Squidlette - Try filling the jars with a mixture of baking soda and hot water, close the lid and let it soak overnight. I do this to clean/deodorize the jars. I like using the jars ...

We have been using a projector for a couple of years now. We can control the light in our room so we don't have problems with watching TV during the day (not that we do that very much). We projec...

Please do not wrap your laptop with plastic wrap or place it in a plastic bag. Your laptop need to be able to vent out hot air. Although it is important to keep your keyboard and screen clean, th...

Fresh fruit (strawberries, blueberries, peaches) and nuts (pecans, almonds and hazelnuts) are wonderful toppings but why limit yourself to sweet toppings. Have bacon, sausage and cheese and encora...

Left over rice would work instead of polenta or grits.

I personally prefer brown instead of white rice (except in rice pudding). But try the brown basmati, it might be more familiar to you. Also for those that don't usually eat brown rice, I usually ...

Great idea and very resourceful.

For the spices that have lost their potency, you can use them as mulch in your garden. But since they are really pretty, you can take styroform balls and glue the spices on to it and place the dif...

Michelle and V, try it with vanilla soy milk instead of half and half. Bumble, I have always used soy milk in my rice pudding instead of half and half or cream. But I have never coo...

baked tofu would also be great as a vegetarian filling. And Queso dip in a crock pot would be great for appitizer with chips or make a nacho

I usually use soy, sesame oil, rice vinegar, cilantro, ginger, garlic and green onion as the marinade. Then I have equal parts of panko and sesame seeds on a plate, coat the tofu slices and bake. ...

Sorry I don't have any suggestion on root cellars since I am at the begining stages of researching this topic but have you thought about canning or pickeling? The daikons would be wonderful for Do...

I like to bake all the cookies at once, let them cool and then throw it in a ziploc bag for the freezer. When I need a cookie, I just pull one out, put it in the microwave for 20 seconds and I hav...

Why not have a taco or burrito setup with seperate dishes for rice, beans, meat, salsa, vegetables, ect. That way everyone can build their own tacos/burritos to their liking.

I made these last year for our neighbors and friends. But I used the really long rods. And I did a mixture of dark chocolate and white chocolate cover pretzels and for the toppings, I alternated ...

The Bio Plus take out containers are great. You can find them at Restaurant Supply stores like Cash and Carry for really cheap. I am planning to make peppermint bark and put them in these contain...

This is a custard type filling. But since eggs are used in addition to the ice cream, it is not a replacement for the custard. I simply didn't have heavy cream when I was making this but still wa...

Cream of Tarter. I know it sounds weird. I read it somewhere long ago. My car was invaded with them one summer and I sprinke cream of tarter in the car and next day, ants no more.

Pepper and tomatoes are great in omelets. They are also great in a stirfry. Tomatoe and cucumber sandwiches are wonderful for an afternoon tea and a simple cucumber salad is always easy. If you ...

The Grobal self watering pot is such a great idea. Love Orange