Kitchen Tip #7

Hello!  I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is now in the full spirit of Christmas.  My tip for today will help you have a beautiful fruit tray to take to all of your parties this holiday season.  After cutting apples, grapes and bananas rinse them in Sprite or 7-up.  This will keep them from turning brown.

Kitchen Tip #6

Well....it's good to be back after having no internet for 5 days!  Ugh.  Anyway, I hope you all are doing well and enjoying the Fall weather.  My tip for today involves sneaking vegetables into your child's food.  SSSHHHH!  A good way to add extra nutrition to your spaghetti is to puree a yellow or zuchinni squash in the blender and then stir it right into the sauce as you are cooking it.  The squash will absorb the flavor of the tomatoes and also has the same texture.  Try it!!!

Kitchen Tip #5

To get the smell off your hands from chopping onions, just pour some lemon juice over them and rub your hands together.  Rinse with cool water and the smell should be gone!

Weekend Kitchen Tip

I hope everyone is having a great weekend.  The tip I have for today is to help you clean your microwave without harsh chemicals.

Take 2 oranges and cut them into 4 sections each.  Fill a microwave safe bowl about 2/3 full of water and place orange in water.  Put in microwave for at least 2 minutes and 30 seconds (long enough for the water to boil).  Leave bowl in microwave for 20-30 minutes depending on how dirty your microwave is...mine usually requires 30 : ).  Remove the bowl and wipe down the inside of your microwave.

You can also clean your garbage disposal with the cooked oranges and water.  Simply turn your disposal on and pour the oranges and water down the drain.  It will leave your sink smelling fresh.

Kitchen Tip #3

To keep cakes or cupcakes from sticking to the pan, mix equal amounts of Crisco and Flour together and generously apply to bottom and sides of pan with a paper towel.

Menu for the Week of November 19th and Thanksgiving Items

Order: Mon. Nov. 16th Deliver: Thurs. Nov. 19th


Mexican Lasagna – Layer upon layer of taco filling, cheese and tortillas make this lasagna a kid pleasing meal. $20.00

Chicken Pot Pie – A creamy, vegetable filled favorite with a homemade crust and lots of chicken. This will fast become a favorite of your family too. $20.00

Glazed Baked Ham - Savory slices smoked ham with a brown sugar-orange glaze. Served with corn on the cob niblets. $20.00

THANKSGIVING ITEMS- Order Deadline is Fri. Nov. 20th with delivery on the 24th.


Dinner Rolls - Generous sized homemade yeast rolls $7.00/dz

Pumpkin Rolls - A holiday favorite with plenty of sweet cream cheese filling $15.00

Cherry, Pumpkin, Pecan, Chocolate or Coconut Pie - A homemade 9 inch pie. $10.00

Kitchen Tip #2

Happy Thursday!  Here is today's tip:   For a quick fruit dip take 1 eight ounce container of sour cream and mix in 2 tablespoons of brown sugar.  Stir well then place in a pretty bowl for serving.

Kitchen Tip #1

Good Morning!  After much indecision, I decided that today I would start providing my fellow bloggers with at least on kitchen tip per day. Some of these tips will make you go hhmmm and some will make you say "Why didn't I think of that."   So here goes...

Kitchen tip #1 - You can bake pancakes in the oven by spraying a cookie sheet with cooking spray and baking at 425 degrees for 10-12 minutes.  Once they are nice and fluffy just use a pizza cutter to cut the number of pancakes you need and serve.  Now everyone can enjoy breakfast together and you don't have to flip 25 pancakes before you get to eat!