Sweet Treat

I tried a new(to me) treat last night.
Sugared Pecans are yummy!



I snuck in a picture of banana nut
bread made in the bread machine.

The bread machine was smoking
because I also used it to make this
french bread. This was the first
time I've ever attempted french
bread and the man said it looked
like it came from a bakery. I love
him! I think the eggwash brushed on
top gave it professional touch.


Now I'd never even heard of a baguette
pan until I read it in the recipe for this
french bread. Of course, I had to be
creative so I put the 2 long round loaves
in a 9X13 glass Pyrex and put each
loaf against the long walls and placed a
Pyrex meatloaf pan between the loaves.
Now when the loaves started to rise
they rose up and not out! I never knew
this bread was so easy to make. I will
definitely be making this for my MIL.
She luuuves bread.

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I Hate Hard Water

Our neighborhood has a community well with very hard water.

Even with a water softener we get hard water stains on the toilets.

The stains always make the toilet look unsightly and always appear dirty.

I have discovered an easy way to get rid of the stain around the water

line of the toilet.

Waterproof sandpaper works great to rid the toilet of the unwanted ring.

It is very easy to do. Just turn the water off at the back of the toilet and

flush until the water doesn't rise to the water line. With a small square of the

sandpaper scrub until the ring is gone. Turn the water back on and flush.

It is a dirty job so wear gloves.

Every time I do this I am amazed that my toilet looks brand new again!

Works for me

Turkey Stock attempt

I am attempting to make a turkey stock as I write this. I've never done

this before so I hope it turns out okay, as I want to make a turkey and veggie

soup out of the stock. What went into the pot:

Turkey bones with a little meat on them

1 whole clove

1 clove garlic

1 roughly cut carrot(no need to peel)

1 roughly chopped onion

a little dried parsley

a little dried thyme

a bay leaf

1/2 pot of water

Simmer at least 4 hours and strain the broth. I would have added

celery, but I didn't have any.

I'll let you know how it turns out.

Party Potatoes

Traditionally, people serve sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving, but my family always asks for Party Potatoes on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Here's the recipe

Party Potatoes

• 8-10 medium potatoes
• 1 8oz. cream cheese
• 1 8oz. carton sour cream
• 1/3 cup dried chives
• 4 Tbsp. Butter
• salt and pepper to taste

Peel, chop and boil potatoes until fork tender(about 30 minutes). Mash potatoes and add cream cheese, sour cream, chives, salt and pepper and beat with mixer until smooth. Dot with butter. Transfer to casserole dish and bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes. Men really love this recipe. Enjoy!

Flatware find

I am hosting Thanksgiving for 10 of my family members this year. I debated on purchasing plastic ware or using flatware.

I have a hodge podge of flatware and would not have enough forks so I decided on purchasing a new set of flatware.

I found a nice set of Oneida at Walmart for $24.99 for 4 place setting. I was looking for an eight place setting so I would have had to buy 2 for $50.

I decided to check out Kohl's. They had a Cuisinart service for 8 with the wooden box for storage and a 5 piece hostess set. The original price was $139.00, but knowing Kohl's it was on sale. I took it to the price scanner and it showed the price as $69.00.

However, one of the salad forks was missing and I it was the last one they had so I took it to the counter and asked if it could be discounted. The gentleman at the register did not bat an eye he promptly took an additional 20% of the already %50 off!

My point it explaining all this is when you notice a damaged box or item ask for a discount. Chances are they will give it to you to get rid of it.

Now I wonder what happened to that salad fork that was strapped on the front of the box with a zip tie. Maybe an employee needed it for their lunch! We will never know.

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