Month: January 2012

3, 2, 1 Cake!

This is perfect for those of us with just one or two in the house these days, hate to make a huge cake, (cause I tend to eat it all). This way you can make 1,2,3,or as many as you need.

INGREDIENTS:
1 box Angel Food Cake Mix
1 box Cake Mix – Any Flavor
2 Tbsp Water
Makes 1 serving.

DIRECTIONS:
In a ziploc bag, combine the two cake mixes together
And mix well. For each individual cake serving, take 
Out 3 Tablespoons of the cake mix combination and
Mix it with 2 Tablespoons of water in a small microwave-safe
Container. Microwave on high for 1 minute, and you have
Your own instant individual little cake!

KEEP remaining cake mixture stored in the ziploc bag
And use whenever you feel like a treat! You can top
Each cake with a dollop of fat free whipped topping
And/or some fresh fruit.

Helpful Tips:
This recipe is called 3, 2, 1 Cake because all you need
To remember is
“3 tablespoons mix,
2 tablespoons water,
1 minute in the microwave!”
TRY various flavors of cake mix like carrot, red velvet, pineapple,
Lemon, orange, etc. Just remember that one of the mixes has
To be the angel food mix; the other is your choice.
The flavor possibilities are endless!

NOTES:
 The best thing is, you open both cake mixes into a gallon
Storage bag, one that ‘zip locks’ or ‘self-seals’, or a
Container that seals tightly, shake the two cake mixes to
Blend and then make the recipe. Storage of mix is simple,
Put it on a shelf. No need to refrigerate, since the mix is dry.

Clean a Thermos or Reusable Water Bottle

  • Try one of these ideas to clean your daily thermos or watter bottle.
  • 1

    Alka Seltzer – Fill the thermos bottle with water, next drop in 4 Alka Seltzer tablets in. Allow it to soak for an hour (overnight for tougher jobs) clean as you normally do.

  • 2

    Arm & Hammer – Fill our thermos with 2 cups hot water and 2 tablespoons Arm & Hammer. Seal the thermos tightly and shake vigorously. Remove the lid and allow it to it overnight. In the morning clean as normal.

  • 3

    Cascade Dishwasher Detergent – Apply 2 tablespoons Cascade into the thermos with hot water to the top. Allow it to soak for 30 – 60 minutes. Then using a bottle brush clean well.

  • 4

    Effreident – Apply 2 Efferdient tablets and fill the thermos with water. Allow it to sit overnight and clean as you normally would in the morning. Use a bottle brush to get all surfaces.

  • 5

    Bleach – Apply 1 teaspoon bleach and fill the thermos with water. Allow it it for about an hour and then clean well with a bottle brush. Then air dry. This is also the best way to deodorize your thermos. via

Custom No-Bake Fortune Cookies

Use premade fortune cookies, replace with your own message – Here’s how:  

1. Print out custom fortunes using any text editor.  I used the font Calibri in size 8. Cut to size.
2. Wet a paper towel and ring slightly.  You want the paper towel to be damp but not dripping wet.
3. Wrap towel around fortune cookie and microwave for 20 seconds.
4. Unwrap fortune cookie from towel carefully, towel may be hot.
5. The fortune cookie should now be pliable enough to open.
6. Quickly removed existing fortune cookie message and replace with your custom printed one.
7. Reshape fortune cookie (should be fairly simple, as the cookie already has its form) and hold for 10 seconds to keep form.
8. You want to do the last two steps quick, the fortune cookie cools very quickly.

You can dip in chocolate for extra specialness. Check out complete instructions HERE!

Somebody is *so* getting these for Valentine’s Day!!!

10 Things You Didn’t Know Limes Could Do

1.  They help with hangovers.  According to DeAnna Batdorff (an Ayurvedic practitioner in Cali), a helpful healing concoction to consume the morning after a heavy night of drinking consists of 2 teaspoons of lime juice and 2 pinches of sugar in an 8-oz glass of water.  She says the lime cleanses the liver while the sugar helps pick up glucose levels after their alcoholic drop.

2. They clean microwaves.  According to Ellen Sandbeck (the author of Organic Housekeeping), lime juice (about 3 tablespoons) mixed with water and heated in the microwave until boiling point is extremely effective at cleaning. It gets splatters off of the inside of the microwave as well as any store-bought household cleaning product!

3.  They brighten skin.  Adding lime juice to a body scrub (particularly if you are home-making it!) adds vitamin C in, which contains acids and salt that rid skin of dead cells in a rejuvenating way.  One mixture idea for blemish-control: combine a tablespoon of lime juice with 2 tablespoons of prune juice, slather it on your face and leave it for 15 minutes.

4. They help fight diseases.  Adding lime (or, presumably, lemon) juice to a cup of green tea aids the release and digestion of more of the tea’s catechins, or antioxidants that have been shown to reduce the risks of cancer, heart disease, and stroke.

5. They help get rid of a sore throat.  Mixing lime juice with a little bit of honey (best together in tea, in my experience) is an effective way to soothe throat pains.

6. They help lessen the itchiness of mosquito bites.  Rubbing lime on mosquito bites should aid in itch-relief.  This trick should also work for stings from coral.

7. They soothe headaches. Placing lime on your head should lessen the pain of an average headache.  They have also been shown to reduce fever when applied this way.

8. They help to get rid of dandruff.  Rubbing lime juice onto your scalp for 15-20 minutes and then rinsing it out should moisturize the skin and get rid of extra flakes, leaving you dandruff free!

9.  They lighten your hair.  As with lemon juice, streaking some lime juice in your hair and spending some time in the sun should leave those streaked sections noticeably lighter than the rest of your hair.  Repeat more times for enhanced streak.

10.  They get rid of kitchen odors.  Grind a lime into a sink garbage disposal for an overall fresher scent. via