6IngredientsOrLess's Profile

I use about a half cup of baking soda in the wash cycle (I have hard water and it softens it so I don't have to use so much detergent) and vinegar in the rinse cycle (I put the vinegar in the fabric softener dispenser). Fabric softeners (both liquid and sheets) contain carcinogens so they aren't healthy for us to use, anyway. Stick with baking soda and vinegar and you will have clean, disinfected, fresh-smelling laundry and machines without all the extra trouble.

I wish he had shown us how to hone and sharpen a knife! Maybe there's another video somewhere?

I think she's talking about the pre-coated, pre-cooked frozen chicken strips. I buy those for quick meals. What I do is put them in the microwave for about 30 seconds—just to thaw and warm them a little. I'm talking about 3 or 4 strips, but if you cook the whole bag, then maybe a minute would be better. Then I put them in a pre-heated 350 degree oven on a mesh baking pan. That way the heat surrounds them (putting them on a solid baking sheet makes them mushy on the bottom and takes forever because you have to keep turning them and they are lying in their own grease). I leave them in for about 10 minutes. I've also put them in a 450 degree toaster oven for about 5 or 6 minutes to crisp them up. Either way, I think you will be happy with the crispiness.

I live alone and I run my dishwasher once a week. If I just have a couple things, I might wash them by hand, but if you have service for 8, it will last a week. Running your dishwasher once a week uses less water than washing everything by hand daily and everything comes out clean and sanitized. I save energy by turning off the drying cycle and propping the door open a few inches overnight to dry the dishes.

I was taught to keep my elbows off the table and it must have been deeply ingrained because it actually feels uncomfortable to put my elbows on the table. In a more casual setting I really don't mind if people rest their elbows on the table before, after, or between courses as long as they are wearing sleeves that cover their elbows Really! Have you seen some peoples' elbows? YUCK! I wouldn't want them anywhere near the table, much less on it. :D

I live in Florida and have at least a half dozen Publix' within 1-5 miles from my home. I would not shop anywhere else. Prices are very reasonable, and even moreso when they have tons of BOGOs (and no, they don't raise the price on the items for BOGOs like most supermarkets do). Their produce is always fresh, lasts a long time in my fridge, and they have an amazing choice of certified organic products from produce, grocery, frozen, dairy, and meats. I would not live anywhere where there were no Publix supermarkets!

Warm up the oven just slightly to the point where you can peel it off, or hot enough for it to melt onto the floor of the oven. Put a sheet or two of foil on the oven floor under the rack to catch the melted plastic. This comes from personal experience. :/

Well, this is just plain disappointing. I was hoping it would be a process to bake the steak so that I wouldn't have the frying pan mess on the stovetop. All this is is pan searing. Why not just turn off the burner, cover the frying pan, and leave it for a minute? Why heat up the whole oven just to put a pan-seared steak in the pan in it? This just makes no sense to me whatsoever!

Why even ask how to clean it? You owe your neighbor a new pot! No question!!!

I am always amazed when people borrow things thinking it's OK to return them in anything less than the condition they borrowed them in. Truly amazing.

I absolutely love my Keurig coffee maker. There is such a huge selection of K-Cups that you would be hard-pressed not to find one you like. I like stronger coffee so I buy the dark roasts and it makes delicious coffee. It is so quick and easy to use and there is really nothing to clean up except my mug and the drip tray on occasion. The K-Cups cost around 50 cents each so they aren't really cheap, but considering all the coffee I threw out from the drip coffee maker (even when making only half a pot), the K-Cups are probably a bargain. I still keep my drip coffee maker on hand for parties and I buy fresh coffee for that, but otherwise I use my Keurig every day.