I saw this in an article on HGTV and decided to give it a try. It works! I am very impressed to be honest. I knew the baking soda and vinegar is a chemical reaction. After I made the above video, I googled about the tin foil. It turns out that foil, baking soda, and … Continue reading Oven door cleaning in four minutes
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It fits now!
I was hunting a nice organizer for the foil, wrap, and ziplock baggies, and I ran across several on Amazon, but the prices were $35.99 up to almost $70! I'm too cheap to pay that so I just decided to swap around two drawers and make the wraps/bags fit. The gallon ziplock bag box was … Continue reading It fits now!
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New steers
These are our new steers! They will be here @ 12-18 months. They're very skittish still! These two want nothing to do with nose pats or ear scratches or a piece of fruit... YET. Challenge accepted, boys!
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Sweet & Smoky Salmon
We love the Cedar Bay Sugar & Spice Salmon that's sold at Kroger. It was a nice splurge at the grocery store when on sale, but it's recently been running upwards of $21 - $24, and that's just way too high. I pulled some salmon out of the freezer tonight and started looking for a … Continue reading Sweet & Smoky Salmon
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It’s been a long time…
...but I'm back! Two new steers arrived 5/14/22
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Doesn’t matter how cold it is…
...the cattle still need fed, watered, and checked on daily. Ted going in to get the cattle to one side of the pasture so he can drive in a big round hay bale without worrying about a cow coming out the gate here The hay is in so now to secure the gate to keep … Continue reading Doesn’t matter how cold it is…
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Dollar Tree $2 craft
This is the easiest craft in the world, and it's so cheap! All you need is a pizza pan and a vinyl placemat from Dollar Tree; you'll need scissors and a glue gun from your craft room. I made this craft several weeks ago and forgot to post it. Peel off the pizza pan label … Continue reading Dollar Tree $2 craft
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Condensed Cream of Celery Soup Recipe
Don't you just hate it when you get everything out to make a recipe and realise that you are missing one can of a cream soup? Right now with the pandemic going on still, running to the store for one ingredient just isn't a good idea...but you can definitely make your own! This is a … Continue reading Condensed Cream of Celery Soup Recipe
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Setting (SMART) Resolutions
Resolutions are hard to make sometimes. You think of all these things and all of these goals, and sometimes it can seem really overwhelming to do. This year, my major resolution is to be happy. Now in thinking about that today, I realized that is a really broad statement! How will I simply "be happy"? … Continue reading Setting (SMART) Resolutions
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Cheeseball recipe & shaping tip
I don't know why it took me all these years to think of this trick for perfectly shaped cheeseballs! Line a bowl with Saran Wrap or parchment paper or a Ziplock baggie, spoon in the cheeseball after mixing, set a saucer on top, and flip the whole thing over. Remove the bowl, and you're left … Continue reading Cheeseball recipe & shaping tip
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