Works-for-Me Wednesday: Kool-Aid Stains

I tried this tip on Sunday after Little Brother had way too much Kool-Aid at a Boy Scout event.

Oops, sorry. He had way too much Bug Juice. (That's Scoutish for "Kool-Aid.")

Anyway, Little Brother was sporting that trademark Kool-Aid mustache, which is not an approved fashion accessory at his school.

But I removed it in only 2 minutes--gently! I just took a wet washcloth, put a little toothpaste on there, and rubbed his face. Before I knew it, his face was clean, and minty fresh too.

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Works-for-Me Wednesday: Flags

I love those little Post-It flags. They are fabulous for so many things!

* In a planner I had last year, there were no tabs to separate each month. I put a flag for each month; even labeled them!

* I have a few family favorite recipes in various cookbooks. The flags make it easy to find them quickly. Again, you can write on the flags!

* They work great as bookmarks.

I've gotten quite a few as free samples from the manufacturer. You can use them again and again--so they're frugal as well as useful. Works for me!

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Works-for-Me Wednesday: Sleds

NO, not the kind you use to slide down snowy hills in the wintertime! What are you thinking? It's JULY!

I like to bake cupcakes and muffins but I always have trouble getting the pans out of the oven without getting a big oven-mitt thumb in one of the muffins.

I solved this problem by placing my muffin tin on top of a cookie sheet. Now I just slide the cookie sheet out of the oven. It doesn't affect the baking in any way, the cookie sheet doesn't get dirty, but it keeps me from messing up the muffins (and my oven mitts!

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Works-for-Me Wednesday: Roaster Ovens

I don't ordinarily use this space for product recommendations, but this one is worth it. And this is a totally unsolitited and unpaid opinion.

My favorite kitchen appliances are my Nesco roasters. I have collected a whole family of them. They are certainly workhorses in my kitchen, especially in the summertime.



Why are they so great in the summer? Because on a hot day like today, I can make a casserole without heating up my kitchen! I can take them out to the back porch and cook out there if I want to. I can make a batch of spaghetti sauce or chili and let it simmer all afternoon. I can roast a chicken, using the convection feature to get it nice and brown on the outside and juicy on the inside.

When we have parties or large family dinners, I use the Nescos to keep the food at a safe temperature without drying it out. They're great in a buffet line.

These roasters are well-made and the customer service from the manufacturer can't be beat. There's also a terrific Yahoo group dedicated to recipes and tips for these roaster ovens.

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Works-for-Me Wednesday: Clothespin Clips

The kitchen is where I need to keep a lot of information at hand: menu plan, school calendars, and things like that. But it gets messy fast if it's all hanging on the refrigerator door.

I glued a spring-type clothespin to the inside of each upper kitchen cabinet. This way I can hang a paper or 2 inside each one, and just open the door when I need to see the information.

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Works-for-Me Wednesday: Car Edition

Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer has declared this week "Car Week" for Works for Me Wednesday.

Here's my tip: I keep a collapsible cooler in the trunk at all times. It will keep frozen food frozen for a couple of hours. In warm weather, if I go grocery shopping, I put all the cold stuff in the cooler--and this buys me time to do one more errand before going right home. It's also come in handy when we visit my parents and they send us home with a "care package" of holiday leftovers, since it's almost a 3-hour ride home. Since it collapses it takes up almost no space at all. Cooler in the trunk--works for me!