WANNA KNOW HOW TO MAKE YOUR CLOTHES LAST LONGER?

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OK - besides the idea of not wearing them???  *-*


I found this to be very interesting info, so wanted to share with you...

5 TRICKS TO HELP MAKE YOUR CLOTHING LAST LONGER

I would also add to not wash them as often either....
If your clothes haven't gotten dirty, you haven't worn them long,
or you've not been sweaty, hang it back up and wear it again. 

We reuse our towels after showering -
after all - we ARE clean when we get out of the shower, and we each
have our own.  Something to consider....our towels have lasted for years.







I will be sharing more laundry hints soon....

SAVORY PARTY BREAD

What a wonderful cheesey bread.  The sliced loaf fans out for a fun presentation.  Try it, you'll like it. Once you start sampling it, it will be hard to stop. My family LOVES anything with cheese on it, and this is a real winner in our book!

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1 unsliced round loaf (1 lb) sourdough bread (I like to use Hawaiian)

1 lb. Monterey Jack cheese, sliced

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

1/2 cup chopped green onions, optional

1 Tb. poppy seeds

Cut the bread lengthwise and crosswise without cutting through the bottom crust.  (YES - You can do it!) Insert cheese between cuts.  Combine butter, onions and poppy seeds; drizzle over the bread.  Wrap in foil; place on a baking sheet.  Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.  Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted.  Yield: 6 - 8 servings.

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HELPFUL BR'FAST RECIPES FOR MOMS ON MOTHER'S DAY

OK Moms....it's always a 'dream come true' to get a nice breakfast in bed for Mother's Day.
You may have to think ahead and make some things up the day before, to make things simpler
for your children (or hubby) if they want to treat you on Mother's Day morning. 


Here are some recipes to consider and enjoy - whether or not it's Mother's Day - they would be
delicious!  Enjoy!!

 Breakfast Recipes for Mom

Easy Skillet Lasagna

As you well know, I am mostly about desserts, side dishes & muffins, but we do eat entrees too. ;-}

Because there are just 2 of us living in this household, I don't make a lot of big meals.

The most repeated and hub's favorite meal is spaghetti.  He will gladly eat the leftovers for the week following, without complaint.

I prefer lasagna, so when I saw this easy skillet dish at Everyday Moms Meals....and I already had some Philly Cooking Creme on hand, I just had to try it.

I see many of Krista's recipes around Blogland.  She shares frugal and creative recipes.  You can't go wrong making her dishes.

Please visit her and be sure to tell her I sent you over.

Oh - this is a Taste of Home original recipe too...and we know those are tried & tested and proven to be great!

My only suggestion would be to make sure you separate the noodles as you add them.  I had a few stick together and then didn't cook completely through until I got them 'unstuck'.

After I'd made it, I thought I should have added some cottage cheese to the pan.  I'll do that next time.  I also added onions.

If you need more servings, I would simply make 1-1/2 times these amounts - using one tub of the cooking creme. (I added 3/4 of mine).

EASY SKILLET LASAGNA

1 lb. ground beef

1/2 c. each chopped green and red peppers, optional

1/2 c. chopped onion, optional

1-26 ozs. jar spaghetti sauce

2 c. water

(1+ c. cottage cheese), optional

12 lasagna noodles, broken into pieces

1 tub Philadelphia Tomato & Basil Cooking Creme

(I used Savory Garlic)

Brown meat with peppers in large nonstick dutch oven.  Stir in sauce and water. Bring to a boil. Stir in noodles, one by one;  cover. Simmer on medium-low heat for 15 - 20 minutes or until noodles are tender, stirring occasionally. Add cottage cheese (if using) and stir in cooking cream until blended.  Remove from heat. Let stand, covered for about 3 minutes.

Yield: about 4 - 5 servings

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Sugar-Free Watergate Salad

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stevendepolo

Easy and delicious - a company dish too!

WATERGATE SALAD

1 pkg. (4 serving size) pistachio flavor fat-free sugar-free instant pudding & pie filling

8 ozs. can crushed pineapple in own juice, undrained

8 ozs. fat free vanilla yogurt

2-1/2 cup thawed fat free whipped topping, divided

1-1/2 cups mini marshmallows, divided

Stir pudding mix, pineapple with juice and yogurt in large bowl until well blended.  Gently stir in 2 cups of the whipped topping; add 1 cup marshmallows; cover.  Refrigerate for 1 hour or until ready to serve.  Top 
with remaining marshmallows before serving.  Yield: 8 servings

Weight Watchers points - 2

Nutritional info: Calories: 100; fat: 1.5 gr; Fiber: 0 gr
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