Archive Monthly Archives: July 2010

Zucchini Cake Mix Recipe

This zucchini cake is similar to carrot cake. We like to make it a lot with frozen zucchini throughout the year. You can also grate big zucchinis that are too tough to cook as vegetables for this cake. Zucchini Cake Recipe 3 cups peeled and shredded zucchini 3 cups sugar 4 eggs (beaten) 1 1/2 […]

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Zucchini Pineapple Cake

I hide vegetables anywhere I can to make sure my family gets plenty of them. This zucchini pineapple cake is one of those cases. If you don’t know that there’s zucchini in there you would never guess it. Zucchini Pineapple Cake Recipe 3 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 tbsp. Vanilla 1 cup oil 2 cups […]

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Cream Cheese And Cucumber Sandwiches

Cream Cheese Cucumber Sandwiches aren’t just for fancy tea parties. They make for a wonderful light lunch in the summer time. The flavor is so light even kids enjoy them (though I usually leave the chives off for them). For a fun lunch with your daughter or granddaughter, make a batch of these along with […]

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Sweet Cucumber Pickle Relish

Summer is the perfect time to make this sweet cucumber pickle relish. What a wonderful way to preserve all of our favorite summer vegetables like cucumbers and sweet peppers. You can then use them throughout the year on sandwiches and salad. Sweet Cucumber Pickle Relish Recipe 8 cups cucumber (peeled and chopped) 4 cups sweet […]

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Simple Chicken Lo Mein Recipe

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? The Hillbilly Housewife Recommends – Dining On A Dime The Dining On A Dime Cookbook is packed with over 1,200 money saving recipes and […]

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Dairy Free

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!! Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate […]

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Protection From Okra And Bean Irritation

To protect my arms from the itchiness and irritation of picking okra and beans, I cut part of the toe of my husband’s old tube socks. Cut one wide width for your fingers and a small one for your thumb, leaving the small strip between. Then I put on a pair of garden gloves and […]

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Container For Homemade Wipes

What kind of containers are best for homemade wipes for baby or any homemade wipes for that matter (bathroom, window, bug wipes)? Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

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Storing Cucumbers

Does anyone know how to store cucumbers so that they don’t go bad so quickly? Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

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Icebox Pie

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. […]

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