Passover Specialties
Handy Household
Hints
Reheat Pizza
Heat
up leftover pizza in a non-stick skillet on top of the stove.
Set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy.
No
soggy micro pizza.
I saw this on the cooking channel and it really works.
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 pieces of
glass ...
the fibers catch ones you can't see!
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," and
can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, esp. if it
rains, but it works and 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.