Of petroleum jelly & other hints, making your own lettuce-keeper, & salmon-&-cheese baked pasta
Hbope that you had a joyous Thanksgiving!
Reader Sandra Harris has offered this Episcopalian prayer:
Eternal Father,
So draw our hearts to You,
So guide our minds,
So fill our imaginations,
So control our wills,
That we may be wholly Yours,
Utterly devoted to You;
And then use us, we pray, as You will;
And always to Your glory
And for the welfare of Your people.
Amen.
HELPFUL HINTS:
Here are 2 great uses for petroleum jelly -- the generic type is much cheaper than Vaseline®.
(1) Apply it to paper cuts. This works like the new product, Liquid Bandages®. You will probably need to apply a few coats of the petroleum jelly, about 5 minutes apart. This works quite well indeed.
(2) Did you know that your refrigerator is in most households the biggest drain on your utilities bill? Donna Watkins, who writes an e-letter on herbs which also runs general helpful hints (the e-letter is called THE FRUGAL LIFE), suggests a way to save big on electricity costs. I’ve tried it, & it works ever so well! Just apply a thick layer of petroleum jelly on the refrigerator gaskets. It’s insulation! The first few times after the application of the jelly when you try to open the fridge, it will stick (natch), but that effect will dissipate, while the insulating effect will keep on going.
When cooking or baking, save on your washing-up time. Just put each utensil & measuring spoon or cup on a plate that you have designated, & keep them together until you have completed making the recipe. Measure dry ingredients first, then wet ones -- the other way 'round, you would have to wash a second measuring utensil.
The shortest hospital stays begin on Tuesdays. The longest begin on Fridays, because the senior, "attending," staff take the weekends off. Plan accordingly for elective procedures.
ANOTHER CATALOGUE OFFERING THAT YOU DON'T NEED:
A "lettuce keeper" (also good for broccoli, cabbage, & cauliflower) is advertised at $8, on sale for $6. Here's how to do without, while getting its benefit of keeping the lettuce or cruciferous vegetables fresh longer. Just take a colander (a spare one that you can get at a thrift stre for a dollar) & find a bowl that it will fit into. (Your colander needs to have feet -- but I've never seen one without them.) Put the colander into the bowl, the veggies into the colander, & the colander into the fridge. That's it!
RECIPE OF THE WEEK:
Salmon & Cheese Baked Pasta:
8 oz spaghetti, broken into thirds
1 – 15-1/2 oz can salmon, UNDRAINED
3 T canola oil
3 T flour
1 c milk
½ tsp salt
dash black pepper
dash paprika
½ c shredded Cheddar cheese
dash dry mustard
1 tsp dried tarragon
Oil a 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
Prepare spaghetti according to package directions in Dutch oven; drain in a colander; pour cold water over & drain. Leave in the colander.
Prepare the cheese sauce:
(1) Place oil & flour in Dutch oven. Stir thoroughly to mix. Stir over medium heat until mixture is fragrant & light brown.
(2) Add 1/3 c milk & stir thoroughly. The mixture will be very thick. Add the remaining milk quickly & stir thoroughly.
(3) Stir in cheese & seasonings.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Stir spaghetti & salmon into cheese sauce. The salmon liquid will thin the sauce. Break up salmon into chunks with your cooking spoon.
Pour into casserole. Bake 25 minutes. Serve to 4.
Reader Sandra Harris has offered this Episcopalian prayer:
Eternal Father,
So draw our hearts to You,
So guide our minds,
So fill our imaginations,
So control our wills,
That we may be wholly Yours,
Utterly devoted to You;
And then use us, we pray, as You will;
And always to Your glory
And for the welfare of Your people.
Amen.
HELPFUL HINTS:
Here are 2 great uses for petroleum jelly -- the generic type is much cheaper than Vaseline®.
(1) Apply it to paper cuts. This works like the new product, Liquid Bandages®. You will probably need to apply a few coats of the petroleum jelly, about 5 minutes apart. This works quite well indeed.
(2) Did you know that your refrigerator is in most households the biggest drain on your utilities bill? Donna Watkins, who writes an e-letter on herbs which also runs general helpful hints (the e-letter is called THE FRUGAL LIFE), suggests a way to save big on electricity costs. I’ve tried it, & it works ever so well! Just apply a thick layer of petroleum jelly on the refrigerator gaskets. It’s insulation! The first few times after the application of the jelly when you try to open the fridge, it will stick (natch), but that effect will dissipate, while the insulating effect will keep on going.
When cooking or baking, save on your washing-up time. Just put each utensil & measuring spoon or cup on a plate that you have designated, & keep them together until you have completed making the recipe. Measure dry ingredients first, then wet ones -- the other way 'round, you would have to wash a second measuring utensil.
The shortest hospital stays begin on Tuesdays. The longest begin on Fridays, because the senior, "attending," staff take the weekends off. Plan accordingly for elective procedures.
ANOTHER CATALOGUE OFFERING THAT YOU DON'T NEED:
A "lettuce keeper" (also good for broccoli, cabbage, & cauliflower) is advertised at $8, on sale for $6. Here's how to do without, while getting its benefit of keeping the lettuce or cruciferous vegetables fresh longer. Just take a colander (a spare one that you can get at a thrift stre for a dollar) & find a bowl that it will fit into. (Your colander needs to have feet -- but I've never seen one without them.) Put the colander into the bowl, the veggies into the colander, & the colander into the fridge. That's it!
RECIPE OF THE WEEK:
Salmon & Cheese Baked Pasta:
8 oz spaghetti, broken into thirds
1 – 15-1/2 oz can salmon, UNDRAINED
3 T canola oil
3 T flour
1 c milk
½ tsp salt
dash black pepper
dash paprika
½ c shredded Cheddar cheese
dash dry mustard
1 tsp dried tarragon
Oil a 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
Prepare spaghetti according to package directions in Dutch oven; drain in a colander; pour cold water over & drain. Leave in the colander.
Prepare the cheese sauce:
(1) Place oil & flour in Dutch oven. Stir thoroughly to mix. Stir over medium heat until mixture is fragrant & light brown.
(2) Add 1/3 c milk & stir thoroughly. The mixture will be very thick. Add the remaining milk quickly & stir thoroughly.
(3) Stir in cheese & seasonings.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Stir spaghetti & salmon into cheese sauce. The salmon liquid will thin the sauce. Break up salmon into chunks with your cooking spoon.
Pour into casserole. Bake 25 minutes. Serve to 4.
posted by THE PENNY ORCHID -- "Thrift with Flair" at 4:51 PM
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