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Mabel's
Did You Know?
Running a cup of citric acid through an
empty dishwasher will help remove soap
gunk and look brand new? Citric
acid is basically vitamin C. A big
component of Tang--the drink.
Hair Spray will remove permanent ink,
such as to wipe off discount prices off
jars.
Pure Orange oil is cheap and will remove
hard to pull off price tag stickers.
Just dab it on and wait five minutes.
It also breaks down gum and wax!
Stick a vanilla bean in a jar of sugar
and in a month you will have vanilla
sugar! Shake it a few times.
Stick a few olives in a small jar of
salt for a week, with a garlic clove,
remove, and you will have a gourmet
olive salt.
A French press "infuser" is an
invaluable kitchen aid. To include
fast tea and coffee in the AM!
Keep crushed aspirin on hand for fresh
flowers. That is usually all that
is in the floral packets.
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What is a Chef?
What
is a chef? Well,
there is one thing that most people do in this world and do daily.
EAT! That
makes for
a whole lot of cooking. We
are cooking around the clock, that you can be sure of.
Do you need a tall hat or a fancy title to be a chef?
I think not. With
all the cooking going on out there, I can tell you there are
plenty of chefs in their own kitchens cooking up great things and
finding out what works and just as often…what doesn’t work.
Simply, "the chef in you is an attitude."
One of my many goals with RecipeView
is to nurture
that "attitude." ~Mabel
Entertaining with Mabel
My main function at RecipeView is to
generate articles for Members that help
them save money, make more meals from
their food budget while keeping it
healthy and fast. I really
enjoy being part of RecipeView
and mingling with the members who have
their own great ideas.
RecipeView is the only message
system I leave open all day as I write.
It is user friendly, non-intrusive and
so helpful to me. I depend on it all of
the time.
The site was
built years ago based on passion. The
type of easy and useful tools created
shows! No one has anything like
it, and I know my recipe box will always
be there.
My forte is design and entertaining on a
budget, so we will have a blast!
I hope to see you soon as a member.
I am easy to find, user:
MabelsTable.
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Saving
the melted chocolate! This
time of year is germane to
chocolates melting in cars and
before the recipient receives
them. Someone bought me four
pounds of plain chocolate truffles that melted on their long drive from
up north. They felt really bad about it, and suggested I throw
them out. Little did they know I already squeezed every bit of
them out of the bag and set them in a bowl in a sunny window. Within four
hours I had melted the chocolate in a uniform and gentle manner. I
then had four pounds of what looked like chocolate soufflé. I took
the chocolate and let it cool enough in the air conditioning to roll it
into balls again, using cocoa powder and or cinnamon to coat the balls.
I used some to frost a cake.