser that adults will enjoy as well. i employ 1 of my favorite kitchen tricks with this recipe: any time i use frozen broccoli or spinach that needs to be thawed and drained well, i put it inside a tea towel and literally wring it out. you will be surprised by how much water is released, and getting rid of it will prevent your finished product from becoming soggy., vary the cheese if you like or bake in a casserole dish or jumbo muffins tins. for my better-for-you ranch dressing, quick-cooking rice , like minute rice (can substitute about 2 cups regular, cooked rice and omit the 1 cup stock below), chicken stock, frozen, chopped broccoli, thawed and excess water squeezed out, shredded cheddar cheese, divided, homemade ranch dressing (see recipe), or store bought, eggs, lightly beaten, salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, low-fat buttermilk, chobani 2% plain yogurt, mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, canola or olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, minced chives, whisk all ingredients together ., dressing will keep for a week or so, covered, in the refrigerator., if you prefer a thicker dressing , use approximately 1/4 cup of buttermilk depending on your personal preference and intended use.

cream, dark chocolate chips , melts or chocolate bits, caster sugar

lean ground turkey, frozen corn, dry chili seasoning, zucchini, diced, squash, diced, green peppers, diced, white onion, diced, green chili peppers, diced, black beans, diced tomatos, chicken broth

eggs, beaten, oil, white sugar, milk, flour, natural bran (not cereal), natural bran (not cereal), salt, baking soda, raisins

when filling the pan , fill it in 1 scoop. that is how you get a nice muffin top., all purpose flour, baking soda, salt, ground allspice, bran flakes with raisins, sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, buttermilk, vanilla

pour 2 cups boiling water over 2 cups bran cereal. set aside, bran cereal, sugar, melted shortening, eggs, sour milk (add 1 tsp lemon juice or vinegar to make sour), flour, baking soda (add to sour milk), salt

this recipe use to have a recipe but over time it became adjusted to our quantity. trust me you will eat this for light lunches all week, broccoli , cut into pieces or 3 bunches , cut cutting most of the stems off using as much as the tops and cut tops into nice pieces not tiny but not huge pieces., bacon fried crumbled add to broccoli, or buy real bacon bits, shredded cheddar cheese , we just use the large 1. add to taste., dressing mix together, mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, pour dressing over broccoli salad. may look dry but it needs to sit. if it is make more dressing. depends on broccoli, original recipe, broccoli, stems removed cut up, shredded cheddar, crumbled fried bacon, dressing : 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup sugar, 2 tblsp vinegar

chocolate panetonne, sliced (preferably a week old), eggs, irish cream, milk, cinnamon, sugar, oil

flour, powdered sugar, cornstarch, salt, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, cold butter, cubed, vanilla sugar(how to under directions)(if desired, just use regular sugar as it takes about 1 week to make vanilla sugar), sugar, vanilla bean , split lengthwise

raisin bran cereal, sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, vegetable oil, eggs - beaten, buttermilk, chunk pineapple, blueberries

eggs, sugar, buttermilk, bran cereal with raisins, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, baking soda, salt

apples, quick oats, cinnamon, ice, light cranberry juice, sweetener