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Who knew?  Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately-without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers?    Did you know that Colgate Toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns?    Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose.  Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 tablespoon horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil for instant relief for aching muscles.  Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria.  Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly-even though the product was never advertised for this use.  Honey remedy for skin blemishes... cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight.  Listerine therapy for toenail fungus: Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine Mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.   WARDS OFF MOSQUITO’S TOO!! DOUSE A SOFT CLOTH AND APPLY TO SURROUNDING WINDOW/DOOR FRAMES! Easy eyeglass protection... to prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear Nail Polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.  Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer... if menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground instantly.  Smart splinter remover: Just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.  Hunt's Tomato Paste boil cure... cover the boil with Hunt's Tomato Paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.  Balm for broken blisters... to disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine, a powerful antiseptic.  Vinegar to heal bruises... soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.  Quaker Oats for fast pain relief... it's not for breakfast any more! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.

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Savory Chicken Vegetable Soup

Savory Chicken Vegetable Soup

Ingredients
1/2 lb chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces 
1 tsp. oil 1 can chicken broth 
1 can crushed tomatoes-undrained 
1 1/2 cups water 
2 cups assorted fresh vegetables, cut up (sliced carrots, onion, zucchni, and chopped celery) 
1 (2/3 oz.) envelope Italian salad dressing mix 
1/2 cup instant rice, uncooked 
2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley 

Methods/steps
Cook chicken in hot oil; in large saucepan on medium high heat for 5 minutes or until cooked through. Add broth, tomatoes, water, vegetables and salad dressing mix. Bring to boil. reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer 5 minutes. Stir in rice and parsley; cover. remove from heat Let stand 5 minutes

Crockpot Lasagne

Crockpot Lasagne

1 lb ground beef or turkey
1 med. onion, chopped
1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce (approx. 26 oz)
12 oz container cottage cheese
1/2 grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg
12 oz lasagna noodles (no need to cook!)
12 oz shredded mozzarella cheese (reserve 1/2 cup)

Directions:

Brown meat and onion in skillet. Drain off fat. Add jar of spaghetti sauce and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes (if the sauce is too thick, you may want to add about a 1/2 cup of water to thin it). In a separate bowl, combine all the cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese (except reserved 1/2 cup) and the egg. Mix thoroughly. Spoon a layer of meat sauce onto the bottom of crock cooker. Add *two* layers of uncooked lasagna noodles (broken into small pieces to make them fit) and then top with cheese mixture. Repeat with sauce, noodles, and cheese mixture until all are used. Sprinkle reserved 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella on very top. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for approximately 3 hours. 

Serves 6-8.

FANCY FREE TEE

 

FANCY FREE TEE

Take your love of creativity to new heights with this winged Fancy Free Tee! All you need is Tulip® Soft Fabric Paint™ and a little imagination. So very lovely, so very you! Materials List Tulip® Fashion Form™ Tulip® Soft Fabric Paint™ BI15789 Azalea BI17199 Sterling Glitter Miscellaneous   Cotton swab    Child's tee: Pink    Freezer paper    Foil    Pencil    Crafter's knife or scissors    Iron    Craft sponge  Patterns pattern  below Instructions 1.        Trace heart and wing pattern onto freezer paper and cut out with scissors (or crafter's knife with adult supervision), leaving sides intact to create stencil. 2.        With adult supervision, center stencil shiny side down onto tee and iron on. 3.        Insert Tulip® Fashion Form™ in between layers of shirt. Pour puddles of Azalea and Sterling Glitter Tulip® Soft Fabric Paints™ onto foil. Pounce Azalea into large heart stencil using sponge. Pounce Sterling Glitter into the wings. Let dry and add a second coat. When dry, remove stencil. 4.        Dip index finger into Azalea and put finger imprint on tee holding finger at a slight angle. Repeat with a second print in opposite direction to create a heart shape. Refer to photo. Let dry. 5.        Using end of cotton swab, dip into the Sterling Glitter and make dots in large heart stencil and randomly around tee. Refer to photo. Let dry. 6.        Dip finger into paint and hold at an angle and press on fabric. Repeat above but press down in opposite angle to create a heart. retcust08_171

Potpourri Dough Air Freshener

This quick and easy craft makes a great gift for Moms!

You need:

• Potpourri Dough
• Cookie Cutters
• Ribbon (Optional)

Instructions:

Make Potpourri Dough. Press dough into cookie cutters. Pop out. Air dry for several days. Add ribbon if desired.

Lip Smackers

 

Lip Smackers

Little kids will gobble up these goofy gelatin kisses.

Ingredients

·         3  packages (3 ounces each) red flavored gelatin (or your favorite flavor)

·         4  envelopes unflavored gelatin

·           Pink decorating icing

Directions

1. Place all the red gelatin in a large bowl. Pour in 3 cups boiling water; stir to dissolve gelatin, about 3 minutes. In another bowl, sprinkle 4 envelopes unflavored gelatin over 3 cups cold water. Let gelatin sit to absorb water, then stir to combine. Pour clear gelatin into red gelatin, and stir to combine. Pour mixture into a 9 x 13-inch baking pan, and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.

2. Dip lip-shaped cookie cutter into hot water, then cut out shapes from set gelatin. To make it easier to remove "lips" from pan, place bottom of pan in hot water for 5 to 8 seconds, then remove the cutouts with a thin spatula. Pipe outline of lips using pink decorating icing.