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Good Plastics, Bad Plastics

September 10, 2007
Good Plastics, Bad Plastics

Studies are finding that certain plastics used to contain and serve the foods we and our children consume are pretty harmful for us.  From what I’ve discovered, anything numbered a 7 is the worst plastic you can expose your food to. #7 plastic is hard, yet unstable and forms a polymer when it’s heated along [...]

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Kitchenaid Mixer Repair, help.

September 7, 2006
Kitchenaid Mixer Repair, help.

I hate to throw stuff away. The thought of leaving my old mixer and it’s perfect bowl/attachments out on the curb for someone to take is too much. Paying for repair seems like I lost. So I need to at least attempt to fix it. The problem is the drought of Kitchenaid mixer repair/case opening [...]

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Microwave your ribs.

June 3, 2006
Microwave your ribs.

How do you prepare ribs for the grill? You microwave them first. Microwaving any raw meat sounds disgusting for some reason. But it works. My butcher taught me, and you should always trust your butcher. Country Style Ribs ——————————– 3 lbs country style ribs on or off the bone, I don’t care 2 tbsp chili [...]

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Cayenne Pepper – The Natural Enemy of Ants

May 31, 2006
Cayenne Pepper – The Natural Enemy of Ants

An entire nest of ants decided to move from point A to B. Unfortunately it seems, my kitchen and house seemed to be between point A and B. Smashing ants every three mintues got really old quick. We have no raid and only four ant traps that were over a year old. What to do. [...]

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Uses for old coffee grounds

February 19, 2006

Olde Coffee Grounds Playdough Recipe 2 cups dried spent coffee grounds 1 1/2 cups cornmeal 1/2 cup salt Mix coffee, cornmeal and salt together. Slowly add warm water to the mixture until it turns into playdough. Abrasive Coffee Soap 2 cups olive oil 1/4 cup plus a dash of lye 3/4 cup distilled water 1/8 [...]

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