Years ago I had a recipe for a peach pie that called for sour cream in the pie crust as well as in the pie. I was wondering if anyone had a recipe for this? I have since moved a couple times and can’t seem to find it & I would love to make it again! I have searched the internet over and over again & there isn’t one out there. Thanks for any help! Mindy

Would like your recipe for homemade chicken & dumplings please.

I realize that the above request is hardly reminiscent of typical “hillbilly” recipes. However, there are a number of us folks with cardiac or vascular diseases who are coming to believe in the eating principles espoused by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn in his book “Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease” (you may want to Google this).

Long story short he recommends NO animal protein, NO dairy NO nuts or seeds and NO added fats of any kind. WHOLE grains, fruits, vegetables beans and legumes are all OK. I know what you are thinking but the diet is surprisingly easy to follow.

If this is something you think your readers (the sick ones or one who want to prevent sickness) might be interested in, I urge you to think about it.

I have no connection with the Dr. or his book except that I, like Bill Clinton, am a follower of his diet.

Thank you for your time.

Dave Khaliel

Trying to do gluten free. Only one child really needs it… but we have nine kids at home ages 5-15.It’s the 5yo that needs the diet. I found gluten free spagetti noodles that taste really good but would love to find more that is easy to fix since I will be making everyone’s dinner and then his on the side. So single serving and simple. Is that even possible. Most I talk to tell me they are making everything from scratch. Ok. But I am no great cook. I still thank God every day for HH for the beginners bread as that is just the kind of recipe I need. ) Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

I am looking for toaster oven recipes!!!!

I love the rice a roni type recipes that are here, what I’m looking for is one for Pasta

But not any recipe!
I once had a recipe for an oat crisp topping I used on apple or peach crisp. The recipe contained shortening as an ingredient along with oats, sugar and cinnamon. It made a large batch and might have been a food service/school cafeteria recipe. Does anyone have something like this! It could me mixed and stored for a period of time and pulled out when ready to use. Sure would like to have it again!

I’m in college right now, and sharing an apartment–and refrigerator–with three other girls. None of us are comfortable sharing food, so we have to cram 4 people’s worth of food into one pantry, one fridge, and one freezer.

Two of the girls are in an extremely limited budget situation, so the other girl and I let them have most of the freezer space so they only have to shop once a month. Unfortunately, this leaves probably about a cubic foot of space for us to share.

Do you have any tips for us to save money (tuition is killer, and only going to go up!) without doing freezer meals?

Growing up this was one of the meals my mother made and it was my favorite. After I was married she would say “I’ll fix you a dinner for your birthday, what would you like?” I would always ask for her Tamale Pie. She passed away a few years ago and I have been unable to find her recipe. If anyone has an easy recipe I would love it.

We have a 15-yr-old black vinyl mailbox that is in great shape except for being faded by the sun. Any suggestions on bringing it back to its rich black color and be protected (as much as possible) from the sun? TIA

Hi Susanne,

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this website! I have loved it for years, and my family loves the recipes that come from your site. I have introduced many people to your recipes and tips. When I make my menu for the next week, I always ask my husband and son what they might want. My husband will quite often search some of your recipes to come up with ideas.

I noticed that after every article, there a list of ways to share (facebook, my space, twitter, etc.). Of the list, I only use facebook, and I liked you on facebook as soon as I found you on there. My question is have you ever considered getting onto pinterest? I would love to pin some of your recipes and articles!

Thanks for having such a wonderful wealth of information for frugal minded people who like to cook!

Tammy

I would love to have a recipe for an old fashion egg custard pie. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I am looking for a homemade – SAFE – solution to disinfect babies’ and kids’ toys.

I’m looking for a recipe for my Grandma’s Vinegar Pie.  It was made with vinegar and tasted like a apple pie.  Any ideas?

I have a beautiful silk Peace plant that’s about 4′ tall. It was very pricey, but I got a great deal on it about 10 years ago. My only problem is that the white “blossoms” look downright dingy. I’ve tried clear dishwashing soap (recommended by Michael’s silk plant person) as well as gel bleach pens. They still look bad. Cutting them out would further detract from the appearance since each stem also has leaves attached. Is there a way to clean large blooms of a heavy, potted silk plant?

Seems every recipe I find for Banana Bread ends up lacking flavor and sweetness. I use good ripe bananas and whatever else the recipe calls for but it always seems to fall short of that moist flavorful banana bread I remember from my childhood. I have nine children at home and really want to show them just how good banana bread can be.
Thanks,
Bobbie*

Due to my health concerns, a family member has suddenly been put on a very low sodium diet. As someone who has never had to pay attention to sodium content before, I can’t believe how much is in the foods we eat everyday- bread, salad dressing and the link. Does anyone have low sodium recipes to share that have good flavor? That seems to be lacking in our current diet.
Thank you!!

I read (somewhere) that you could make your own ‘Buttermilk Blend Powder’, using powdered whole milk, and I think, it was ascorbic acid powder; but I cannot remember how much to use.

Can anyone help me with this problem, as I wish to make up a Batch of Buttermilk Biscuit Mix to keep on hand for quick dinners?

I will post the recipe for the Mix in the recipes section.

My son is an active duty Marine going to Afghanistan. I make teriyaki jerky using ground beef. I’m looking for a recipe for dry teriyaki seasoning that can be added to 1 lb ground beef to mail jerky. Thank you

We have a septic tank and have to put Rid-X in every month . I wonder does anyone have a subsitute for this ?

In about a month my husband, my 5 year old daughter and I will be moving into a new house (we’re currently living with family) and I’m looking for some suggestions as to what groceries we should start out with. We’ve lived on our own before but I wasn’t much of a homemaker or a very good cook – my MIL has taught me how to cook from scratch and shown me this website.
So I’m just looking for suggestions as to what to get on my first shopping trip – being frugal, of course.

Thanks so much in advance,
Amelia

My mother had a recipe for peanut butter cake w/homemade peanut butter glaze. She passed away almost 20 years ago & I’ve never found the recipes. I would also love a recipe for peanut butter sauce for ice cream-one that doesn’t taste like syrup.

Thank you in advance.
Carolyn

My grandma used to make a sweet sauce that she kept on the stove anytime she had carrot cake. I know it had nutmeg in it.

I have tried many times to make slow cooker rice pudding and it always turns out dry and Ugh tasting. I’m looking for a recipe that is creamy and yummy! Comfort food at its finest!

I’ve lost a favorite recipe for a creamy potato soup. It had heavy cream etc, and was put into a blender. Help! And if you know where I can buy a the recipe card again that would be great! Thanks,
H.J.

Looking for an old fashion fudge recipe my granny made with nuts and raisins. Fudge was hard not soft. Thanks

Love those winter squashes! Our current favorite recipe is to grill 1/2″ slices of winter squash. All you need to do is brush the slices with a bit of olive oil, salt/pepper and even a bit of fun spices Chinese Five spice, old bay seasoning, what ever you like. Grill until soft. You don’t even need to peel.

Also, roast the butternuts and hubbafds without anything on them, Scrape out the flesh and puree for making pumpkin pie, use as topping on shepherds pie, or make a curried squash soup. Heavenly cheap eats.

Does anyone have a quick and easy recipe for a non-cooked pavalova please?

(Editor’s note: In case you are not familiar with this term, a pavalova is a meringue dessert. Read more here; Wikipedia-Pavalova

I recently purchased a large, deep cast iron pan with a lid at a yard sale for just a few dollars. It seemed in good shape and seasoned. However, now that I’m home with it, I think it needs to be scrubbed and re-seasoned. Could someone please guide me as to how to do that?! I’d love to be able to use this old treasure!

I read somewhere that women are using “Just for Men” hair color to cover up their gray roots. Has anyone tried it and how well did it work?

Thanks in advance.
Carolyn

I am in search of the perfect biscuit recipe, one that is light and fluffy and not flat like an english muffin. I have tried several and i suppose i am just not that good at making biscuits! On the other hand the recipe for homemade bread that i got from HBHW was awesome! Turned out great the first time and everytime since! Thanks!

Hello,

I’m not looking for a recipe, but a link to the page about different ways to make your grocery shopping list (there’s an example about boiling chicken and adding taco seasoning with rice and broccoli).

Thanks!

Our local Mennonite market has a big sale at the end of the season and sells off everything very cheaply. Most of it tends to be winter squashes. I need suggestions on how to use these other than baked with butter and either sugar or salt & pepper.

My cat is getting a cold. I remember my mother mixing up something just for that, but I have no clue what it was. Do you know what I can do for her, besides the vet?

A lady I used to know would make these appetizers where she would wrap bacon around a thick pretzel stick and then put brown sugar and some sort of spice one them and bake them they were great! Do you have a recipe for something like that? Or know what I’m talking about?

Thanks
Amanda

Hi, my daughter and I used to go camping with some friends years ago and they always made fresh skillet bread in a cast iron skillet over the campfire or on the camper stovetop. I know it had flour,and sugar as it was mildly sweet but I lost my recipe for it and we loved it. Anyone with this recipe? Thanks!! Have a great week!

I’m missing one of my favorite recipes from My Great Recipes collection – I think it’s from the Grill section – and called BBQ chicken breasts. It’s actually a marinade that includes soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and I think curry and all spice – not sure.
Thanks for any help!

Just inherited a pressure cooker. And tips or tried and true recipes to share? Seems like it would be frugal, use less energy, and keep the food nutrition better.
thanks

I need ideas (other than PBJs) on what to take in the van to eat when we run errands and cannot get home for lunch. We live 20 minutes out of town and a stop and get low-end lunch is $15.

I am looking for a recipe for a soft and healthy granola bar. The ones I’ve seen/tried all turn out hard enough to drive nails.
Thank you!

I ended up with a surplus of canned mixed vegetables and thought it would be a great idea to make vegetable soup but the only kind my kids will eat is the vegitarian vegetable or alphabet soup campbells makes.  Any recipes would be great.

I know paddle cactus are edible and I have one that grows near my yard. Does anyone have a good recipe? I always wanted to try it and I love using the foods that I grow myself. Or in this case find nearby! Thanks!

Is there a recipe for homemade spray- n- wash (spot remover)? Also, for the homemade detergents – what about the HE – High Efficiency front loaders – how much do you use in them?

Thanks!

Where I work, we go through a lot of CDs, which come in those plastic cases with a cylinder up the middle. I just hate throwing them away. Does anyone have any ideas on re-purposing them?

A few weeks ago you had a recipe for a Christmas pudding that was cooked in a crockpot. You could use either sultanas or mixed peel, I have somehow lost it and would really like to try it. Thank you for you help

Does anyone have a suggestion or success story to share on a tasty way to fry up cucumbers?

Looking for recipes from the 1940′s. Especially interested in recipes where substitutions were made for rationed items. Desserts, main meals, breads, etc.

Homemade version of Maxwell House International Cafe, Cafe Francais Instant coffee mix is my favorite International Cafe flavor. Could you create a low cost DIY mix recipe so I could continue to enjoy my favorite drink without putting my family in the poor house? Thanks so much!

Lindsey M., Newmanstown PA

I’m looking at what requirements are needed each time I make feed, not necessarily the same ingredients?

I am looking for a recipe and instructions on canning squash “in the oven”. I had one, it works, but – since I haven’t read “30 days to Organizing Your Home” , well, I lost it. Can you help?

I noticed that there was reference to making your own sweetened condensed milk and was wandering how so if anyone can help?

I have taken in a stray cat and have found the only food she really likes is the grocery store brand food w/gravy in pouches. I’m looking for recipes to make a moist type cat food to try and save some money and make a more healthy food for her without all the fillers and low quality ingredients. Thanks!

A friend used to make Freezer Slaw for potlucks. It was shredded cabbage (green and purple) and seems like maybe onions and carrots, too. A vinaigrette-type dressing was poured over, stirred, then stored in the freezer until service. It was slightly wilted from freezing but very tangy, flavorful, and refreshing in summer! Thanks in advance!

We can’t get Open Pit here in TX, does anyone have a recipe that is close?

I have a quart jar filled with little soap pieces that were the tail end of bars of soap. Any ideas on what I can do with these? I started saving them because someone told me I could make liquid soap to use at the sink out of them and thereby save money but I don’t know how to do that. help?

I am looking for recipes to use with my Wolfgang puck Gourmet Versa Cooker? I got it as a gift. Has anyone used one of these before??

When I was young, my grandmother used to make a blackberry cobbler…I recall she would put blackberries in a pot…cook ‘em down and make the crust. However, the crust seemed to be in layers.. I recall her putting the dough in the pot then adding a cup of water.

Does anyone out there have a grandmother who made this type of cobbler? Wish I had paid closer attention all those years ago, but at the time, all I was concerned about was eating!

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

I am looking for recipes for the RediSetGo Xpress cooker. I got a few w/ the cooker but am looking for more. Went to the website but I don’t want to join clubs to obtain more recipes as I can’t afford to. Looking for any and all recipes. Thanks in advance.

I’m looking for something that will help me get rid of fruit flies. Can someone please help?

My mother made her coleslaw dressing with several ingredients she cooked on the stovetop. I know she used an egg, some vinegar and sugar; probably salt and pepper, too. (I do remember her saying it was important not to cook the egg but blend it into the other ingredients.) But I don’t know how much of each or what other ingredients were used. I did not bother learning how to cook when I was growing up and sorely regret it.

My 3 year old son is learning to control his bladder at night. He only has about one accident per week. We have a water proof mattress pad but on occasion he pees a lot and it goes on the mattress. Any suggestions on how to clean it? I thought spraying vinegar might work but not sure.

I am looking for instructions for making sausage out of ground pork.
I would appreciate info on both Italian style and breakfast sausage if possible. Thank you.

Hey everyone!!   Hope you can help.

We are planning our wedding this fall. We’re on a pretty tight budget, like everyone these days.

My fiance thinks we should ask our guests to bring a dish. I think we should provide the food…I would LOVE to hear what everyone thinks as well as any advice you might have for us. Thanks so much.

I really like the apple fritters at Starbucks and have tried looking for recipes similar. All the ones I find are made with corn meal and that’s just not it. Any help would be greatly appreciated since we live in the country and don’t get to “the big city” much.
Smiles.

We just moved into a new home, and we are having a problem with this strange vortex of houseflies that swarm in the center of the garage, anytime the weather is pleasant. Of course they migrate into the house anytime the door between the garage and the house is opened, and we have two kids. Need I say more?

Any ideas on a natural way (non-chemical)to keep them from appearing in the garage, or even an effective barrier to keep them from migrating into the house? Really, I have to hold my breath when walking through the garage, or I’m afraid of inhaling one. They are that dense. But only in the very center of the garage. Weird. Thanks for any suggestions.

Last summer I had tried scalloped cabbage at a family run restaurant and loved it! Since then I have tried to duplicate it but have not found the right flavor. I have tried internet recipes but so far nothing has come close. Does anyone have any homemade recipes they would like to share? Thank you!!!!

I’m looking for a recipe to make my own bluing to use in the laundry. My grandmother always used it in the second rinse tub and it kept the whites such a brilliant white. I’ve started making my own detergent from this site and love it, but want that added boost to the brightness. Thanks, Mary

is there anything you can make from scratch that will repel mosquitos ? I hate the stuff at the store and it is so costly and sticky. And the stuff from Avon doesn’t stay on in the water. Please advise it is MUCH appreciated. Thanks I am on a tight budget.

Thanks everybody for the help on coloring my hair at home. My next question is which one is the best for brunette hair? My gray shows up in 2 weeks with the $3 stuff. Thanks in advance.

my husband and i fell in love with a white cheese dip at a mexican restaurant that was in business only briefly. don’t know the name of it. looked like it had some green chili pieces in it (not too spicy) and was slightly thicker than milk. really yummy!
thanks!

Here is the information I got from your site.
Making whites white:

• take 1 cup cascade
• 1 cup of clorox ll
• mix together in a 5 gallon bucket and add the hottest water from your tap. Let clothes sit over night.

Here are my questions:
Cascade- what is Cascade?

Water- how much water am I supposed to use?

I was wondering if anyone has a recipe for creamed soups. I use a-lot of cans of cream of chicken and mushroom for casseroles. However I’d like to make my own due to the fact that canned soups are loaded with salt.

Back in 1967 on Air Force base in Mississippi,I had date nut cream pie.I have never found a recipe for it-any help? Thanks

I am wondering if I can water bath seal all-ready cooked lentils or beans. I have precooked everything and have added spices basically they are ready to eat, just want to know if it will be safe to water seal to store.

I saw a recipe for Puff Pastry Dessert using any canned or fresh fruit for the crock pot but, yep you guessed it, I lost it. Your help with this will be appreciated.

I’m looking for a recipe for vanilla no bake cookies. I had one until my house burnt down. I remember it has sugar, butter, milk, oatmeal and vanilla. I just don’t remember the amounts. This recipe doesn’t have cocoa or peanut butter in it. Thank you in advance. Toni

I have been looking for a recipe for what my grandma called copper pennies for years. I know it consists of peeled and sliced carrots, vinegar, and thyme.  I truly miss that wonderful taste along with pickled corn, but that’s another story.

Heather

I recently acquired a sandwich maker with bonus points from my Credit Card. They have very few recipes in the booklet. I would love to have some good, cheap recipes that are quick and easy.

In November or December of 2010, someone requested recipes for cheap beverages. Within the replies, someone posted a beverage made of celery seeds. I thought I wrote that recipe down, since I love Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray soda, and was going to try to make it. I bought the celery seeds and now I can’t find where I wrote the recipe AND I cannot find that post! Can someone kindly re-post it for me? Thank you!

Whenever I make any kind of noodle soup, and put the leftovers in the fridge, the noodles continue to “soak up” the broth and I end up with a soggy-noodle brothless soup the next day.

I’ve tried canning noodle soup and that makes the noodles even worse. So, I can my soup without noodles and add the noodles when I serve it.

But how do I keep the leftovers for lunch the next day? You can BUY noodle soup in cans, so there must be a way to get the noodles to stop absorbing the liquid.

Does anyone have any specific recipes for a Type 2 Diabetic? Have to make big changes to diet and looking forward to cooking in a new way. Thank you for your replies. Sincerely, Elena

I’m a single senior citizen and am looking for very easy, inexpensive meals for one or two days. I don’t like to cook!

I’m looking for something that can be substituted for soy sauce in Chinese recipes. I’m allergic to msg so it would have to be msg-free. Thanks!

For the longest time I have been trying to find the recipe for Italian Star Bread. I can buy it at a nearby Italian bakery here in Springfield, MA but I would love to bake my own. It is shaped sort of like a “butterfly” and kind of twisty. The crust is golden in color a very, very smooth. The texture of the bread is so smooth and velvety. It is sooo good with pasta or with just nothing but butter. If you could find this recipe you would make me so very happy. Thanks for the opportunity to be able to make this request and for a great newsletter and site.
Joyce

When I was younger, I could purchase small bricks of active yeast. They worked beautifully! As I moved from place to place, I switched to powdered yeast and I have been using it for the last 20 years or so. My problem is that I now have to use 2 to 3 times as much yeast in recipes as I used to. This annoys me to no end! I primarily use Fleischman’s or Red Star yeast in the large jar size. In the last 12 months alone, I have bought 3 jars that were “dead,” and several others that just didn’t work as well as they should have. The bread would only rise half as much. When that happens, I mix 1 to 2 tablespoons of baking powder in the dough to salvage it. The yeast company refunded my cost with coupons, but I want yeast that works consistently. Can you recommend a great brand of yeast?

I’m a vegan 95% of the time (no eggs, meat, or dairy). I’m looking for some new ideas for main dishes as it’s getting hard to cook vegan for me and simultaneously cook a non-vegan main dish for the family at dinnertime. Ideally, I’d like ideas on something that I can start as vegan (like veggie stir-fry) that I can put a portion aside for me, and then add chicken or eggs to, etc, for the rest of my family to eat. My kids are getting tired of stir fry.

I am looking for a source for reasonably priced or free leak-proof storage buckets for large quantities of things like flour, sugar or dry milk. Does anyone have a source or a suggestion as they should be “food safe”. Thank you.

I am looking for a recipe to make biscuits like the Pillsbury Grands, country style in the can. Can anyone help?

Does anyone know what I could substitute for oatmeal in granola bars and cookies.
Thank you for any help you can give.
CharlieAnn

Was wondering if there is a bread recipe that doesn’t call for yeast.  My husband can’t have yeast so we eat a lot of flat breads and biscuits.  But oh how I miss yeast bread!  Thanks!!

I used to have a recipe for crockpot enchiladas but lost it in a fire. Does anyone have one?

Looking for egg games for retired/elderly church group other than pass the egg;  something new or unique. Thanks

I would like to know more about eating weeds or food for free.

There are many recipes out there that call for a box of corn bread, or corn muffin mix. Up here in Canada, we don’t get those. Does anyone have a recipe for a cornbread mix, preferably one that will make several batches? Thank you all very much.

have i missed it or is there a good homemade recipe to replace the automatic dishwasher gel or powder that i use?
thanks,
jd

I am looking for a recipe for Shepard’s Pie. The one I remember had ground beef, green beans, a tomato product, and mashed potatoes on top. Thanks!

I need to organize my whole house. starting with my upstairs office and boxes of business and personal papers. Taxes are still undone for 2 years. It’s buried under the piles and boxes.

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Work your way through organizing and decluttering every room in your house in 30 days. The daily tasks make it easy to follow along and kept me from getting overwhelmed with the task at hand.

You’ll also find some helpful printable checklists that will keep you on task and allow you to track your progress.

Get your copy today at http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/organizedhome

Does anyone have a suggestion to get rid of the damp musty smell from a carpet in our basement?  We were flooded on Monday and have extracted the water and cleaned the tiled bathroom floor but need to clean the carpet with something to remove the musty stinky smell!

Any suggestions?

Would love to purchase a bread machine. Am having trouble deciding which one. Would like one that lets me use any and all bread recipes not just certain ones. Would love to have suggestions about the ones available.
Thanks!

I need a recipe for a very good, natural flea shampoo and repellent.

I raise heirloom beans and particularly like those from the central Appalachian region. I have quite a variety and am always on the lookout for different [good] ones. If you’re interested, I can provide a description of those I have.

Years ago I used to make bean soup with salt pork from government commodities recipes.It was wonderful.

I lost the recipe. Anyone have it?

Thank you for any help.
R

Anyone have a suggestions on what to do with old plastic cutting boards (the flexible type)? I just purchased a couple of new ones, but can’t figure out a way to re-purpose the old ones.

I’m looking for a particular Richard Simmons video called “Step & Sweat.” I lost my 15+ year old copy when I recently moved and I’m beside myself. There’s a copy on ebay right now but they want $30 for it!! As a single mom I can’t justify the expense, so I’m hoping someone out there has one or has a friend who has one. I’ll gladly pay a fair price plus the shipping for it. Thank you!

I would like to know how to make a sprouted grain bread that isn’t so dense and “greeny” in taste that my family won’t eat it (and I can’t say I blame them considering what my loaf looked like and tasted like:) Any help?

I am trying to find a recipe for a homemade lemon pepper marinade I can use on chicken, pork, etc. I am hoping to find a cheaper version than what I can find at the store.

This appetizer loaf or ball is made with canned salmon and liquid smoke. Can’t remember the other ingredients but it may contain cream cheese.

Last year I had 20 beautiful round gourds. I washed them with Clorox, then dried them and put them in the garage, next to the stove, so they would stay dry.
Only one survived, the rest rotted. I was so disappointed. I would like to try again this year.
Do any of you have suggestions?

I too have been looking for vanilla chai coffeemate. I even looked through their request listings and apparently a one or two people found a recipe on internet but have yet to find it. Any luck your search?

Hello. Would like to know if you all sell your own cookbooks. If so please let me know.

Thank You

Diana

I’m looking for someone to answer a couple of questions re: soaking and sprouting grains.

I am losing my home. Just moved into a rental. Three of us and really not much food to be had in the house. Money excrutiatingly tight. What can I do? I am skipping meals to feed my child.

We make our own bread, but we are having trouble slicing it thinly enough to use to make sandwiches. The bread likes to slice in 1 inch portions, which is about 150 carbs a slice, way more than my diet can allow. Any ideas?

I used to have this recipe but lost it in a house-fire. It really tastes like enchiladas.

I was wondering if anyone had any tasty diabetic recipes that aren’t so bland. Also, any home remedies for anxiety or sleeplessness?

I am looking for a good bread recipe that is low in carbs and in salt or a good bread to buy that is low carb and low salt. Just found out that I have diabetes.
Thank you for any help you can give me.
CharlieAnn

A while back, I believe there was a bake caramel pudding on this site. I had it on my computer, well long story short, I lost everything on my computer, including recipe and can’t find the one I printed out. Does anyone have this recipe? Thanks!

I am looking for : Boiled Pie
It is a pastry dumpling cooked in fruit juice w/fruit, in a pan on the stove top.

I am trying to figure out appetizing ways to use canned spinach. I have several cans and would like to use them up.

Hi, My name is Misti and one of my New Year’s Resolutions is to eat healthier. With this being said, my family are VERY picky eaters. My husband will not eat anything with onions, mushrooms, or any veggies except corn and greenbeans. My kids are a litter better, but not much. I need some healthy recipes with out a lot of veggies in the content. I know that is kinda hard, that is why I am asking you. My husband has ate my lasagna that I put tiny pieces of mushrooms in and he didn’t know they were there, so even if the recipe would call for a little bit of veggies, that would be OK too. Thanks alot!!!

I am looking for an effective and frugal way to clean a garbage disposal.

My daughter was just diagnosed with a severe allergy to dairy and must avoid all cow & goat products. As such, I am looking for some kid friendly, easy, dairy-free recipes/suggestions. Thank you.

I have been looking for a Squaw Bread recipe for a bread machine for a long time. I have several bread machine recipe books but none of them have this recipe. Any help is appreciated. It may even be called by another name.

I am looking for a recipe that Ive always known to be called “Shoney’s Pie.” About the only thing I remember about it, was it had that strawberry glaze you get from the grocery store, strawberries and whipped cream.

Have you ever heard of a recipe like this? If so, can you find the recipe?

How can I remove rust stains made by iron skillet in sink?? I have tried Clorox, Comet, lemon. Help!

I often cook on our wood stove (not a cookstove) and it is getting very grungy. How can I clean it and blacken it without the chemical stuff that needs lots of ventilation, not possible in the winter.Thanks

Looking for a soft oatmeal cookie recipe like my grandmother used to make in the 60s.
Her cookies tasted like they had little or no cinnamon, and little or no brown sugar.
She said she thought she just used the recipe on the box, but the recipes provided by Quaker from that time frame still aren’t right. (She did use Quaker oats)
3 grand-daughters and several others are trying to replicate these mild flavored, always soft cookies.

I am looking for some easy donuts to fix that can be baked in the oven, preferably by scratch. I can’t have the grease that fried donuts have so I would love to have some that can be baked. Thanks!

I used to have a recipe using canned sliced beets. It was quick and easy and may have been called Harvard Beets. But, it did not call for thickening the liquid. That’s the one I want.

I would be very greatful for instructions on how to make braided rag rugs from old sheets and clothes
Thank-you
Kelley

I found a recipe in Southern Living (I think) 20 some years ago for sweet cream biscuits. It was the best biscuits I had ever had but while moving my book came open and we lost the recipe. Does anyone else know what it is? Thanks

My grandmother used to make what she called cornmeal gravy… anyone ever hear of it?
If so, could you please pass on how to make it?
Many thanks

I am looking for a southern style recipe for mashed potatoes. i live in minnesota and can’t make them like a relative in virginia did. Is it the potatoes?

This recipe that I am looking for is a light cake like cookie with chocolate chips, banana, walnuts and cinnamon in it. Before baking my mother dropped the rolled cookie dough in a combination of crushed corn flakes, cinnamon and sugar and then baked them. It is like the sugar sealed the cookies and they would stay in the earthen cookie jar for several weeks, if they lasted that long. I have been searching for this recipe for years. If anyone has this type of drop cookie, I am hoping you will share it. Thank you.

Can the pie filling you buy in a lg. plastic container be canned or frozen? Also how do you get a dark brown color when decorating a cake?

Looking for cake recipes that make a 9×5 loaf pan or a 8×8 square cake. Most cakes are way too big for just the 3 of us.
Any help would be great.
Thank you,
CharlieAnn

I am looking for a recipe or procedure for making homemade baby wipes.
Thank you.

I am looking for a recipe for my inlaws and dont really know what it is called but something like pawnhaw or pawnhhull. if you can be of help let me know. I know it is made with I think cornmeal and pork.

I’m looking for a gluten-free bread made from sweet white rice flour… not regular rice but glutinous rice. Any idea where I can find a recipe for this?

Either Family Circle or Woman’s Day magazine had a great recipe for Almond Sherry cake (back in early 1970′s – I think it was in a holiday pull-out section of recipes.) My copy has disappeared and I can’t remember things as well as I used to, so I need something to follow! If you have that recipe, or a favorite cake with sherry and sliced almonds, I’d love to hear from you! Thanks

Our family used to enjoy Auntie Ethel’s Oatmeal Cookies, but Auntie Ethel is gone now and we’ve lost the recipe. I remember that we soaked the raisins in boiling water, and then used the raisin water as the liquid in the recipe. They were very crispy and buttery. Any ideas?

I am looking for a recipe. It had saltines as the base and my mom would put a shredded coconut mixture on top of each saltine and then broil it. I think there was an egg in it and table sugar. I am not sure.

I need a good and easy caramel popcorn recipe if anyone out there has one I’d really appreciate it.

I have a gluten allergy. I am presently in a country for a month that has corn everywhere but I can’t buy cornmeal anywhere…and I only brought one bag of cornmeal. I need to make it from scratch…does anyone know how to do that? Every single web site has recipes saying use a measurement of cornmeal…but I can’t get any here. Can you send me a recipe to make my own…

My mom used to make this 30+ years ago. It was a family favorite. She says that it was a Pillsbury biscuit recipe, but the Pillsbury website doesn’t have this recipe. Ever heard of it? Thanks!

I’ve lost my card from My Great Recipes collection for Melting Moments in the Cookies Packet. Made with flour, corn starch, powdered sugar…kind of like a thumbprint with separate recipe for icing (red and green on the picture). I made these for Christmas and cannot find the card anywhere!

From My Great Recipe Cards – I’ve been trying to find the recipe card for chocolate chip cookies. I think they’re called Haymarket Chocolate Chip Cookies. They are pale and flat with crispy edges and soft, chewy center. Very rich! Anybody have it?

I would like to find a recipe to copy the Jose Ole Southwest Chicken skillet dinner.

Looking for a easy to make basic cheese spread recipe. That can be used on crackers, bread or vegetables.
Thank you.

I am looking for a recipe for instant apple cider mix to use in heated water. My husband loves hot apple cider and he does not like the store bought apple cider warmed up in a cup. He loves the Alpine apple cider mix but it is $2 per box of 8 envelopes at Walmart and I was hoping for a recipe to make the mix myself. Thank you.

Growing up we had a cake called “Ruby Slipper” at Christmas. It was made with red Jell-o (in powder form), sour cream and a regular cake mix. I believe it was a recipe found on the box of Jell-o but I could be wrong. Does anyone remember this and have the recipe? I would really love to make this for Christmas dessert.

Hi all. I made two batches of broth from two turkeys – one broth turned out fine but the other one got pretty cloudy. I think the difference was on one I took my time and let it simmer slowly, and the other one I boiled too hard for too long.

Now I’m blessed with one batch of beautiful broth sitting in my freezer and another batch in my refrigerator waiting for some way to ‘fix’ it.

What is the best way to clarify broth? I’ve heard about using egg whites. Has anyone tried that and has it worked?

My mother used to make a delicious dessert called “Steamed Chocolate Pudding”. It was like a really moist chocolate cake – and was steamed in a double boiler. It was my favorite! I have searched the Internet, and her recipe box – but can’t find a recipe. Can anyone help me out? Thanks!

My Grandmother made this pie one year and never again. I thought the tangy sweet filling with a light crispy sugary coating on the top of the filling was wonderful. Grandma doesnt have the recipe anymore, as that was about 25 years ago. Please help me if you can. Thanks.

I’m trying to find either a french vanilla dessert or a key lime dessert….but not pies.

I love scented candles, but even the more expensive, like Yankee Candle, do not have the same scent after being lit.
Or some candles will smell wonderful -if you are standing within a couple of feet of them, but do not scent the whole room. Any suggestions?

I live in an apartment building that’s overrun with cockroaches. Does anyone have any ideas, preferable natural, as I have a cat, for eliminating or discouraging these awful pests? They’re driving me nuts.

Thank you all very much,

Carol

A friend of mine use to make this wonderful casserole and it had apples and cheddar cheese…I would have multiple servings when we would have get-togethers. I never got the recipe and wish I did. Does anyone have a recipe that might have these things in it?
Thanks
Deborah

I was given a very tall stack of graham cracker pie crusts and so I’m looking for recipes that I can use these with and not spend more than I save by using free crusts.

I am looking for a recipe my mother in law made for the holidays it was a 3 or 4 bean casserole with sausage in it that was sorta sweet and sour. You cook 1 pound sausage and used canned beans, brown sugar, vinegar and ketchup and some other ingredients. Bake for 45 min. to an hour I think. She made it for me because I loved it. I had the recipe but can’t find it. Does anyone have a recipe like this. It really brings back memories. Thanks a bunch, Leslie

I swear I saw a recipe on your website a couple of weeks ago and now I can’t find it. I believe it was called Texas Hash and it called for ground meat and rice and a can of tomato soup and a can of cream of mushroom soup (among other things). I thought it was on one of your blogs, but I can’t find it anywhere. I would love to try it!

I’m looking for the recipe for the Turkey Pastel. It has a great crust recipe using flour, cornmeal, butter and cottage cheese. I use it in my meat pies, but lost the recipe card. I would appreciate someone sharing the crust recipe part of that card, please.

Hi All,

I love drinking chocolate milk and I love Nestle Quick, but it’s expensive. So… I’m trying to find a recipe to make a chocolate milk mix like Nestle Quick to try and save money.

There are only two considerations I need for this recipe:
*It must be in powdered form (so I can make a large batch at a time).
*It must be for cold milk – not a hot beverage, and not to be mixed with water.

Thanks a bunch for your help!

Any suggestions (preferably natural) to keep rat, squirrels, and insects out of my house?

I have several elderly relatives. We cannot get the urine odor out of their clothing. Any surefire methods?

I’m looking for a recipe that my MIL used to make each year around the holidays. The dip or spread contained Deviled Ham, cream cheese, and possibly mustard.

I am looking for a recipe for homemade pickles made from dill pickles…thank you

When I was little my Mom used to make cookies in the waffle maker. I’ve looked through her things and haven’t found the recipe. I was kind of a soft (liquid) dough and they came out thin, crispy and sweet.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

I’m looking for (1 1/2 lb) recipes for my breadmaker (I lost the manual).
Thanks,
Jim

I have lost my son-in-law’s favorite apple pie recipe. I don’t remember where I got the recipe and hope someone here has one like it. The recipe calls for fresh or canned apples with applesauce added to the filling along with the cinnamon, nutmeg etc. Please someone say that you have that recipe. He loves apple pies and he thinks that this one is the best. No matter what recipe I make, he says it not as good as the one I lost. He will be here Christmas and I want to surprise him with this pie.
Thank you!

I am looking for a recipe for something that another student made in my home-ec class almost 30 years ago. It was rigatoni noodles, black olives, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese. I think it had Italian dressing on it and is was sort of warm so the cheese was almost melted

When I was younger at Christmas time use to get a candy we referred to as hash. Was like a peanut brittle but with large flakes of coconut in it. Does anyone know what I am referring to? Anyone have a recipe for something like this?

I used to get the My Great Recipes recipe cards. I have lost several of them. The two I am looking for are “Apple Pie or “All American Apple Pie” not sure which. It is the pie crust recipe on there that I need. Also in the same series is the recipe for Chocolate Pie. It has chocolate chips, cream cheese, and chocolate pudding made with whipping cream. Does anyone have these recipes? I need them soon. Thanks, Julie

I have tried several recipes but too packy, I would like a light bread with the fiber of the beans added.

I have lost an apple pie recipe that called for either fresh sliced apples or canned apple pie filling. It also called for applesauce to be added to the filling with some spices. I would be eternally grateful if anyone has this recipe. My late husband loved this recipe and so does my son-in-law who says that this is the best of the best apple pies he has ever eaten. Apple pie is his favorite, so I guess he knows his apple pies. I have tried other apple filling recipes and he says “not as good as the one with applesauce”
Thanks for any and all help
Glenda

Does anyone have a recipe for what my mom believes is called stack cake? She said it sometimes had apple butter and sometimes jelly. please help. Thanks

I’m looking for a sugar free recipe for International Coffee, “Cafe Vienna” as the company has discontinued the sugar free version. Can you help me?? Pat

I’m looking for a recipe for the kraut-onion relish used on Chicago style hot dogs – a friend who used to live in Chicago  told me about this – apparently they are carmelized together, but are spices used also? thanks a lot -

You gave a recipe for cooked wheat in the crockpot and said you could include it in meatloaf. Do you have a recipe for meatloaf with cooked wheat?

Looking for a homemade recipe for a face mask..peel or wash off…Please let me know if you have any ideas. Thank you for your response to my request. DS

I am looking for a simple chicken fried rice recipe that my son can make. I am tired of going to the local chinese restaurant to buy it. I can not eat it so I truly don’t know what is in it. If you can help, we would love it. Thank you

Any tips on home hair coloring? How do I do the back of my head?

I am looking for a recipe for Vanilla Syrup. That can be used for coffee or to make vanilla flavored cola type soda.
Thank you, CharlieAnn

I am looking for an easy recipe for sour dough bread for a bread machine. The only recipe in the book that came with my machine uses yogurt & I don’t think that is for me. Any ideas would be appreciated.

I have found several recipes for bread I would like to try that are written for use with a bread machine. Can someone please give me tips on how to use these recipes with a mixer and oven.

My grandma and mother used to make this for me when I was a kid, and granny lived in the hill country of the Ozarks. It was served over hot white rice. I thought for the longest time that it was pudding until I tried it, yuck. Anyone have an idea?

Is there a reason NOT to store baking soda in an airtight container? I was just wondering because it always comes in a cardboard box that doesn’t really seal shut instead of a carton with a snap on plastic lid (like baking powder).

I’ve been having a problem with my baking soda going “bad” I do a lot of canning this time of year and as a result, my kitchen (in fact my whole house – small single story) gets quite humid at times. I know that baking soda absorbs moisture from the air and this reduces its potency. As a result, I keep having quick bread failure. I know now, after a lot of wasted ingredients, to always “test” my baking soda first. I know baking soda is cheap, but I hate to keep buying a new box every time I want to make a batch of cookies or quick bread. So, I thought I should start storing it in a ziplock bag or plastic container. BUT was wondering if there was a reason it shouldn’t be stored air tight. I mean why doesn’t Arm & Hammer package it in an air tight container?

I’m looking for a copy of the weekly WW food journal from the 1980′s; the one with the daily exchanges and little check-boxes. Can you help me?

would you please tell me how I may obtain vegetarian recipes and this one
in particular Vegetarian goulash.

I am looking for a recipe for apple butter that is somewhat chunky. My grandmother used to make this, but alas, she is gone and no one has the recipe.

I’m looking for a homemade sugar-free Angel Food Cake recipe. They sell them at Marsh, but they are pretty pricey. Also, I saw a Pumpkin Angel Food cake but it was not sugar-free. I have to watch my sugar (had gastric bypass) and my family has several diabetics. If I could find a good basic sugar-free recipe to start with, then I could make all sorts of flavors. Any one know of any recipes for a sugar-free Angel Food cake?

I have a Breadman Trillium Mod # TR-500 with no manual and have never used a machine to make bread before. I have looked for the manual online but can only find the TR500a-b and this one doesn’t look like either of them. If anyone has one it would be fabulous if you could make me a copy of it or tell em where I can get one.
Thanks for your help,
Jerriann

I am looking for a homemade baking mix to take the place of buying Bisquick.

I just finished canning 14 quarts of white
potatoes. I have done this for several years now, but mostly use them for soup.
Just wondered if anyone had other recipes
or ideas for using them? I peeled them and
cut into medium size cubes.Any other ideas for potatoes would be helpful.I bought 2
bushels from a neighbor and have no basement or cellar.I cut 6 gallon bags
into french fry strips and froze them
for frying.

Do you have any recipes for toaster ovens. With the kids gone, I hate to turn on the big oven for just my husband and myself. Leftovers go in the freezer only to be discovered months later. Any recipes would be appreciated.

Thanks!

I recently came into a lot of assorted winter squash and we love it. I have it sitting on my kitchen table and I was wondering if I can freeze it and how I would do it. If you can it, how can you use it in recipes as a side because it tends to take on a soupy texture when canned. Also, I would love any awesome squash recipes.

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

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.

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?

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!!!

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

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??

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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?

I am looking for something to make with leftover cooked oatmeal. Any help is greatly appreciated!

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.

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!

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!

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?

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

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.

Me and my family LOVE Salad Creations! They make all their salads and wraps right in front of you. Well, every time I go, I get a wrap with a special Greek dressing on it and I wish I knew how to recreate it! It would save so much money if I knew how to recreate it because I wouldn’t have to go there to have such great wraps. I can duplicate almost any salad recipe or wrap, but I can’t get that dressing! Please could somebody let me know how I can recreate that Greek Salad Dressing from Salad Creations? Thanks!

Hi, I rent an apartment that has a beautiful cream colored plush carpet in the bedroom, however, there are several rust stains in the carpet from former tenants. Looks like flower pot rings. Any tips on bleaching them out, or at least fadding them to somewhat blend in with the color of the carpet? I’ve tried using clorox bleach, Borax powder, Arm and Hammer baking soda, but none have touched the stains.

I am looking for a good pasta sauce to put up using my garden tomatoes. I want something different than what I’ve used for years.

I am looking for recipes to repurpose all of my WIC cereal. Especially dinner recipes. Kix, cherrios, cornflakes, grapenuts, grapenut flakes, multigrain cherrios, rice crispies, chex, special K.
Thanks

I am looking for a recipe recently eaten that is for sweet pickles made from store bought dill pickles. One of the ingredients in the making of these pickles is ‘Worcestershire Sauce’. Any recipes like this?

I have seen information for laundry detergent and fabric softener. Anyone have a recipe for liquid dish soap. The kind you use in the sink not the machine. Thanks Jan

I’m looking for a recipe to do down a batch of horseradish. And I would also like to can a horseradish garlic condiment for Christmas gifts. Can you help? Thanks!

I am trying to find a recipe for homemade Amish Butter Cheese. I hope you can help. Thank you

my nectarine tree is ready to be harvested. Do you have any recipes for nectarines?

OMG! We were at a restaurant just the other night and were served the marvelous Chocolate Raspberry Butter with our hot rolls! It was amazing! Anyone know how to make this?

I like mushrooms and always buy them at the store when they go on sale, but now that its just my husband and I at home, I find that I can not use them all up in time. I’m wondering if there is a way to freeze mushrooms, or some way to extend their freshness a little longer?

Although my baby HATES cold wipes, I couldn’t justify the expense of a wipe warmer. However, this past weekend I was able to find one at a thrift store for $2 (insert happy dance)! I purchased a 2 pack of the refill sponges new from WalMart, but was surprised to see even these carry a $9 price tag. Does anyone have a cheaper alternative to buying these?

am looking for tnt ideas for freezing corn on the cob thanks

Please tell me how to pre-cook fresh okra for freezing.

My kids, especially the little ones, like their apples in wedges and they can’t eat a whole one anyway, but it gets brown by the time they can eat lunch in school (very unappetizing). I have tried the lemon juice thing to keep them from getting brown, but then the kids don’t like the taste. Does anyone know how to keep the cut surfaces from turning brown? Thanks so much. I don’t want to buy those expensive packages of apple wedges in the store!

I have a lot of tomatillos in my garden and would like to find out how to cook some dishes using them, and can or freeze them if possible.

I am having a potluck Family Reunion. I need frugal ideas for decorations for the tables, games, etc.
Thank you.

My mother made this and she is not with us any more. I just put four dozens of sweet corn in the freezer and would love to make the jelly.

I am looking for an applesauce recipe for canning. I’m not too fond of the traditional texture, but would like to cube it . Does anyone have any suggestions that would help?

Just wondering if anyone has any good spelt bread recipes? There is one bakery locally that makes it, but charges $7 a loaf. I think it would be cheaper to make my own (I am allergic to wheat, corn and cane sugar). If you want to share any other recipes free of the above ingredients, I would appreciate those too Thanks.

I am looking for a recipe for pasta salad and potato salad that is made with sour cream or cream cheese instead of mayo or salad dressing. If any body has a recipe to share I would really like to try it.
Thank you,
CharlieAnn

If anyone has some suggestions for suppers to be served on nights when you just don’t want to turn on the stove or oven it would be appreciated. Sometimes its just too hot to heat up the house. Have the basic salads and fruit salads anything else?

Thanks in advance – Jan

Great question Jan and I can certainly relate right now. It’s super hot and I haven’t used my oven in weeks and the stove only when absolutely needed. Here are a couple of ideas for you:

Use your crockpot whenever you can. You can cook almost anything in there. Here are some crockpot recipes for you to try and take a look at my Crockpot Cooking Made Simple guide for lots more recipes and tips.

Grill – get hubby to grill some burgers, chicken, pork chops, steak, fish etc. on the grill. Make sure you have him cook plenty so you have leftovers for a few other meals.

Crumble up leftover hamburgers in your crockpot and turn them into chili or beef and vegetable soup.

Leftover chicken, pork and steak can be served cold the next day on sandwiches and salads.

When it come to baking, I just use my breadmaker for now.

For more summer cooking tips, take a look at this report about Simple Summer Cooking and I’m sure other readers have plenty of ideas to share.

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Got a hot summer day recipe or tip to share? Please leave a comment below. Thanks – Susanne

I bought a alb sirloin from a local farmer for super cheap and was craving it so big time thought we’d eat it all. But by the time I cooked it i was kind of over it so there’s a ton left over. I can’t think of a thing to do with it! Any good ideas?

I’m looking for dishes that feature beans and/or vegetables but do not contain any processed ingredients (premade or convenience foods) or soy products (tofu, TVP, fake meat).

I am trying to show my daughters how to cook nutritious meals with ingredients we either grow or make ourselves.

Much Thanks,
Geeta

I am a big fan of alfredo and would like to eat it a lot but the good sauce is horribly expensive and even the cheap, strange tasting stuff is almost $2 a jar. I would love to be able to make up my own sauce from scratch.

I have heard a lot lately about tin-foil dinners/ pocket meals cooked in the oven to save on clean-up.

I am interested in creative recipes (not just the old hamburger onions potato and carrots) for tin-foil dinners, how long to cook them etc.

Those who use them, I would love to hear the pros and cons of doing so.

My kids and husband love Lo Mein. I know there has to be something simpler than the complicated recipes I am finding. Anyone out there got one for the domestically challenged?

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I am looking for dairy free recipes as I have a little one who’s allergic to the protein in milk, so we can’t do cheese, or goat & sheep’s milk as alternatives, anything with whey (another sneaky way of saying milk) etc., it would help greatly! Thanks!!

What kind of containers are best for homemade wipes for baby or any homemade wipes for that matter (bathroom, window, bug wipes)?

Does anyone know how to store cucumbers so that they don’t go bad so quickly?

I don’t have a lot of information on this dessert. It was one my MIL used to make circa 1965. My husband recalls it contained bananas (the riper the better), whipped cream and pulverized Nilla wafers that she would then freeze solid. Knowing my hubby, he’s probably missing ingredients and or steps to the process. Can anyone help me reconstruct this recipe? Thanks

I am looking for a recipe for preserving sweet and hot peppers.

I would love a recipe for buttermilk. If you have a good one, please share as a comment below.
Thanks.

Debbie

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I’ve searched online for a similar recipe for peach muffins from Folk’s restaurant. I love these, and have tried to make them at home, but it’s no where near what I’m looking for. They sell tubs of the pre-made batter, but not the recipe. Can any one help with me with this? Thanks

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My daughter’s ex-mother-in-law makes delicious home-canned mock spiced apple rings using cucumber slices. Sadly they don’t speak anymore and I’d love to find this recipe. I think it might be an Amish recipe, her ex-in-laws used to vacation with an Amish family every summer when they were able. The canning liquid tastes like cinnamon red hot candies and are bright red, also coloring the sliced cucumbers. Does anyone know of such a recipe?

Thanks, Jennifer in GA

I am looking for a recipe for a good caramel cake.

Thank you,
Debbie

I’m a new mom…can anyone tell me how to get poo stains out of baby clothes?

I am looking for a quick (ie: refrigerator) pickle recipe. The one I am looking for in particular is a sour pickle, but I would love any kind of pickle recipe that does not require canning.

My mother use to make big round cut out molasses cookies that crackled on top, we can’t seem to find the right recipe, can anyone send it?

My husband has ordered a meat grinder, saying we can save money like nobody’s business. Only I don’t know how. I know I can make regular ground beefs, chicken, porks, and with recipes I can make sausages BUT… does anyone have some tips for me? Any tried and true recipes? Any other ideas besides ground meat or sausages? I want to make this purchase pay for itself as soon as possible!

I use to have a friend years ago that would make this dough rolled out and then she would put some olive oil on that then olives cheese and some sort of meat then rolled it up like a cinnimon roll then baked it after it was rolled she would put a light layer of egg for browning then put it in the oven and cut it served it hot.

Im not sure of how much and what to add to the dough and how long to keep this whole concoction in the oven at what temp but when it was done it was sure yummy. Reminds me of a bakes sandwich or something. Does anyone have any sort of recipe like this?

Does anyone have a recipe for the duggar laundry soap? I heard them mention it on TV a while back, but never got around to jotting down the recipe. We are trying to cut back on what we spent and I figured I’d give this homemade laundry soap a try.

Thanks in advance.

Julia

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I’m looking for a good way to clean mini blinds. My house came with a ton of them, and I need an easy quick way to clean them. I have 12 1/2″ plastic ones and 8 1″ wooden ones. I’ve heard you can just take them out and hose them off on your picnic table, but I don’t really want to get the gears wet in the top housing. The wooden ones take about an hour each to clean each slat by hand, but they’re nice and it’s not too bad. The plastic ones I can’t stand.

Help – I really don’t have the money to replace them.

Can anyone share a recipe for “Tatertot Casserole”?? Thank you

I don’t eat pork (for Biblical reasons) and I do miss sausage (dinner & breakfast). I found a “turkey breakfast” sausage at Walmart that I use for Sausage Gravy & Biscuits.

I am looking for breakfast type recipes like scrapple that will make my sausage go farther. I’m feeding 8 kids and four of them are teenagers!

hi wondering if anyone knows of something i can burn in my outside fireplace that will keep mosquitos away, yet is not toxic to breath.

Somehow I ended up with several cans of diced tomatoes. First I have to say I do not like tomatoes in my chili, so let’s not go there. But I would love to use these cans before they expire and I would really like a spagetti sauce recipe. Any ideas would be a help.

Thanks, Karen

I’m looking for recipes to use up a large container of powdered coffee creamer. We bought one for a party we had and hardly any was used. We don’t drink coffee and hate to see it wasted!

I am looking for a good southern style coleslaw. Please post if you have one.

do you have a recipe for making your own bread flour

I have several turkeys in the freezer that I bought on sale at Thanksgiving. Does anyone have a recipe for cooking one in a crock pot? I don’t want to leave it in the oven while I am at work.

I saw online recently a post about borax and boric acid being the same.

Does anyone know if this is true or not?

Thanks.

Brenda

I have a VERY large, VERY old jug of fabric softener. It is so old and thick, It’s not easy to get it out of the jug. It is the type of jug that you set on it’s side and press the dispenser button/knob down.(and the jug is almost full)

Q: Is the softener revive-able? I would hate myself if I thought there is no life left in it and had to just throw it away. The jug is just SOOO full! I am afraid to mix water into it. I don’t know if the water will even mix with this thick pastey stuff. Please, someone tell me they know what to do.

Just recently, our house has been invaded by ants. Not the big “I’m here to eat your house down” type but the small, itsy bitsy ones my Mom called sugar ants. The cats just stare at them; they must know that the little squiggly things are horrible to taste. Does anyone know of a non-poisonous solution that I can use to rid our house of these unwanted visitors? Something that is safe for small animals?

i’ve lost recipe for homemade soap- the pwd method

I am about to be overrun with even more than the 4 dozen eggs a week I get now – I need new ways to use them up! Everyone around here has gotten backyard hens, in order to beat this economy, so there’s no one left to sell them to.
By August, I’ll have another dozen hens laying, and I don’t want these eggs to go to waste!
Any new recipes to use them up would be appreciated.
(The brownie recipe I got off this site is an all-time favorite – it uses 4 eggs!)

I’m collecting recipes for my brother who is about to head off to college and live in the dorms. I’m looking for things that can be cooked in a microwave, that are healthy, relatively cheap, and that make only 1-2 servings.

I have a earlier request here about gluten free and got a lot of help. The problem is I just found out I am allergic to xanthan gum and was told not to use guar gum either. Does anyone know what I can use to replace these to ingredients with when I bake gluten free. Thank you, CharlieAnn

I’ve tried to remove gum from a favourite tee shirt using the ice cube method and scraping with a flat knife that wouldn’t cut fabric. I only succeeding in spreading the gum. Any tips on whether I can save this shirt?

We have an 8 week old lab puppy. He’s cute as a bug and very smart, but oh, so naughty (as all pups are). For the most part, he’s on a long cable outside, but my husband wants him to come in to eat. He isn’t in long before he goes on the carpet, and he doesn’t like to eat more than a few bites at a time before he runs off… provided you’re not standing over him. Then he’ll eat. I have waited till nearly 11:00 to feed him, and he still does this. I’m sure he’s hungry, but man, what do you do with him? He’s SO social it’s almost annoying. I don’t like to continually scold him and I do NOT want to stand there waiting for a dog to eat. LOL

Every year I plant a garden but never get to enjoy much of it. Our neighborhood is infested with squirrels. Does anyone know any tricks that work to keep them from eating my food?
Thanks!!

My daughter loves the salad dressing from Shogun Japanese Steakhouse, and will barely eat a salad without it. You can buy it from them, but it’s very expensive. All the recipes I found online do not come out anywhere close. Has anyone figured out how to make this salad dressing?

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Hi all I hope I am posting this in the correct place I was wondering if anyone keeps a household book? If so what =do you put into yours? I am thinking about starting one but not sure where to start and am looking for tips

Thank You

Missy

My daughter Emilly,6 years old, was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (or juvenile diabetes). And because of this we are carb counting for meals. Its a pain. But I’m running out of ideas for meals. And snack times are worse. So please can you help me get meal ideas that are kid friendly and snacks ideas that are carb free? thank you

I have a friend who wants me to provide rhubarb pies for a late summer gathering (Post fresh rhubarb season). I know from past experience that frozen rhubarb is great for cakes and muffins, but does not make good pies. I have never frozen a rhubarb pie (or any pie) before. I’m afraid if I freeze it uncooked, it will be the same as freezing rhubarb (gets all watery). Can I freeze it after I bake it, or would the crust get soggy? Has anyone actually done this? I’d really like to hear from someone’s actual experience, not an “I’d think…” Thanks for the advice

looking for a bread machine recipe using 2C. flour

Does anyone know any affordable greenhouse in the backyard? I need 28.5 length and 8′ wide. Checked them on the internet and they are very expensive. I am not good at assembling from nothing. Any suggestions?

Looking for a way to make homemade carpet cleaner to spot clean and that could be used in my steam cleaner. Anyone that could help would greatly be appreciated. Thanks!!

I bought a box of powdered milk for a recipe and now I have bunch left over. I don’t drink milk, so what can I do with the rest of it? I want to use it before it hardens in the package and goes bad. Thanks.

We have tried to have a vegetable garden for several years. We have had no luck with it because the deer eat the plants. There is a heavy presence of deer in our area and they are not picky eaters. They eat everything except marigolds and evergreens. Since we live in a subdivision, we are not allowed to have barbed wire or electric fences. Does anyone have suggestions on how to grow a deer-proof garden?

Hi, looking for an easy and inexpensive way to make dish soap (not dishwasher detergent) and also need a recipe for a good household cleaning disinfectant.
Thank you!

I am looking for a fruit leather recipe. I have a dehydrator, but I don’t have the insert for fruit leather. I am willing to use the oven.

I am trying to find out how to substitute
powdered soy milk for regular powdered milk. If any one has any ideas it would be a really great help.

I’m looking for the recipe that is a lot like a wacky cake, but you mix it all in the pan you are going to cook it in. Thanks.

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I burn a lot of candles. I prefer to buy the large size (I think they’re more economical and I buy them on sale for 1/2 price at Bath & Body Shop). Once the candle burns down, what can I do with the leftover glass container? The medium size ones I use in the bathroom for Q-tips and cotton balls, and the little ones I reuse for leftover candle wax. But I’m stumped what to do with the large size. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Looking for anyone with college loan experience. Yesterday my daughter got her college loan papers telling her how much she got on the FAFSA etc. It also listed the different grants and loans she can take out for her first year at college and the breakdown. The last item was called Parent loan and it was for 18,000.00. They expect the parent to sign/cosign for the student loan. She’s not going to an online university. I went to a 2 year college to avoid student loans and want to start paying off bills and saving for retirement. I had no plans for signing any college loan with her. Does anyone out there have any prior experience on this subject? I am desperate!!!

I’m looking for a recipe that takes sliced dill pickles, adds sugar and jalapanos . . . and comes up with a sweet/hot pickle. Can you help me?

I am looking for frugal casseroles for just 2 people. any help appreciated

I’m looking for a biscuit recipe I had back in the 80′s in Wisconsin. It uses biscuits, brown sugar and butter. I remember you use a glass pie plate and put a small drinking glass in the center, so the finished caramel doesn’t get in there. You cook in the microwave but I don’t remember much else. I was 17 years old so I didn’t pay attention. Thank you in advance.

My grandmother always made a sweet sauce to serve with plain pound cake. She called it LumptyFudd. I know it had butter, milk, vanilla & sugar. Does anyone have that recipe. I need measurements.

i made the homemade laundry soap recipe that you gave an it says will make a thick jell.  What did i do wrong?  Mine has a thick like crust on top an rest is liquid?  Didn’t know if thats what it is suppose to do or what.

My whole family loved the low fat sandwich/deli thin buns that we tried when we were in the US, but they don’t sell them here in Mexico.

Does anyone have a breadmaker recipe for these that they’d be willing to share? I’ve tried making regular hamburger buns in the breadmaker and just cutting them thinner, but that doesn’t work….and I’ve tried googling for a recipe, but no luck there either.

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I am looking to buy a new oil-o pump as I broke mine! I can’t find it at Wal-Mart, which is where I bought it the first time!

I am looking for a cheeseburger soup recipe.

I’m looking for an old fashion ketchup recipe. The one I’m looking for used fresh tomatoes and very little if any sugar. My grandmother used to make it when she was a young wife and mother back in the 1920s and 30′s.

I would like to know if you can use regular liquid laundry soap in a front load washing machine….if so how much do u use per load?

Looking Please for a simple great tasting crock pot chili with hamburger and 3 bean recipe.

Thanks so much,Tom Kelly

I made a cereal bar recipe that called for puffed rice cereal (not rice krispies). It was very good, but it made a lot, so I won’t be making it again for a while. Meanwhile, I have a large box of puffed rice (minus 2 cups). It’s not very good “eating” — it just turns to mush when you put milk on it. SO — any ideas what I can do with the rest of the puffed rice? I’m thinking it is going to be stale by the time I make the cereal bars again.

I hate buying chemicals such as Damp Rid to put in our closets to get rid of the moisture. Is there a better alternative?
thanks,
Marcia

i have recently gotten hold of alot of brie and baby brie cheese. does anyone have any idea of what i can do with this cheese? i have done searches on the internet and most recipes are for appetizers. any ideas would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks

Could use any suggestions to change over to gluten free. Been casein free for years. It would be great to hear from anyone who has had to make these changes.
Thank you.

I’m just a newbie and introducing myself to the group. I’m a mom of 3 and always looking for new ideas to save our household $$. – Kris

I love sourdough bread and when I was in junior high I made some sourdough cinnamon rolls that won a blue ribbon in 4H. I think I can find my recipe but I need starter. I would love the recipe on starting my own starter. Thanks!

You had posted a recipe that i cannot find. it was a soup i think in a crockpot with ground beef, cabbage, celery and tomato paste. thank you.

In search of ideas for boxed potatoes. I have two large boxes sitting in my pantry and the kids are tired of the basic mashed potatoes. Any new ideas for them so they don’t go to waste? Thanks in advance.

do u have any pasty recipes?

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Sounds silly, but I have 3 dogs and not enough scraps usually to feed them. Any one know of frugal ways to feed 2 medium and one small dog?

What can I do with leftover beef pot roast? We have it for dinner once every few weeks and I have a bunch of frozen leftovers with no idea what to do with them.

My grandmother passed when I was 16 – she had 6 sisters/SILs and 3 daughters & 2 daughters-in-law and 5 granddaughters…she shared this recipe with NOT A SINGLE ONE of us.

This 2-layer cake was dense/thick but not too heavy. It looked like a spice cake and may have had maple flavoring and walnuts. The frosting was the color of caramel or light-brown and had the consistency of fudge – it would set up with a sugary-crystalization and seal in the cake, so the cake was amazingly moist.

The family has been looking for this recipe or similar for 20 years! She was from Southern Indiana…if that helps. Thanks in advance…Michelle

Hi Has anyone got a good recipe for homemade worchestershire sauce. I see that it usually has tamarind, and anchovies in it both either hard to find or expensive, and I was wondering if there is an alternative recipe.
Thanks

I am looking for an old recipe from West Virginia for a hot dog sauce or coney sauce. The sauce was sold in Mann West Virginia and around that area in the 1940′s. I really hope someone can help me find that or a very old one from that time era. Thank you So Much
Wanda wortmoon@yahoo.com

a recipe called puppy chow.  its power sugar, peanut butter, and cereal
coco, i think

I am not sure if anyone can help me, but I am desperate for a few new recipes. I have been diagnosed with fructose malabsorption and so have a ton of dietary restrictions. Basically what I CAN have is plain meat (ham and bacon are usually sugar cured), potatoes, rice, spinach, lemon, mushrooms, garlic, and dairy. I CANNOT have wheat, onions, soy, beans, sugar in almost any form (including artificial sugars and natural sugars- I can have dextrose/glucose), fruit, and almost no vegetables (only a few greens are OK). I also have to watch corn in certain forms. Like I can have degermed cornmeal and cornstarch, but not plain corn. Anybody have any ideas? It has been terribly expensive buying gluten free, sugar free things and trying to still not eat the same 5 meals. My staples right now are alfredo with rice noodles, potato soup, mushroom soup, plain hamburgers, plain roast, and chicken and rice. I have a family of five and would like to only have to cook one meal at night. Just hoping someone might have new ideas to try. Thank you in advance for anything.

My husband works 12 hour shifts frying potatoes in a factory. His laundry not only STINKS like old oil, it is also greasy and sometimes batter-splattered. I’ve been giving them a double wash in hot water, using Arm and Hammer detergent, Dawn dish soap, Febreze Laundry, and rinsing with vinegar. It helps, but we’re still going to have to toss his clothes soon (not to mention the Febreze is $$). They still stink – though not as bad, and though not as greasy, it tends to build up. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I used to look at some recipes for angelfood ministries on a church website called Fire Mountain Worship. about a year ago they changed their name and I havent been able to find it since, does anyone else know the correct website now? thanks alot for any help.

I used to make imitation ham sandwiches.. It was finely chopped hotdogs or balonga. Pickle relish, chopped onion and mayo.

I’m looking for a bran muffin recipe….

Ok, I know there’s a difference between bread flour and all purpose flour. Basically bread turns out better if you use Bread flour – learned that the hard way. But is there really a difference between all purpose flour and self rising flour? What are the uses for each of these?

I recently purchased numerous cans of turkey chili on sale and would like to make some casseroles for my family using cornmeal or corn chips.

Does anyone know how to make deviled ham? Not the ham spread with mayo and etc, but the deviled ham like you buy in a can. Any help would be appreciated.

Every Christmas Eve, my husband’s family would serve a traditional meal which included a beef broth soup with mushrooms and sauerkraut. I never did receive the recipe. Does anyone have a recipe for this?

My Mom made these 50 years ago. Fried dough with some salt on the outside. Not sure if yeast dough or not. I lost recipe years ago and now kids want me to make them.

This is my grandma’s recipe. You can substitute almost any cream soup for the cream of mushroom soup (grandma uses one cream of mushroom and one cream of celery; I sometimes use cream of chicken soup also).

Tuna Noodle Casserole

6 c egg noodles
2 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can water
1 can tuna
2 inch cube of velveeta cheese (cut into small pieces)
1 can sweet peas

Cook noodles. While cooking, mix soup with water, tuna, and velveeta, heat in microwave until melted. Rinse noodles in cool water. Stir together noodles and cheese/soup mixture with peas.

** optional ** Place in casserole dish. Crumble crackers over top and bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

Looking for a great tuna noodle casserole dish? I like mine with crushed crackers or breadbrumbs on top.

1 pound bologna,ground
1 cup mayo
2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
(may use dill pickle relish instead)

Place ground Bologns in a medium bowl. Mix in mayo a few tablespoons at a time until desired consistency is reached. Stir in the pickle relish and chill in refrigerater for 1 hour before serving!

I have searched the net without any luck. Then I found your site and quit searching….I have to come back when I have time to lurk.

I am looking for an instant coffee mix, Cafe Francais. It’s so expensive to buy the mix and I thought you or one of your readers could help me. Thank you in advance, Elaine

My 3 year old grandson has a severe milk allergy along with peanuts…do you have any recipes that do not include milk or soy?

I am looking for a good & easy thumbprint cookie recipe. Thanks

As a child, I remember a sugar cookie that had some sort of hard candy (butterscotch ?) chunks in it. They were made by the Seneca Dairy Bar in Canandaigua, NY, which has been closed for at least 35 years.

The cookies were about 4″ in diameter, pale and the chunks were a pale golden color. Any help is greatly appreciated.

I’ve been making lunches for my husband for the last 40 yrs & I’m really running out of ideas. Can anyone out there give ant suggestions? He’s in construction & doesn’t have much time for lunch. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mary Linn

I am looking for a sandwich spread recipe my Mom used to make. It had bologna or hotdogs in it with dill pickles, hard boiled eggs, mayo and I don’t know what else. I would appreciate any help with this I can get. Mom died 4 years ago and My Dady was wondering if I knew how to make it. She didn’t write anything down it was a pinch of this and a handfull of that!! Thanks so much!! Chris

I’m looking for a recipe for homemade brown sugar cured ham. Any suggestions?

My son was recently diagnosed with allergies to carrot and corn products. This means that I cannot use store bought stock/boullion powder. I would appreciate any recipes for homemade stock/boullion powder that I can use in soups, stews or gravies.

Years ago I found a recipe in a heritage cookbook for a mock lemon pie made with cornmeal and vinegar. It was similar to a shoofly or custard pie. BUT there was no crust as the cornmeal settled and became the crust. I only made it once and it was very good. I’ve looked for 20 plus years for a copy. If anyone can help I would appreciate it immensely !
Thank you in advance , Linda

A recipe from Trader Vic’s in Chicago. I also would like Pears Helene from The Bakery restaurant in Chicago. Both restaurants closed in the 1990′s.

Hi,

I am a student, beginning the semester in March (location NZ).

I live in an apartment with most appliances, including a crockpot.

* Any ideas about how I should menu plan for semesters (each 6 weeks until half way holidays)? How should I include my homemade yoghurt, bread and muffins? Do these freeze?

* Any ideas / recipes for quick and frugal study snacks?

* Any ideas about quickly prepared meals?

Thank you, I really appreciate your assistance in advance!

Does anyone know a homemade recipe for cheddar cheese popcorn? I love the microwave version that you pour the cheese sauce over after cooking. I also love the drier packaged type of cheese popcorn. I’ve tried some of the bottled shakes without achieving desired results. Thanks for your help!

My daughter is 4 had has to be on a sugar free diet. She has been diagnosed with ADHA. I homeschool and refuse to put her on meds. She has been to the hospital 3x last year for jumping off things. The last time I took her in for a follow-up visit the doctor said I need to do something. I had been asking him for alteratives with no help so I googled it and we remove sugar and dyes and WOW the difference!!
She has been a trooper as have my other kids with the change in diet but I need some ideas or recipes.
She LOVES chocolate milk and cake. lol This has been the hardest to do away with but maybe someone has a suggestion on how to make these sugar free. Also all the vitamins and meds (like Tylenol and cold meds) Have sugar in them and if I give them to her she goes bonkers. This is all new to me and I had no idea how much sugar my kids were getting!! Thank you in advance for any help

I am writing to ask for some help. My son has been diagnosed with ADHD (from his school, not the dr) and my husband and I don’t want to put him on the medication. In fact, I’m pretty sure my husband is going to be adamant about not putting him on it. He was on ADD meds till he finally refused to take them. He said they made him like a zombie. Yes, I know they don’t give the same kind of meds but I agree with him about not giving a 7 year old medication all the time. Anyway, What I’m looking for are recipes/menus, anything that we can try to help him out. I firmly believe there’s got to be something other than medication that will help. In fact, I’ve researched a certain program but I can’t afford it right now. This is pretty serious so any help will be great. He’s failing his second year of K (but getting 1-on-1 with a special ed teacher and doing a little better). Thanks a bunch.

Amanda

Hi! I love the lemon rice soup that you can find at most Greek owned diners. Does anyone have a good recipe for this soup? Thanks!!

The glass lid to my crockpot broke. It’s a weird-sized oval one so I can’t use another lid or a plate – any suggestions? It’s a big crock pot, I love it, and I don’t want to throw it away.

My family insists on having bags of these around but no on eats them all. Please suggest some things to do with the last crumbs at the bottom of the bag besides topping baked mac and cheese.

Thanks!

I always have trouble knowing when my dough is rolled to the correct thickness. Is there a tip for this that I should know?

Women’s Day magazine November 1983 issue.Recipe for Lindy’s Cheesecake from Miss Grimble’s bakery. Thank You!

I have been scouring the internet looking for a recipe to make dry vegetable soup mix like Knorr’s, but keep coming up blank. At $2+ a pop for one of their packets, I’d much rather make my own! Anyone have a recipe?

Where can I get a Bread slicer with a
guide (to make the slices the same
size)? I’ve looked and can’t seem to
find one.

Also, I need a few recipes for no-rise
Bread baking.

A friend of mine is looking for a smooth texture corn pudding (not Indian pudding) recipe that doesn’t use canned creamed corn or packaged cornbread mix, etc.

I am looking for a cucumber pickle recipe called amber pickles made with red hot cinnamon candies. I have found recipes using either stick cinnamon and whole cloves or cinnamon oil and clove oil and cherries for the red color, but the recipe I am looking for uses the little red hot cinnamon candies for both flavor and the red color. Thanks.

I have a bedwetter and it is hard to get the smell and feel like urine laundered is really clean!

Hello, my 4 year old loves Pilsbury Grands Homestyle Biscuits. It can be quite expensive keeping them in stock. Does anyone have a recipe for homemade that are very close? Thanks!

Does anyone have a recipe to make your own italian salad dressing mix..ratio of herbs/spices etc. similar to name brand packets on the market?

I tried a slice of this pie at a small town country cafe’. It has pinto beans, coconut and was really good. Just wondering if anyone has a recipe for this.

I am looking for a recipe for a rolled, cookie dough which remains soft after baking. My mother made a date/nut filled cookie when I was a child, it was a family favorite. I cannot find the recipe. Can anyone help me? The date/nut filling was place between 2 rounds cut with a small biscuit cutter, sealed and baked. They were soft after removing from the oven.

My mom used to make donuts dropped in oil by spoonfuls. Granulated sugar was put in a brown lunch bag and donuts were put in the bag when they were hot. Yum!

How do you go about making your own powdered sugar? My daughter is allergic to the cornstarch that they put in it. I plan to put either Tapioca starch or Rice starch in mine. So what proportion would I use, also how do you make it without burning up your machine?

I’m looking for a recipe to make cracklins that is cooked in the oven instead of the stove. Is it possible?

Does any one have any recipes using nutella?

I have tried recipe after recipe, and even bought store sugar cookie dough. I cannot get my cookies to stay in the shape I cut them. Is there some trick to keep them in the cute little cutter shapes? They always expand and turn into one big cookie on my sheet.
Help!!!

Hi, my mom is looking for a peanut butter fudge recipe that is pulled like taffy. A friend of hers had told her about it but she didn’t have the recipe either. Its an old recipe. Can anybody help?

Years ago, my sister’s best friend would make this kind of caramel popcorn with marshmallows on the stove. I have looked around for it, but to no avail. Thanks

This is a pie I remember from my childhood, one that my Grampa LOVED, that my mother would make from my grandmother’s recipe. Unfortunately, that recipe was lost over time. I remember the pie had raisins and coconut and pecans in it, and the filling (and basically, the pie itself) was similar to that of a pecan pie. I have looked all over the internet and can’t find this recipe, so if someone knows how to make it or something close to it, I would be so grateful if you could share. I’d love to make this pie a tradition with my own family. I feel baking this pie will be a way to include a little of my Grampa’s spirit and my fond childhood memories in my own family’s traditions this christmas. Thanks for your time, and happy holidays!
Cherie Cosentino

I am looking for a whole wheat cracker recipe or even one that is half and half.

Looking for bread machine recipes. Have a bread machine that was given to me. And would like to be able to have a variety of recipes. Wheat and other dark bread would be nice to have too.
Thanks!

Low income (fixed income) people get canned turkey, chicken, beef.  Would like any recipes using canned meat.

Hi! We have been vegan since this summer and, though it seems as though this should be a no-brainer money saver, it seems like our grocery budget is still pretty much the same. We would love some satisfying, nutritionally balanced recipes that don’t break the bank.

Looking for a cookie recipe in a jar, Nutty Chocolate Cookie, very good and moist ones.

Looking for recipe for whipped jello my aunt use to make. Red jello, Milnot, fruit cocktail, pecans.

I am looking for a recipe that my grandmother would make. It was a rich chocolate cake rolled in liquified chocolate and then in coconut. I am desperate to find this. It was such a family fav. Since she has been gone we no longer enjoy these a during the Holidays.

Thanks

I am looking for a recipe for Buttermilk Fudge. I’ve tried it before at craft shows and just love it!
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I love my silicone bakeware, but the spray “Pam” darkens and I can’t remove it. Does anyone have any cleaning tips?

My husband loves a dish that we know as Chili Colorado. He came to love this at a Mexican restaurant in CA and found it once at an AZ restaurant.
It’s made with Beef (maybe the cuts used for beef stew) in a red sauce. It is served with flour tortillas, rice and beans (at least that’s how we’ve had it).
Anyway, I’ve spent countless hours searching for this recipe. If you by chance have a recipe for Chili Colorado and willing to share, I would really appreciate it.

I was on this site about a year ago and there was a recipe for soup with onions, kale, sweet potates, and white beans, and curry powder. I wrote this recipe down and have made it quite a few times this last year. Then I moved and can’t find the recipe I wrote down and its not on the site anymore. Can anyone point me to it?

I’m looking for a recipe for brown and serve rolls – you know the kind you purchase in the grocery store, prebaked, bring home and finish baking.

I was wondering if anyone has a non-dairy cheese recipe that doesn’t have nutritional yeast in it. I can not have dairy or nutritional yeast.

My husband remembers his grandmother making something called ‘pone bread’ when he was young. All he remembers of making it though is that she baked it in an iron skillet. His family doesn’t remember how to make it either. I would love to learn this recipe to surprise him with when he comes home. We live in west Virginia and he works in Florida for three to four weeks at a time. If you can help, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks, Heather Hall

These are made with egg whites (I think) and you drop them on cookie sheets, put in the oven, then turn the oven off and leave it overnight. I had seen the recipe in an e-mail newsletter, I received. I wanted to try it because I thought it might be what my grandma used to call “cloud cookies” — but now I can’t find the e-mail, and I didn’t see it with the recipes on this website.

A friend of mine and I (we are from the Mid-west and the South, respectively) have been talking about rice recipes and we both remember someone in the FAR distant past making these soft, sweet sticky treats that were small balls of rice. They were delicious and we tried to find any info or recipes for them but cannot remember the name of the dessert or any other ingredients besides rice and obviously – sugar. Does this ring a bell with anyone else? I have a ton of white rice and am always looking for ideas. – honnha

i have not been able to figure out how to make a sugar free fruit cake, as i am diabetic. i don,t know what to use for the candied fruit. thank you..nan

Does anyone have any suggestions for alternate uses for the pre-mixed canned pumpkin mix that Libby’s makes? You know, the one with everything already in it besides evaporated milk and eggs. I have several extra cans and would like to use it for other things besides a ton of pies. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Lemon Bars
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Makes 16 to 20 Bars

Crust
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter (results
with a non-dairy alternative may not be
as “buttery”)
2 cups gluten-free flour blend of choice (or
recipe below)
½ cup powdered sugar

Filling
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1½ cups granulated sugar
¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
Zest from two small lemons or finely grated lemon peel
¼ cup gluten-free flour blend of choice (or recipe below)
1-2 teaspoons powdered sugar, for garnish

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper for easy removal.
2.To make the crust, melt butter in the microwave in a medium glass bowl. Add the flour blend and powdered sugar. Blend with a fork. Press mixture into prepared baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes and remove from oven.
3.Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
4.To make the filling, combine eggs, granulated sugar, lemon juice, zest and flour blend.
5.Pour this mixture over hot crust and bake at 325 degrees for 18 minutes. The lemon layer should not brown.
6.Remove bars from the oven and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cool completely.
7.To remove bars, hold on to the parchment paper and lift bars from the pan as one whole piece. Cut into individual bars with a sharp knife, wiping the knife clean between cuts. Store bars in the refrigerator until eaten.
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Authentic Foods Multi-Blend Gluten-Free Flour Mix from glutenfreemall.com.

Note: For best results in this recipe, your gluten-free flour blend should contain xanthan gum. If it does not, add ½ teaspoon xanthan gum per cup of flour blend.

Each serving contains 233 calories, 10g total fat, 6g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 67mg cholesterol, 34g carbohydrate, 16mg sodium, 0g fiber, 2g protein.

Gluten-Free Flour Blend
MAKES ABOUT 4¼ CUPS

This recipe can be doubled or tripled to make as much as you need.

1 cup brown rice flour
1¼ cup white rice flour
¼ cup potato starch
2/3 cup tapioca starch/flour
¾ cup sweet rice flour
1/3 cup cornstarch
3 teaspoons xanthan gum

Mix all ingredients together. Store unused flour mix in the refrigerator.

This recipe by Karen Robertson was published in the Spring 2005 issue of Living Without magazine.
I hope the lady enjoys this recipe. Sent by Phyllis Piontkowski.

I,m looking for a recipe for brandied fruit. I need to know what fruits to put in it,and the process for making it.
Thanks
Gloria aka Ladywatersnake

I need to know what fruits to put in, and the process for making it.
Thanks
Gloria aka Ladywatersnake

Is there something more natural or homemade that a person can use to shampoo their hair with? Something that does not have all the added chemicals of commercial shampoos?

Dear Editor,

A friend told me about your site after my family and I fell on hard times, (we were homeless for about a year…3 kids under the age of 7…2 adults). We are now blessed because we have shelter but the home has no oven, just the burners work on the stove. What is a great way to feed a family of 5 without an oven on the cheap? Also, no freezer here as well, (like I said, thankful for shelter). Thank you in advance.

I would like to make homemade baby food for my grandson. Does anyone have a recipe?

I had made a standard weekday breakfast out of Jiffy muffins (1 oatmeal, 1 banana nut), but now none of my local stores carry these flavors. Seems all of the stores carry Jiffy cornbread and that’s it. Is there a mix I can make myself for each of these flavors?

I am looking for homemade Christmas gift ideas. Anything from cookie, cake, beverage mixes to whatever.

Thanks so much for the help.

Vicki Ochs

I was wondering if anyone knows how to make slow cooker recipes in the oven. I do not have a slow cooker and can not afford one right now. An there are some really great sounding recipes on HillBilly HouseWife sight for the slow cooker.

I roast a traditional turkey at Christmas but put together some vegetable dishes and stuffings separately. I try to concoct veg dishes that are tasty for everyone and restrict the G.F. dessert to one dish (no flour or flour by-products). I have lots of G.F. cookbooks but I want dessert recipes that have no pastry. Gluten free baking is very expensive and I’m on a close budget. I made a pumpkin ‘pie’ for Canadian Thanksgiving minus the pastry shell. It was a yummy pudding-like affair thickened with ‘allowable’ buckwheat flour. Calling all cooks out there in cyberspace with similar Gluten Free challenges!

looking for a from scratch recipe for cornbread that tastes like the Jiffy brand. I’ve tried adding sugar to some recipes, but they still don’t taste similar. My son prefers this to southern style and there are times when I just don’t want to run out to the store.

thanks!

Lemon bars are an economical sweet and have always been my favourite but now I must cook gluten-free meals (no wheat or wheat byproducts, read flour, etc., etc., – everything, especially prepared foods of all sorts seems to have wheat as an ingredient!). I can ‘jerry rig’ a pastry bottom for the bars using rice flour and other non-wheat flours but I wondered if I needed to re-invent the wheel. Anyone out there preparing low-cost gluten-free foods?

Hi

Just wondering in any readers have any ideas on how to make your own closet damp absorber, you know the sort that collects the humid water in linen closets etc.

Gayle

I am looking for a variety of egg nog recipes out there. If you have a great traditional recipe, or one with a different twist or flavor to it, I’d love to hear about it.

I have boys with thick hair that needs quick taming in the morning. Plain water isn’t controlling it. I sometimes use No More Bedhead or No More Tangles, but it’s too costly anymore. I wondered if anyone had a recipe for something I can spray on their hair that won’t gunk it down too much. I tried adding a little conditioner to the water, but it makes their hair dirty very quickly, and getting them in the bath every other day is challenge enough! Thank you!

Last year there was a post on how to use your oven as a slow cooker and cook a turkey overnight. My turkey turned out fantastic!! But, I lost my directions. Please help!

looking for homemade chicken and dumplings made the old- fashioned way.thank you.

From Susanne – Here’s my chicken and dumplings recipe. My biggest trick is to start the day before by cooking the chicken then. That gives you time to let the chicken stock cool so you can skim all the fat of the top.

I’m sure there are plenty of other good recipes for this dish out there. I can’t wait to hear yours. Please share it in a comment below.

I am looking for a sweat potatoe cassarole that has the marshmellowes on top and has a thick like syrup and fruit cocktail in it. my aunt used to make it but she passed away and no one remembered to bring any last year.

I’m looking for a recipe for a cake that was baked in a pie shell. It may have had chocolate syrup on the bottom. It was great and my kids loved it. Now I would like to make it for the grandkids.

Does anyone have a method for removing all the pebbles from pinto & other dried beans?

My former Grandmother-in-law made tomato preserves and they were SO good. Can’t find a recipe anywhere. Help if you can! Thanx,

My DH does not tolerate tomatoes (actually his tummy is the culprit). Does anyone have any ideas for a substitution in recipes?

Thanks!

I adore mincemeat pies, cookies, etc. However, the cost is very prohibitive to be able to indulge. My grandmother used to make mincemeat with hamburger, I did not like that, but am looking for a mincemeat recipe that will not need to be aged for months before using, therefore, no booze in it.
Any suggestions? Please!

I lived in colorado for several years and there they make green chili and put it on every thing it is soooo good does anyone have a recipe they would share?

My mother in law used to make something she called “milk toast”, but it was far more than just heated mild over toast. She no longer remembers even making it, let alone how she did it. It was something like a white sauce with small squares or chunks of toast. It was very good, very filling and very inexpensive to make which was why she made it–almost as a last resort.

I’m trying to add blackstrap molasses to my diet because it is high in iron, and supposedly a complete iron – like red meat iron – without the red meat. I am not a vegetarian, but eat very little red meat. The red cross keeps rejecting me because of my low iron

Anyway, I’ve tried using it as a substitute for honey in a few things without much success. So I’m looking for recipes using molasses (NOT cookies, “real food” recipes – main dishes or side dishes) Preferably blackstrap molasses, which is darker and a little less sweet than regular molasses.

Thanks!

I’m looking for a fluffy cake frosting. Does anyone have a good recipe?

this recipe was made 40 years ago and served at a little restaurant called Cambridge Junction Inn. The lady who made this lebchuken type bar never would give out her recipe to “we Kids” but I have never found a bar that tasted like this.. it had the almond placement on the top of each bar. was soft like a old fashioned gingerbread cookie, and I am sure had molasses in it.. The only thing that I think might have had some influence in it was the fat, lard, or bacon drippings that kept it soft. Can anyone help me? The cook was Ruth Mays or Maes from Brooklyn, Michigan

Hi My broad beans plants are flourishing and now i have loads of broad beans but i don’t know how to cook them.Any suggestions??I am an Indian so would like few Indian recipes too.

I lost my old recipe that is my family’s favorite pumpkin pie.

I have tried making homemade laundry detergent in the past. And, though I like the economical piece of it, I have not found it very effective in whitening the laundry. I prefer not to use bleach. Does any one have any suggestions??

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Hi, I’m looking for some vegetarian crockpot recipes that doesn’t use chicken or beef broth.

Hi all…My husband & 2 kiddos LOVES egg nog and it can get pretty pricey at the store.I’m hoping that you all had an easy to make egg nog recipe. Thanks in advance

I’m looking for a sugar free french vanilla coffee creamer recipe to replace Coffee-Mate French Vanilla creamer. It’s getting to be way too expensive to buy but I love it so!
Thanks!!!!

Back in the 50′s my mother used to make what we called Fudge Pie. Filling was more of a chocolate syrup, a thin layer. My brother and I would eat the entire pie fresh out of the oven when we got home from school. I have tried many Fudge Pie recipes over the years that were more of a brownie-like consistency and while these are very good, they are not what I remember. Can anyone help???

My husband and I have been trying to perfect homemade pizzas. We have about everything down pat, except we just can’t get the dough perfected. I make it in the bread machine, but when cooked, doesn’t have a nice, light texture. Any suggestions?? Thanks!

I’m looking for a spaghetti sauce recipe that uses only fresh tomatoes. Where I live there are no canned shortcuts such as tomato sauce and tomato paste available.
Thanks for your help

I got a lot of cans of evaporated milk with my WIC package thinking I would use them in recipes. The only thing is – I have no recipes!! I would love to hear any and all types of dishes that call for evaporated milk any of you have used and enjoy. Thanks so much!

I am in desperate need of some affordable alternatives to pasta.

We LOVE pasta and I have lots of great recipes, but hubby and I have been substituting pasta and other “carby” foods with veggies while the zucchini harvest was so good. Now that gardens are slowing down, we don’t want to go back (we ended up losing a LOT of weight :~)

I need help keeping our grocery budget down and still eating yummy foods that are healthy.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Jenni

I want to can sauerkraut this year. Does anyone out their know of an easy way to just can it instead of using a crock and letting it ferment for weeks? I am looking for a very simple way to make it. Help.

I have tried everything to get the textured bottom of my fiberglass tub clean and nothing works. Does anyone know of anything that will work?

I had a recipie for christmas cookies that had dates, nuts, candied cherries, flour, and rest of the normal stuff. I would love to have this recipie, i’ve tried using chocolate chip dough but it just didn’t turn out good, got any ideas?

I love the flavored coffee creamers, but can no longer afford to buy them. I’m looking for some recipes (preferably sugar-free) for some tried and true yummy coffee creamers.

When I was a child a lady in our church made home-made gummies in the shape of dinosaurs. They were made with grape jelly I think?? She said they were lower in sugar than store-bought. I would love to make these with my kids if anyone has a recipe.

I would like to be able to make my own hazelnut (powdered) coffee creamer. I have been searching the web but have not found a recipe for this flavored coffee creamer.

If anyone has any tried-and-true powdered coffee creamer recipes, various flavors, they would be useful.

I am looking for an old recipe my grandmother used to make. She made a molasses-based cookie dough, but set it on the back of the stove to ferment for three days before baking. The family called them pffersneuses, but most recipes I find for that do not have molasses and use pepper. Her recipe did not have pepper and the cookies were soft, not crunchy.

I have an abundance of sirloin and round steaks and I need recipes please. We raise our own beef and I need to clean out the freezer.

I am looking for a recipe that my grandmother talks of often. She made it often when she was in her teens. It is called FRIED FUDGE. She says it is made in a skillet on the stove top. Please help. I’d like to make her some for Christmas. Thanks, Shanley