Waxed Paper In The Kitchen...

Moms, one question, where do you keep the waxed paper? Is it in a drawer somewhere? Or is it in a cabinet? Do you even have waxed paper in your kitchen? Well hold on to your hats, I am going to give you some very good reasons to break out the waxed paper or to go buy some. It doesn't cost to much and the ways that it can save you time is invaluable.

• Saves time-by cutting down on clean-up. You can use waxed paper to roll out pastry, cookies, biscuits, pie crusts, and noodles. Place the waxed paper on your work surface and lightly dust it with flour before you roll out whatever it is you are making. Your dough won't stick to the paper like it does to a counter or table. When you are done rolling and cutting you can just fold up the paper and toss it. No more trying to scrape dough off the table or getting your sponge or dishcloth all gooey, yuck.
• Saves energy-instead of dirtying mixing bowls to sift your dry ingredients, lay down a sheet of waxed paper on your work space and sift the dry ingredients onto it. If you have a lot of spices to use in your recipes use small pieces of waxed paper instead of ramekins to put measured spices on, then when you need to add them to your recipes you have them handy, and you don't have a lot of dirty dishes.
• Saves money-when you don't have all the dishes to wash you save money because you are not using so much hot water or electricity doing dishes.

There are a lot more ways that you can save time and money around your house just by changing the way that you do small things.

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Tasty Apple Crisp

Today I made a trip to an Apple Orchard with my family and I got some great apples to eat and to bake with. The trip itself was really great, we got to see the leaves changing. The trees are so pretty this time of year. I live in Central/Northern Indiana, usually this time of year it is pretty cool weather. Today was really warm, something like 88 degrees.
We had an awesome time at the Apple Orchard even though I didn't get to pick any apples. I guess they don't let you pick apples now because it could cause damage to next years fruit which is already forming.
That was something new that I learned. I always thought that the new fruit formed in the spring.
Well, anyways, I bought some golden delicious apples to bake with and a starkrimson red delicious variety to eat. I have a simple apple crisp recipe that is very tasty and I thought I would share it with you today.

Simple Apple Crisp:

5 cups sliced apples
1/4 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of oatmeal
1/2 cup of packed brown sugar
1/4 cup of all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp of cinnamon
4 Tb of stick margarine
Vanilla ice cream (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place fruit in a 2-quart baking dish. Stir in the sugar.

2. To make the topping, in a medium bowl combine the oats, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Cut in the margarine until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the topping over the apples.

3. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until apples are tender and the topping is golden. Cool slightly and serve warm with ice cream.


Awesome Recipes and Ideas for Dinner

Easy Beef and Noodles

One of the most versatile and tasty dishes you can prepare for your loved ones on a weekly basis is Beef Noodle Dishes. Beef noodles are absolutely delicious, easy to create and can be cooked in many to keep every member of your family satisfied at dinner time. Here is an easy recipe for you to try.

Beef and Noodles:

1 1/2 lbs of ground beef
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
2 beefsteak tomatoes (diced)
1 med onion finely chopped
16 ounces of noodles (cooked according to package directions and buttered to taste).
Salt and Pepper - season to taste

In a skillet brown your ground beef with the chopped onion until the meat is no longer pink. Drain fat off of the meat. Add can of mushroom soup, tomatoes, salt, and pepper.
Simmer in skillet for about 20 minutes until it is heated thru.

Serve over your cooked noodles.

This is a very simple meal but most everyone will be pleased with it.

Try it today! Let me know if your family enjoyed it..


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