Southern Homemaking

A Frugal, Delicious, & Healthy (or Not) Snack

Editress — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:00:45 +0000

If you like salty, crunchy snacks, but balk at the price and ingredients of potato chips, etc., try this! Popcorn! No, not the microwave kind; I mean homemade. It’s very easy and can even be healthy (depending on what you put on it!). Compare the price of a bag of plain kernals (especially the store [...]

Easy Way to Peel a Potato

Editress — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:02:20 +0000

“Dawn Wells, aka Mary Ann from Gilligan’s Island, demonstrates her secret way to peel an Idaho Potato.”

Split-Second Salad Dressing

Editress — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:55:50 +0000

A delicious, healthy, and easy vinaigrette: ¼ cup cider vinegar ½ Tbsp. Dijon mustard ¾ tsp. ground cumin 1 clove garlic (can add 2) ½ tsp. fresh ground pepper ¼ tsp. salt ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil (can also add fresh parsley or other herbs on hand) [I add oregano or Italian seasoning.] Put [...]

Even Easier Way to Cook Bacon!

Editress — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:35:11 +0000

I knew about this long ago from my mother, but I couldn’t remember whether it gets crispy or not — but it does! Microwave it! Just cook it long enough and it does indeed get crispy. And no pan to scrub! Just a regular plate to put in the dishwasher. This is much easier than [...]

Baked Potatoes in the Crock Pot

Editress — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:19:39 +0000

Yep, you can bake ‘em in the crock pot! Just scrub potatoes & poke holes as usual, and put them in the crock pot with no water or anything else. (If you like them wrapped in foil, you can do that too.) Then cook on low all day or on high half the day. They [...]

Fridge Cleaner Sauce (for Chicken in Crock Pot)

Editress — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:06:57 +0000

I found this recipe in 2007 and finally tried it night before last. It really works!! Get rid of all those almost-empty old jars of jellies, dressings, and sauces, and make supper at the same time! See the recipe here (look for “Flybaby Fridge Cleaner,” about 3/4 of the way down the page): Fly Lady’s [...]

Biblical Alternative to Medical Insurance

Editress — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:00:54 +0000

“Samaritan [Ministries] has made it possible for the Body of Christ to join together in unity to assist each other with the costs of health care.” … “The newly enacted federal health care law will require all Americans to comply with a nationalized health care program that will offer funds to immoral programs and procedures. [...]

The Socialization of Education

Editress — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:11:08 +0000

“An education is one of the few things that we can give ourselves and our children that will have lifelong effects. Although most American families send their children—as they themselves were sent by their own parents—to public schools, how often have we stopped to question the goals of the public education system? “Christian parents especially [...]

Easy, Cheap Way to Remove Tough Grease Stains from Clothes

Editress — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:06:27 +0000

A friend told me about this…: Just add some white, powdered dishwasher detergent to the washing machine, and it will get out all stains in the laundry. I tried it and it works! It got out several tough grease stains on a favorite skirt (on which Shout had done no good). Cheap, and no rubbing [...]

The Khan Academy

Editress — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:04:31 +0000

“The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit organization with the mission of providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere.” “We have 1000+ videos on YouTube covering everything from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, chemistry, biology and finance which have been recorded by Salman Khan.” See the site: The Khan Academy.