When your pressed powder compact is wearing thin, just crumble it up with a cotton swab or something. Then pour about 1/4 tsp. or less of rubbing alcohol in it and stir it up till it all comes together and close it up. The next morning it will be good as new, enough for about a weeks worth of uses.
Saltine Crackers Recipe
i need a recipe for saltine crackers. ladies home journal (think) published a number of cracker recipes for various crackers and i used them, but i lost them in a house fire. any help is appreciated
Salt For Low-Sodium Diets Or The Health Conscious
High sodium is an issue for a lot of people, even if we’ve not been advised to lower it. Processed and packaged foods have high amounts of sodium and high sodium diets can raise blood pressure and can increase chances of heart disease, stroke and kidney failure. Too much sodium can also reduce the amount of other nutrients we are able to absorb. Ideally, we shouldn’t really be having more than 2000 milligrams (or 2grams) of sodium per day. But people tend to have problems when they eat more than 4000 milligrams (4 grams) of sodium per day.
There are ‘diet’ salts available, generally salt (sodium chloride) combined with potassium chloride. They can be pretty pricey, and a high potassium intake is also risky to health, especially to those with kindey problems or on certain medications.
So, I’d like to share my recipe/tip, which enables you to still have a wise amount of salt, on the cheap, without sacrificing flavour.
½ cup Salt (whatever you use – sea salt, table salt, even ‘diet’ salt if you wish)
1 cup Sesame Seeds
In a frying pan/skillet, heat the sesame seeds gently, shaking the pan constantly, until they are golden. Pour into Mortar and Pestle and grind well, mixing in the salt as you grind until it is a slightly coarse powder and pour into a salt shaker with a sprinkle of rice (this helps to stop the salt from clumping).
Alternatively, you could put the toasted sesame seeds and rock/coarse salt into a grinder.
This does not alter the taste of foods, but gives everything a slighty more delicious taste. It tastes better than plain salt and kids and the stubborn eldery are none the wiser. It can be used in cooking or as table salt.
Sesame seeds are rich in fibre, calcium, protein and host of amino acids, so the extra nutrients will not go astray.
Note: the amounts can be adjusted, just have 1 part salt to 2 parts sesame seeds.
Homemade Yellow Or White Cake Mix
I am looking for a homemade yellow or white cake mix recipe that I can store on the pantry shelf for later use in recipes that call for a mix. Thanks.
Snow Tops
i’ve created a slight twist to the old peanut butter cookie recipe weve all enjoyed for years. my husband and kids love them, and the ingredients are all things most people normally have on hand.
1 c. peanut butter
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
marshmallow creme or “white fluff”
preheat oven to 350. mix together your peanut butter, sugar, egg and vanilla. roll into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. sprinkle sugar atop each ball, and make a criss – cross pattern with a fork across each, flattening each ball out. bake for 8 – 10 minutes.
cookies will be very soft when you pull them out of the oven. dont be alarmed, theyre done 
). grab a teaspoon and dollop a small amount of marshmallow creme onto each cookie, right after you pull them out of the oven. let it sit for a minute or two. use a toothpick to spread the creme evenly (or should i say as best you can) across the cookies. enjoy! ****this cookie is delicious! but also very messy! when i make them, my kids are not allowed to leave the kitchen, no questions asked!! ;o)
Sloppy Joe Meat Loaf
1/2 cup chopped sweet pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
2lb 85% lean ground beef
1 tsp garlic pwdr
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
1 egg slightly beaten
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 envelope dry sloppy joe seasoning
1 can sloppy joe seasoning
salt and pepper to taste.
sautee onion and pepper till soft. Mix ground beef, egg,bread crumbs,garlic pwdr, cheese, onion and pepper and dry sloppy joe seasoning together with salt and pepper. form into a loaf pan and bake at 325 for 45 min. then pour can of sloppy joe mix over top of meat loaf and bake for another 15 minutes.
All my friends loved it and some times I do a variation where I also add 1/2 cup crumbled blu cheese.
Malted Pumpkin Pie
Since fall is here, can pumpkin pies (pp) be far behind? Honestly, unlike the fantastic turtle pp that I made last year, normal pps leave me cold. Back in the 70′s I had a pp recipe that I got off the back of the label of a jar of malted milk granules. It was the best pp I ever had. Unfortunately, I have lost the recipe and have been unable to find anything similar on the internet. Any ideas?
Crockpot Recipes For Working People
Looking for crockpot recipes for during the work week. I leave the house at 7 a.m. and return at 5:30 or 6:00 p.m. So these delicious sounding recipes that require you to cook 4 hours and then do or add something else and cook another 4 hours don’t work for me. I want something I can throw in the crockpot in 10 min or less in the morning (or put together the night before and refridgerate) plug it in in the morning and have supper when I get home. The less meat the better. THANKS!!!
How To Freeze Avocados
My daughter is a strange child. One of her favorite foods is avocado. Never mind candy, just give her a piece of toast with sliced or mashed avocado and she’s happy. As a result I buy quite a few avocados, especially when they go on sale. If you are familiar with this unique little fruit (yes, it’s a fruit not a vegetable), I don’t have to tell you that they ripen quite quickly on the kitchen counter. Before I started freezing them, I had quite a few avocados go bad before we had a chance to eat them.
How To Freeze Avocados
Unfortunately you can’t freeze avocado whole or sliced. Well, I guess technically you could, but you won’t be happy with the results when you thaw them back out. You’ll end up with a yucky brown mess.
But you can freeze mashed avocado quite well. Cut your ripe avocado in half and remove the pit. Scoop out the flesh and put it into a bowl. I like to do this with 4 or more avocados at a time. Now add a good splash of either lemon juice or white vinegar and mash everything together with a fork. Scoop it into freezer bags and freeze for up to 6 months.
You can thaw your avocado and use it in wraps, soups, sandwiches and of course to make guacamole.
I find it works best to let the avocados thaw in the fridge overnight. Just give them another good mash with the fork the next morning and you’re ready to use them.
And now I would like to invite you to keep taking advantage of that freezer and learn more about freezer cooking.
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Grocery Shopping On A Budget and Crockpot Red Beans And Rice – HBHW Newsletter
September 29th, 2010
Editorial
Hello again and welcome to another edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. We’ve got another exciting offer, this time from our good friends at LivingOnADime.com. I hope you’ll check it out.
This week we are talking about grocery shopping on a budget. With that in mind, many of us think about buying in bulk and really stocking our pantry, freezer, and refrigerator. Some folks are not lucky enough to have large kitchens and freezers so stocking up may not be an option. Check out this week’s featured article to see how to save money on groceries even with a small pantry.
The inspirational quote and story I’ve chosen this week are about being frugal. There are a lot of reasons to be frugal, and it’s not all about saving money. I hope you’ll take a moment or two out of your busy day to read and reflect on this week’s quote and story.
Last but not least, I want to tell you about a fun little contest. Front Porch Ideas and More is hosting an Autumn and Halloween Porch Decorating Contest during the month of October. If you like decorating your porch this time of the year, you will enjoy all the ideas that Mary and Dave have for your porch. You could win a $100 or $50 gift certificate from Plow & Hearth. Learn more about their fun contest here: Autumn and Halloween Porch Decorating Contest.
Those are my thoughts this week. As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions. Feel free to email me at susanne@hillbillyhousewife.com
Warm Regards,
Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife
Inspirational Quote
Be a thrifty steward of thy goods.
~Sophocles~
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Frugal Living Without A Big Pantry
Recipe Sharing
Since we’re talking today about food and especially food on a budget, I thought I’d share one of the frugal recipes posted here at HBHW. I hope you’ll find time to try this delicious dish soon:
- 1 cup dried red beans
- 4 cups water, (or more if needed)
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Tabasco pepper sauce
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onion (or 1/4 cup onion flakes)
- 1 finely chopped green bell pepper
- 2 cloves chopped garlic (or a good dash of garlic powder)
- 1/2 pound spicy smoked sausage, sliced
- 2 cups diced ham
- salt and pepper to taste
Sort through your beans and add them to your crock pot along with the water. Cook on high for 4 to 5 hours or until the beans are tender. If you prefer, you can also cook the beans on low overnight. Just increase the water to 5 cups.
Add the seasonings, vegetables and meat. Cook on low for another 4 hours or on high for 2 hours. You may need to add a little more water if the mixture gets to thick.
Serve with cooked white rice.
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Inspirational Story
A Frugal Living Poem
~Lao Tzu~
I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize.
The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility,
which keeps me from putting myself before others.
Be gentle and you can be bold;
be frugal and you can be liberal;
avoid putting yourself before others and
you can become a leader among men.
Final Thought
That’s it for this edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. I hope you’ve had as much fun reading it as I had creating it for you. I also hope that you have found the information helpful and useful. And by all means feel free to forward the newsletter to family and friends or even better, encourage them to subscribe to it.
Do you have a question, a tip, a recipe or a story you’d like to share with us? Email it to me and I’ll include it in a future issue. Can’t wait to see what you have to say.
Warm Wishes,
Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife
Gumbo
Ingredients:
1/2c. Flour
1/2 oil
1c. chopped onion
1c. chopped bell pepper
1c. chopped celery
1/2c. parsley
1tsp. salt
1tsp. File
1/2tsp. minced garlic
2tsp. kitchen bouquet
2tsp. garlic powder
1tsp. crab boil
1 pound smoked sausage sliced in 1/4 in.
4 chicken thighs
6 chicken legs
2 bullion cubes
gizzards & Livers to liking
8 cups water
1 pound shrimp for last 30 minutes add
6 cups cooked rice (2 uncooked rice cups)
ROUX:
1. Slowly cook oil and flour on low heat (can take half hour depending) in large Dutch oven. Occasionally stirring until golden brown (Not burnt don’t cook fast will change flavor).
2. add veggies mix them really well in roux.add water and seasonings.
3. add sausage, chicken bring to a boil and simmer for an hour until chicken is cooked. pull out chicken and allow to cool.
4. when chicken is cool debone and put back in gumbo.
5. the last 30 hour before you choose to serve add in your shrimp or what other seafood crab etc. you choose.
Put cooked rice in bottom of bowl and ladle gumbo on top add more file if desired. We get oyster crackers or garlic bread. It is a great winter meal!
Boxed Bread Machine Mixes Too Expensive?
I work anywhere from 35 hours to 70 hours a week outside the home and my husband is out of state 10 days out of every 15. We have 4 sons at home and still manage to homeschool our 14 & 12 year olds (the other 2 are adult). My time is at a premium and cash is just about as dear. However, I don’t want to sacrifice homemade goodness but time-saving mixes are oh-so-expensive.
Here is one of my solutions:
My Homemade Automatic Bread Machine (ABM) Mixes
I make 10 at a time so all one of the boys has to do is heat the kefir (or buttermilk) and butter, dump it in the bread pan along with the baggie of mix and press start. Wallah! Homemade bread.
Directions
Prepare 10 quart zipper bags by labeling them (I use freezer type for durability since I reuse them over and over). I use a Sharpy pen & I write “add 1 1/2 c. warmed kefir and 2 Tbls. butter” — use the measurements for the wet ingredients for your favorite ABM recipe.
Now, open all the zipper bags (I cuff the top to hold them open) and line them up for your assembly line. Measure in all the dry ingredients starting with the smaller measurements, adding flour last. Don’t worry about the salt touching the yeast, in the 10 years I have been doing this, it has never made a difference.
Once all the dry ingredients have been measured into the bags, press out as much air as reasonable and seal the bags. Store. I flatten mine and stack in a large Tupperware and store in the pantry.
To use the bread kits
Add the warmed wet ingredients to your bread pan (if your ABM suggest wet first), dump in contents of zipper baggie and start your machine. Fold up and seal your baggie and return to your storage container so you can reuse it for your next set of bread kits.
Enjoy your own favorite recipe of hot bread with about 3 minutes hands-on time!
Milkshake Mix
i am looking for a recipe for milkshake mix like they use at bk or mc d’s…i need one for iced mocha cappachinos at home,,yummy yum
thanks
karin
Pumpkin Butter
Quadruple this recipe for storage in jars
- 2 cups cooked pumpkin (15 oz. can)
- 1 cup white granulated sugar or splenda
- 1 cup brown sugar or splenda blend
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. ginger
- 1/8 tsp. cloves
Combine all ingredients in a crockpot and cook on high for 3 hours, stirring every 10 minutes to keep from sticking to sides and burning. Put in jars and put in a water bath for 40 minutes. If you like pumpkin pie, you will love it. It is great on hot, fresh biscuits. We like it almost better than apple butter.
Huckleberry Pickled Red Eggs
Recipe by: Laurene Wells
- 4 dozen eggs
- boiled and peeled
- 5 beets, boiled
- 4 cups beet juice
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 cup WMB huckleberry vinegar
- 1 cup white vinegar4 small onions, sliced in rings
- 1 fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
- 10 pint jars
Boil eggs 15 minutes, and peel them. Set aside.Peel and slice beets, boil in a quart and a half of water for about 15 minutes. Reserve juice.
In a medium pan, combine 4 c. beet juice, 2 c. brown sugar, 1 c. huckleberry vinegar, 1 c. white vinegar and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. All sugar should be dissolved into the liquid.
Sterilize jars in boiling water.
Place onion slices and ginger in the bottom of each jar. Stuff eggs and beet slices into jars. Top with any remaining onion and ginger. Pour hot beet-vinegar brine over the eggs, leaving a little head space. Eggs should be totally covered in brine, not poking up.
Sterilize lids in boiling water. Tighten lids onto jars.
Heat process in a hot water bath (making sure water is about 1 inch over the lids) for 5 minutes. Remove from hot water bath and turn upside down onto counter. Allow jars to cool and seal before turning upright for labeling.
Original recipe this was adapted from suggested that all ingredients (ginger wasn’t on that ingredient list) could be mixed into a class bowl, covered, and left in the fridge for 2 days before serving. Didn’t mention canning, was a make-ahead type dish.
Huckleberry Vinegar available from ttp://www.wildmountainberries.com
(Note: old eggs will peel easier than really fresh eggs.)
Is Browning Meat Necessary
rather than a specific recipe, i’m wondering if browning meat before placing in a crock pot is really necessary. i never brown ground beef or chuck roast, but i wonder if the taste is different? we’re MOSTLY vegetarians so i’m not really experienced with cooking meat. but, my family does like certain things in the crockpot. browning is typically called for in recipes. is it really necessary for taste/appearance/quality??
Cotton Tampons
Pure cotton baby socks make great tampons I have read. The key is to wash the socks six times without detergent before using.
Save Cookie Crumbs
After you’ve made homemade cookies. Save the cookie crumbs and put them in a container with a lid and use them as a topping to your ice – cream or whatever you’d like to put them on as a treat.
Meal Planning System and Homemade Split Pea Soup – HBHW Newsletter
September 23rd, 2010
Editorial
Hello again and welcome to another edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. Thank you for your patience while I worked to pull this newsletter together. I know it will be worth the wait once you take a look at the special offer our sponsor has for you.
I am also featuring an article in which I interview our sponsor, Christine Steendahl of Menu Planning Center. I hope you’ll scroll down and click on the link to this article as I know you’ll find so many useful tips and ideas for your own family’s meals.
The inspirational quote and story I’ve chosen this week are about meals, or more specifically, sharing meals. Since meals and meal planning are on my mind, I thought I’d find a story and quote that reflects my feelings about food. I hope you’ll take a moment or two out of your busy day to read and reflect on this week’s quote and story.
Those are my thoughts this week. As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions. Feel free to email me at susanne@hillbillyhousewife.com
Warm Regards,
Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife
Inspirational Quote
If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.
~Buddha~
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Featured Article
As I mentioned earlier, this week’s featured article is an interview that I did with Christine Steendahl, The Menu Mom. She shares some great tips and ideas, as well as her own favorite recipe! Be sure to click on the article link below and read how Christine figured out the ins-and-outs of saving money by planning her family’s meals.
Family Meal Planning – An Interview With Christine Steendahl
Recipe Sharing
Since we’re talking today about food and sharing meals, I thought I’d share one of the recipes posted here at HBHW. I hope you’ll find time to try this delicious dish soon:
- meaty ham bone
- 8 cups water
- 1 pkg split peas
- 1 cup carrots (grated)
- 1 cup onions (diced)
- 1 cup celery (chopped)
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
Place all ingredients into a large pot and cook on low heat for about 3 hours. Most of the meat will fall off the bone while cooking. You should remove the remaining meat from the bone to put back into the soup and dispose of the bone.
For a finer, smooth consistency place soup into a blender after cooking and “pulse” until you get your desired consistency.
You can also cook this soup in the crockpot. About 3 hours on high or 5 to 6 hours on low will do the trick.
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Inspirational Story
A Very Special Meal
~Mirabai Chrin~
Once there was a very poor and devoted woman who always prayed to the Glory of God, asking very little, if anything for herself. But one thought, one desire continued to recur and finally she asked: petitioning the Lord, that if it were possible she would love to prepare a special meal and have God share at her table. And God, in His Love for this goodly woman, said He would indeed come the next day and share a meal.
Filled with ecstasy, the woman went out the following morning with her meager purse and purchased such delicacies that she felt would please the Lord.
Returning home, she prepared a banquet and waited patiently for her most honored guest. Soon there was a knock on the door, and when she opened it, there stood an old beggar asking for something to eat. Being a woman of God, she could not turn the beggar away, so she invited him in to partake of her table. The beggar felt as if he was in a dream – such a feast set before him. He finished all the food, thanked his hostess and left.
The woman was only slightly disheartened, she gathered up her purse, her coat, and hurried back to town to get more food for her special guest. Her funds were less now and so the food was not quite so elaborate. Nonetheless, she lovingly prepared another meal and sat to await the arrival of the Almighty.
A few hours went by and there was a loud knock on the door. This time it was an old gypsy woman with no teeth, who was deaf, who spoke quite loudly and was, rather rudely, insisting that any true believer in the Lord would not deny her something to eat.
Though the woman had no more money with which to buy more supplies, she invited the woman in and offered her a seat at the table. The gypsy ate everything, did not even thank the woman and left without closing the door.
By now it was beginning to get dark both inside and out. The woman’s faith was strong, so that, though somewhat distraught, she did not give up, but rather, looked around her humble house to see if there was anything she could sell in order to buy more food to set before the Lord.
She hurried to town with a little silver cup that had been in her family for several generations, but she was willing to part with it for the great honor that God was going to bestow on her – the sharing of a meal.
Late in the night she rushed home to prepare yet a third meal. She waited and waited until, once more, there was a knock on the door. Holding her breath, she slowly opened the door to find yet another poor man in the guise of a wandering monk, in search of a meal.
Again, she offered hospitality, with as much grace as she could muster in her disappointment. This man also ate all that was set on the table and left after blessing the woman for her kindness. So discouraged and dismayed was she that all she could do was nod slightly, in acknowledgment of the thanks.
Now it was too late, with no way to buy any more food and no more money with which to buy it. She got down on her knees, weeping such heart-broken tears. She asked God what she had done wrong. Why had God not come to share at the table as He had promised?
And God, in all His Divine Compassion and Mercy, lifted the woman off her knees, and holding her close to His Heart, said, “My child, I enjoyed your hospitality so much that I came three times!”
Final Thought
That’s it for this edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. I hope you’ve had as much fun reading it as I had creating it for you. I also hope that you have found the information helpful and useful. And by all means feel free to forward the newsletter to family and friends or even better, encourage them to subscribe to it.
Do you have a question, a tip, a recipe or a story you’d like to share with us? Email it to me and I’ll include it in a future issue. Can’t wait to see what you have to say.
Warm Wishes,
Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife
Buy Marked-Down Bell Peppers And Freeze Them
Take advantage of “marked down” bell peppers at grocery store. They may not look pretty or firm, but once you dice them, you can freeze them for handy use in recipes calling for chopped or diced peppers. Tip for freezing: lay the chopped peppers on a cookie sheet & freeze before putting them into your freezer bag/container. It keeps them from clumping together.
Pepper Allergy
I need help with substitutions for peppers (Green, red, yellow, etc.). My fiance is highly allergic to these. I’ve always made lots of recipes with peppers in them because I like the flavor it adds, but now am unable to do that. Can anyone suggest how to get a good flavor without the peppers? Thanks in advance.
Homemade Peanut Butter
15 ozs roasted skinless peanuts
1 tsp kosher salt
1 ½ tsp honey
1 ½ tbsp peanut oil
Open the peanuts and put them into a food processor. Sprinkle salt over the peanuts. Place the lid on top and pulse for just a minute to start breaking up the peanuts. Stop and remove the lid. Pour in the honey. Replace the lid and process until you get the consistency that you want.
Make sure to stop a few times to scrape down the sides.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
*Tip: If you like your peanut butter a little sweeter you can always add a little more honey.
Homemade Egg Noodles
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tbsp butter
- pinch of salt
Place flour and salt into a large bowl. Beat eggs and milk together in a small bowl and pour into the large flour bowl. Add butter last and mix
Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface. Knead dough until it smooths out (about 5 minutes) and place back into the bowl.
Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
Add some more flour to your work surface and turn out the dough.Roll the dough out flat until it is only about 1/8 inch thick. Cut the dough into whatever length or width you need.
Let the strips air dry. Boil in salted water for about 3 minutes.
*Tip: A quick and easy way to cut neat lines in your dough is to use a pizza wheel.
Homemade Pancake Mix
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups dry buttermilk powder
- 8 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cups sugar
- 8 tsp baking powder
- 4 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp salt
Mix all ingredients together and pour into an airtight container. Store in a cool,dry place. Keeps for about 6 months.
Recipe:
- 1 ½ cup pancake mix
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 cup water
Mix all ingredients. Makes about 10-4”pancakes.
*Tip: You can add fresh blueberries, chocolate chips, bananas, pecans, or just about anything you like to these
pancakes.
Homemade Spanish Rice
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp onion (chopped)
- 1 ½ cups white rice
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup chunky salsa
Get a large frying pan and heat the oil in it first. Next add the onion and
cook until they are fork tender.
Add rice to onions and stir it around
until the rice starts to brown. Pour chicken broth and salsa over the rice.
Cover the pan and let it simmer for about 20 minutes so that is can soak up all of the juices.
*Tip: This always goes well with any
Mexican dish but it also goes well with
grilled chicken, pork or steak!
Jewel Tea Fruitcake
I am looking for a recipe my great grandmother used out of a cook book she got from the jewel tea company. I am not sure of which book it was from. I think it had apple sauce, cherries, cocoa powder and cloves. It might have also had pineapple in it. It might have also been listed as applesauce spice cake. This is a very old recipe I and my mother would dearly love to have.
Ginger Carrot Pickles
I am looking for a recipe for a pickled carrot my mother used to make. It is a sweet pickle with lots of ginger and carrots. She got the recipe out of victoria magazine. We have been since unable to locate it. it is probably from late ’80s or early ’90s.
Baked Pear Honey
Looking for recipe for baked pear honey. My grandmothers written recipe says: grind pears, add sugar and pineapple, mix well and bake until thick and brown. Does anyone know what temp to bake it at? I have everything else. Thanks.
Cheap Tampons
I have often been outraged at the amount of money required to manage my menses every month! So I have been using rolled up baby socks for over a year and have not had any leakage, no infections, average amount of mess (like when applicatorless tampons are used) and have been very happy with the result. I am a college student and when I need to change one during the day and I am away from home I just put it in a leakproof plastic baggie, take home and wash. I soak them in 2 tablespoons of bleach to 1 pint water and wash when my cycle is over. I wash in hot water, regular detergent and bleach. I do not have a dryer so I line dry everything. To prevent embarassment I soak the socks in a non see thru bucket with a lid in the bathroom. To begin with I bought 6 dozen socks for newborns and have not worn out one yet. And I bought them used. Hope this saves someone money.
Hanukah Pot Roast
Around 1994-95 I received a recipe for a Hanukah pot roast from a Weight Watcher’s meeting. This pot roast was made with V8 juice, brown sugar and allspice. Does anyone out there have this recipe? It is by far the best pot roast I have ever eaten.
Thanks
Acid Reflux Friendly Recipes
It is hard finding acid reflux friendly recipes. Need something that is low acid, not hot spicy and low fat. No peppers (including black pepper), very little dairy, can have soy, and no tomatoes or citrus. Do not want to go back into the hospital and have to have blood transfusions again. Thanks!
Hotdog Buns Recipe Please
Hello,
I’ve started baking bread and my family is enjoying the results. Now, we’d like to include hotdog buns to our bread list.
I have not found any that are simple and was wondering if anyone had some ideas.
Thankyou
Potato Peelings – Don`t Discard
After scrubbing potatoes for cooking, save the peelings. Pat dry with paper towels or a clean dish towel. Use a heavy skillet with about 1/4 inch of oil. Heat oil to at least 350 degrees and fry up the peelings in batches. Great homemade potato chips plus extra fiber and vitamins from the skins, Add salt after removing from skillet.
Stir Fry Sauce
I’m looking for a good stir-fry sauce recipe. My husband loves stir-fry, and I buy the ones off the grocery shelf – but it’s TOO expensive. Any ideas?
Recipes For Leftover Cooked Oatmeal
I am looking for something to make with leftover cooked oatmeal. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Cholesterol Confusion and Focus – HBHW Newsletter
September 15th, 2010
Editorial
Hello again and welcome to another edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter.
Are you settling into your fall routine? We have a full calendar, as usual, and the days seem pretty tightly scheduled. But, we’ll get back into the swing of things, like we always do. We’re looking forward to some crisp fall days and nights and hopefully a lazy day or two thrown in to enjoy.
The article I’m sharing with you this week is about a subject I’ve been confused about for quite some time; good and bad cholesterol. Most people have heard those terms, but many people, myself included, don’t really understand the difference or what it means to our health. This article clears up the confusion quite nicely. Be sure to scroll down and click on the link for this informative article.
The inspirational quote and story I’ve chosen this week are about the rewards and success we have when we finally focus on one thing and one thing only. I hope you’ll take one of your moments today to read and reflect on this week’s quote and story.
Those are my thoughts this week. As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions. Feel free to email me at susanne@hillbillyhousewife.com
Warm Regards,
Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife
Inspirational Quote
Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.
~Anthony Robbins~
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News From The HBHW Club
If you haven’t heard about the Hillbilly Housewife Club, it’s a members only forum packed full of great information, resources, and friendly chit chat about the things we are all interested in – fun, frugal living. Come Join Us And See What All The Chatter Is About!
I look forward to chatting with you in the member area. Click the following link and try the HBHW Club for only $1.
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Our friends at the Club have been discussing everything from eating well on a tight budget to knitting. Along with these discussions, we’ve been sharing recipes, too. Here is a recipe I posted at the Club that I’d like to share with you:
Overnight Strata For A Crowd
- 16 slices good white bread like potato bread or oat bread, crusts cut off and both sides buttered lightly
- 4 large ripe tomatoes, sliced into thin circles
- 1 medium onion, sliced into thin circles
- 1 (4 oz) can chopped green chilies
- 12 oz shredded Cheddar cheese
- 7 eggs
- 3 1/2 cups or milk
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
Butter a large rectangular casserole dish. Lay 8 slices of bread in dish, top evenly with tomatoes, onions, and chili peppers. Take about 2/3 of the Cheddar cheese and sprinkle on top. Cover with remaining 8 slices of bread.
In separate bowl, beat together with a fork the eggs, milk, and seasonings. Pour this mixture over the top of the bread in casserole. Be sure this liquid reaches the top of the bread. If it doesn’t, add more milk/egg mixture; make a batch using a 1 egg to 1/2 cup milk ratio (no need to add more seasonings).
Now distribute the remaining Cheddar cheese over the top and cover the dish with tin foil. Put in refrigerator overnight.
To cook: Take out of the refrigerator 1 hour before putting in oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake casserole for 1- 1/4 hour to 1- 1/2 hour or until eggs are completely set and knife inserted into the middle of dish comes out clean. Let stand at room temperature (uncovered) for 5 to 10 minutes before cutting.
Listed here is a sampling of recent recipes added, making a total of more than 400 recipes currently available to our Club members.
- Doubly Cheesy Chilies Casserole
- 4 Ingredient Flour Tortillas
- 4 Ingredient Popovers
- Southern Stewed Tomatoes & Okra
We welcome recipe submissions from our friends at the Club and are always happy to see what’s cooking in your kitchen. Our aim is to have six recipes posted each week. That’s a lot of recipes!
Featured Article
If cholesterol is as confusing to you as it is to me, you’ll appreciate this article written by an expert in the field, Deborah Land. You’ll quickly learn how to identify good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. More importantly, you’ll find out how to identify the foods that keep you healthy. Please click on the link below and give this week’s featured article a read:
How I Learned to Lower Cholesterol Through Diet
Healthy Hillbilly Housewife
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Recipes
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I’m Looking For:
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Inspirational Story
Focus Your Thinking
~Brian Cavanaugh~
On a clear, bright sunny day take powerful magnifying glass and a stack of newspapers and go outside for an experiment. Hold the magnifying glass over a pile of crumpled pages. Even though you are magnifying the power of the sun’s rays through the glass lens, you will never start a fire – if you keep moving the glass.
But if you hold the magnifying glass still, allowing it to focus the rays in a concentrated beam of sun energy, you harness the power of the sun and multiply it through the lens – starting a fire.
Focusing also works with your power of thought! Try it and ignite your wandering ideas.
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Final Thought
That’s it for this edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. I hope you’ve had as much fun reading it as I had creating it for you. I also hope that you have found the information helpful and useful. And by all means feel free to forward the newsletter to family and friends or even better, encourage them to subscribe to it.
Do you have a question, a tip, a recipe or a story you’d like to share with us? Email it to me and I’ll include it in a future issue. Can’t wait to see what you have to say.
Warm Wishes,
Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife
Easy Baked Corn Dogs
I came up with this one week when I had a surplus of hot dogs after a large cookout. I love corn dogs and so do my kids, but they are too darn greasy! I wanted to make a healthier and easy version, and this seemed to take the cake! It was a huge hit with all four kids and husband!
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup milk
1/4 cup veg oil or melted butter/shortening
1 1/2 cups self-rising yellow corn meal mix
1 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 large ear of corn, cooked and kernels removed- or 1 can sweet whole kernel corn
(for a tex-mex version put in these other add ins: minced dried onions, can green chilies or minced jalapenos and diced red pepper)
8-10 hot dogs (we use turkey franks)
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar, divided
Preheat oven to 450. Grease 9×12 glass dish. In large bowl, combine all ingredients except the hot dogs and 1/2 cup of cheese. Pour into greased dish and spread evenly. Place whole hot dogs gently on top of mix in rows, not letting them touch, leaving about 1/2 inch of space along edge and a little less of an inch between hot dogs. Do not submerge them.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until cornbread is golden brown. Remove from oven and sprinkle reserved 1/2 cup cheese and let sit until cheese has melted.
To serve, cut in rectangles around the hot dogs and top with ketchup and mustard if desired.
You can easily omit corn, cheese, and any other add ins to keep the recipe simple and more “picky” kid friendly.
Fix Sprayers In Bottles
I am looking for a way to fix the sprayers that come in the bottles of cleaner. Everytime I get half way thru a bottle the sprayer wants to stop working.
Homemade Cough Syrup
Boil 1 cup unsulphered molasses 5 min., add 1/4 cup cider vinegar, boil for 5 more minutes. Add 1/2 of a small RAW diced onion, Stir, remove from heat.
Pour mixture onto large greased cookie sheet or platter. The patient ( victim?) must consume all of this while it’s still warm, brush teeth, go to bed.
This was my grandfather’s cure and it works! I still got colds, but they never lasted more than a few days.
Southwestern Crockpot Chicken
serves 6
2 pounds chicken (boneless)
2 large cans diced tomatoe w/jalepno
1 small can diced green chilies
1 small can tomato paste
1 sliced onion
1 sliced green bellpepper
1 sliced red bell pepper
2 teaspoons chicken boullion
salt and pepper to taste
Combine all ingredients in crockpot and mix. cook on low 6 to 9 hours or 4 hours on high. Serve over rice or noodles. This freezes well.
Beer Rocks
2 loaves frozen bread dough, white or wheat, thawed
1 lb. hamburger
1 med. onion, diced
1 head cabbage, shredded
Salt, pepper, garlic to taste
Cook hamburger and crumble. Drain off grease. Add seasonings. Add onions and cabbage and cook together until tender. Take enough dough to roll flat into about a 6-inch diameter circle. Put some cooked mixture down the center. Then fold dough around meat mixture.
Place on greased cookie sheet(s) and bake at 350 degrees until browned. Cool on rack. Serve hot with melted butter brushed on top. Wrap individually and freeze for use later.
Frugal Produce Saver
I recently went online to Rubbermaid and got a coupon to save $1.00 on the Produce Saver, I then went to local discount chain store and was able to get a box of 4 produce saver bowls and save a $1.00. I was skeptical but also curious because I wanted to make my fresh produce last longer. A couple weeks later my local grocery store offered a sale on lettuce, 88 cents a head compared to the usual $1.49 a head. So I purchased the lettuce went home cleaned off outer leaves, trim down the stalk and placed it in my large produce saver bowl. The lettuce lasted 4 weeks and was as crisp the final day we used it as it was the first day. I have also had great luck with fresh berries, and fresh onions after peeling them and using part of the onion. So even tho I spent approximately $8.00 for 4 produce saver bowls they have more than paid for themselves over the past couple of months. So far no wasted produce to throw out. I also wrap my celery in foil when I get home from grocery shopping and it makes the celery last twice as long.
Christmas Just Around The Corner
Hi, With Christmas just around the corner I am looking for some really creative ideas for gifts for family and friends. If I start now it wont be such a frenzy come December!
Diet Friendly Crockpot Cooking and Seize The Moment – HBHW Newsletter
September 8th, 2010
Editorial
Hello again and welcome to another edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter.
Labor Day here in the USA is often the last chance families can take a nice trip before really settling into their fall routine. It’s a three day weekend that often has us frantically trying to squeeze in an outdoor barbecue, picnic, boat ride, and anything that reminds us of the last few months of summer.
We ended up going camping in Huntington State Park with family and friends. Though it was hot and I’m still covered in mosquito bites, it was a fun trip and we made lots of great memories. By sharing a campsite with friends and cooking almost all meals at the campsite, it ended up being a very frugal trip with gas cost being our highest expense.
The article I’m sharing with you this week is about cooking delicious meals with your crockpot even if you are on a restricted diet. Be sure to scroll down and click on the link for this informative article.
The inspirational quote and story I’ve chosen this week are about seizing your moments and making the most of them. I hope you’ll take one of your moments today to read and reflect on this week’s quote and story.
Those are my thoughts this week. As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions. Feel free to email me at susanne@hillbillyhousewife.com
Warm Regards,
Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife
Inspirational Quote
Why always “not yet”? Do flowers in spring say “not yet”?
~Norman Douglas~
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You’ll also find over 500 recipes for anything from main dishes to soups and stews and even dessert and drink recipes for the crockpot.
Click on here and buy it today to start saving money and time with your next meal!
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News From The HBHW Club
If you haven’t heard about the Hillbilly Housewife Club, it’s a members only forum packed full of great information, resources, and friendly chit chat about the things we are all interested in – fun, frugal living. Come Join Us And See What All The Chatter Is About!
I look forward to chatting with you in the member area. Click the following link and try the HBHW Club for only $1.
http://www.hillbillyhousewifeclub.com/special.html
Our friends at the Club have been discussing everything from gluten free recipes to homemade Christmas gifts. Along with the discussions, we’ve been sharing recipes. Here is a recipe I posted at the Club that I’d like to share with you:
Savory Slow-Roasted Chicken
- 1 whole large roasting chicken
- salt and pepper to taste
basting sauce:
- 1 stick butter
- 1 lemon, squeezed and zested
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp. yellow mustard
- 1/2 tsp. vinegar
- dash Tabasco (or other hot sauce)
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
In sauce pan, combine all basting sauce ingredients, stir well, and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, stirring often.
Wash chicken and pat dry. Rub inside and out with salt and black pepper. Place on rack in roasting pan. Take baster and squirt all basting sauce over entire chicken, inside and out. Cover chicken with roasting pan cover or foil.
Put in 275 degree oven for 30 minutes, removing cover and basting twice.
After 30 minute cooking time, remove cover or foil and cook uncovered for 2 1/2 to 3 hours (depending on size of bird) at 275 degrees, basting every 30 minutes during this cooking time.
Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before carving.
This is a meal that you need to be actively involved in. You can’t just set the oven and walk away. The basting is what makes the chicken taste so wonderful. Plan to cook this meal when you’re busy in the kitchen or house anyway.
Listed here is a sampling of recent recipes added, making a total of more than 400 recipes currently available to our Club members.
- Quick Skillet Chicken & Vegetable Meal
- Herbed Corn & Ground Beef Casserole
- Ham & Double Cheese Pie
- Classic Cheddar Ham Quiche
We welcome recipe submissions from our friends at the Club and are always happy to see what’s cooking in your kitchen. Our aim is to have six recipes posted each week. That’s a lot of recipes!
Featured Article
Oftentimes when people go on special diets they set aside their trusted friend the crockpot. The good news is you don’t usually have to. There are many recipes out there that use ingredients that will fit a low-glycemic diet, for instance. (Think South Beach). Please click on the link below and give this week’s featured article a read:
Crockpot Cooking on a Low Glycemic Diet
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Recipes
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I’m Looking For:
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Inspirational Story
Finding Pennies – Losing Living
~author unknown~
There was a small boy who when walking down the street one day found a bright copper penny. He was so excited that he found money and it didn’t cost him anything. This experience led him to spend the rest of his days walking with his head down, eyes wide open, looking for treasure.
During his lifetime he found 296 pennies, 48 nickels, 19 dimes, 16 quarters, 2 half dollars and one crinkled dollar bill. For a total of $13.96.
He got money for nothing. Except that he missed the breathless beauty of 31,369 sunsets, the colorful splendor of 157 rainbows, the fiery beauty of hundreds of maples nipped by autumn’s frost. He never saw white clouds drifting across blue skies, shifting into various wondrous formations. Birds flying, sun shining, and the smiles of a thousand passing people are not a part of his memory.
Who do you know that is living like this; head is bent down burdened with trivial things afraid of pain and criticism and fear of things that never happen hoping to find that copper penny…for nothing.
Final Thought
That’s it for this edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. I hope you’ve had as much fun reading it as I had creating it for you. I also hope that you have found the information helpful and useful. And by all means feel free to forward the newsletter to family and friends or even better, encourage them to subscribe to it.
Do you have a question, a tip, a recipe or a story you’d like to share with us? Email it to me and I’ll include it in a future issue. Can’t wait to see what you have to say.
Warm Wishes,
Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife
Homemade Flavored Creamer
Does anyone have a recipe for making their own homemade creamer like the liquid flavored ones at the store? I’ve tried making a vanilla creamer using evaporated milk but I can’t seem to get the amount of sugar right. Thanks!
Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies With Crushed Cereal Coating
My mother used to bake Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies with ground walnuts. Before baking she would roll the cookie dough in a mixture of crushed corn flakes, sugar and cinnamon. This would make sort of a glaze on the outside and the cookie would be sealed up to keep the freshness for quite a while (except they would disappear quickly). When she passed away I could not find the recipe anywhere. Does anyone out there have such a recipe?
Prima Automatic Breadmaker
I’ve kindly been given a Prima automatic breadmaker – great. But no manual – I need instructions on how to use it please – anyone?
These bread machine instructions should be all you need. – Susanne
Plum Jam, Jellie or Plum Butter Recipe
Hi all, I have some plum tree’s in my back yard that are flourishing in over abundance! Does anyone have a plum jam, jellie, or butter recipe they’d like to share? Or other treats that the plums are good for.
Integrity and Surprising Muffins – HBHW Newsletter
September 1st, 2010
Editorial
Hello again and welcome to another edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter.
It’s hard to believe it’s September already. The leaves will start changing in our area before we know it . We’ve settled into the school year routine already. How about you?
The article I’m sharing with you this week is about frugal living. Many people have all the right tricks for living on less money, but there’s one stumbling block that keeps getting in the way – the family. Be sure to scroll down and click on the link for this informative article.
The inspirational quote and story I’ve chosen this week are about integrity. I’m reminded of the importance of this lesson as we send kids off to school. Integrity is something we all must learn – and the earlier the better. I hope you’ll take a minute to read and reflect on this week’s quote and story.
Those are my thoughts this week. As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions. Feel free to email me at susanne@hillbillyhousewife.com
Warm Regards,
Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife
Inspirational Quote
There are men and women who make the world better just by being the kind of people they are. They have the gift of kindness or courage or loyalty or integrity. It really matters very little whether they are behind the wheel of a truck or running a business or bringing up a family. They teach the truth by living it.
~James A. Garfield, 20th US President~
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News From The HBHW Club
If you haven’t heard about the Hillbilly Housewife Club, it’s a members only forum packed full of great information, resources, and friendly chit chat about the things we are all interested in – fun, frugal living. Come Join Us And See What All The Chatter Is About!
I look forward to chatting with you in the member area. Click the following link and try the HBHW Club for only $1.
http://www.hillbillyhousewifeclub.com/special.html
Our friends at the Club have been discussing everything from paying off credit card debt to getting outside to exercise. Along with the discussions, we’ve been sharing recipes. Here is a recipe I posted at the Club that I’d like to share with you:
Munich Muffins
- 4 cups Bisquick (or biscuit mix)
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 (12 oz) can or bottle beer
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease a muffin tin.
In large bowl, put the ingredients and mix with fork, being sure NOT to over-mix. There will still be some powder floating in batter.
Drop into muffin tin cups using a spoon. Cups should be about 2/3 full. Bake in preheated oven on middle rack for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Simple, fun, and delicious!
Listed here is a sampling of recent recipes added, making a total of more than 400 recipes currently available to our Club members.
- Beefy Mushroom Rice Soup
- Mixed Bean & Ham Bone Soup
- Sausage Link Morning Casserole
- Nutty Crescent Cookies
We welcome recipe submissions from our friends at the Club and are always happy to see what’s cooking in your kitchen. Our aim is to have six recipes posted each week. That’s a lot of recipes!
Featured Article
If you are like many frugal-minded homemakers, you already have a repertoire of money-saving ideas and tips. You put your plans into motion, things to do to save money at home, and for some reason the plan never seems to stick. Most likely the problem is that you haven’t gotten everyone on board yet. How do you get your family excited about your new frugal lifestyle? Please click on the link below and give this week’s featured article a read:
Frugal Living Is A Family Affair
Healthy Hillbilly Housewife
Here’s what’s new on the healthy hillbilly housewife section. You can also go straight to http://www.healthy.hillbillyhousewife.com
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Frugal Tips
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Do you have a tip to share? Fill out the submit a frugal tip form and I’ll be glad to add it to the site and share your tip in an upcoming edition of the newsletter.
Recipes
Here are some of the most recent recipes that have been added to the HBHW site. Enjoy!
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Do you have a recipe you would like to share? Click here to send it to me and I’ll be happy to add it to the website.
I’m Looking For:
This section is all about you. If you are looking for a particular recipe or a tip on how to do something, submit it here and I will post it in an upcoming newsletter. I’ll give you my input and other readers of the newsletter will have the opportunity to share their recipes and tips as well. So take a moment to post your questions and of course if you have a tip or idea for any question posted in this section feel free to leave a comment under the appropriate post.
I’m Looking For Requests
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I’m Looking For Responses
Below you will find some of the recent responses to the “I’m Looking For” Requests. You may also want to go directly to this section and browse through all the recent submissions and replies. To do so, click on “I’m Looking for” here, and start looking through them.
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Inspirational Story
Maintain Your Integrity
~author unknown~
A while back, there was a story about Reuben Gonzolas, who was in the final match of his first professional racquetball tournament. He was playing the perennial champion for his first shot at a victory on the pro circuit.
At match point in the fifth and final game, Gonzolas made a super “kill shot” into the front corner to win the tournament. The referee called it good, and one of the linemen confirmed the shot was a winner.
But after a moment’s hesitation, Gonzolas turned and declared that his shot had skipped into the wall, hitting the floor first. As a result, the serve went to his opponent, who went on to win the match.
Reuben Gonzolas walked off the court; everyone was stunned.
The next issue of a leading racquetball magazine featured Gonzolas on its cover. The lead editorial searched and questioned for an explanation for the first ever occurrence on the professional racquetball circuit. Who could ever imagine it in any sport or endeavor? Here was a player with everything officially in his favor, with victory in his grasp, who disqualifies himself at match point and loses.
When asked why he did it, Gonzolas replied, “It was the only thing I could do to maintain my integrity.”
Final Thought
That’s it for this edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. I hope you’ve had as much fun reading it as I had creating it for you. I also hope that you have found the information helpful and useful. And by all means feel free to forward the newsletter to family and friends or even better, encourage them to subscribe to it.
Do you have a question, a tip, a recipe or a story you’d like to share with us? Email it to me and I’ll include it in a future issue. Can’t wait to see what you have to say.
Warm Wishes,
Susanne – The Hillbilly Housewife