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Slow Cooker Mangolian Orange Chicken
By carvalhohm
Place flour and salt in a bowl and mix to combine
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 6 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 4 tablespoons dark brown sugar
Pumpkin Mousse Cheesecake
By carvalhohm
*Crust:* Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- For the Crust:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) melted unsalted butter, plus more, unmelted,
- 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) melted unsalted butter, plus more, unmelted,
- 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Cheesecake:
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- Pumpkin Mousse:
- 1 (1/4-ounce) envelope gelatin
- 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree
- 3 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 large egg whites
- Whipped Cream Topping:
- 1 cup very cold heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup very cold heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Make Your Own Laundry Detergent (5 cents per load)
By carvalhohm
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- make one gallon of liquid laundry detergent assemble the following:
- 1 1 container 1 one-gallon container with tight-fitting lid. I used an empty Arrowhead water container.
- Twenty-Mule Team Borax. Find this, or any brand of borax, in the laundry aisle of your supermarket or a department store like Walmart or Target.
- Notice I am using blue Dawn Advanced Power, but I could have just as easily and effectively used …
- 1: 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup borax and 3/4 cup Super Washing Soda (or soda ash as I am using in this tutorial) and pour both into the empty one-gallon container.
- 2: 2 3 to 2 or 3 cups of the hottest water you have available out of your tap. You’ll see a few bubbles form, but nothing to be concerned about.
- 3: to Apply the lid and shake the container vigorously until the powdered ingredients appear to be dissolving. Give yourself a little workout here and shake it well so it looks incorporated and milky like this.
- 4: to to the container with hot water to within about an inch of the top, more or less depending on the shape of your container. You want to leave enough room for the Dawn which is coming up.
- Keep going …
- 5: 3/4 Pour in 3/4 cup blue Dawn dishwashing liquid.
- to …. you don’t want to create a lot of suds or bubbles.
- 6: 6: Once you’ve poured in all of the Dawn, fill that measuring cup with more hot water so you can top off the container and rinse out the last of the Dawn.
- 1/2-inch you still have room, add more water until you are about 1/2-inch from the top.
- 7: 7: Apply the lid. This should be quite easy because you will not be contending with suds or bubbles. Notice how the dawn is not fully mixed up. That’s fine. Just get that lid on tightly.
- 8: to Instead of shaking it up, just lay the container on its side and roll it around a bit to get everything mixed.
- Please notice that without any kind of cleaning up at all, the counter is dry with no mess, no suds—quite clean and tidy, don’t you think? Yay! We’ve overcome the suds-to-infinity problem so many of you encountered.
- to to 1/4-cup to admire your beautiful homemade product and then let’s get to the laundry room where you will need your gallon of laundry detergent (the one you just made, silly!) and a 1/4-cup measure.
- 1/4 out 1/4 cup detergent.
- to 1/4 in the way you have always added detergent to your washer. If you have a little detergent dispenser, that’s where this tidy 1/4 cup of beautiful liquid goes.
- This detergent is absolutely low sudsing, which is what HE (both top and front loading) washers require. However, if you do not have an HE machine, this detergent is still fabulous and wonderful for your traditional washer.
- Okay, I think that about does it.
- Wait. There IS one more thing.
- If you are confused about the Super Washing Soda vs. soda ash, do not fret. I can no longer find this lovely product known as Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda where I live. If I could, this is what it would look like:
- to you can find it, great! But don’t feel like you need to send me a box of it when you do  I love my soda ash because guess what? It’s cheaper than Super Washing Soda.
- This recipe and procedure for making homemade laundry detergent (for less than a nickel per load, by the way) is so good I can’t imagine future improvements, but who knows?
Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
By carvalhohm
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- 2 3/4 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups instant mashed potato flakes
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 teaspoons freeze-dried chives
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese, divided
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
Tomato & Spinach Pasta Toss
By carvalhohm
COOK pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt
- 2 cups rotini pasta, uncooked
- 1/2 lb. Italian sausage
- 1 pkg. (6 oz.) baby spinach leaves
- 1 can (14-1/2 oz.) Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 cup KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA
- 2 Tbsp. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese
Chicken, Artichoke, and Mushroom Lasagna Rolls
By carvalhohm
For the Sauce: In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat
- For the Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 head roasted garlic
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon dry basil
- For the Filling:
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 lb. diced or shredded chicken cooked chicken
- 10 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 8 ounces frozen quartered artichoke hearts
- 2 ounces fresh spinach, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 4 wedges Laughing Cow Light Garlic & Herb Cheese
- 2 ounces grated mozzarella cheese
- 1 ounce fresh grated parmesan
- Other Ingredients
- 1 box lasagna noodles
- 10 ounces grated mozzarella cheese
- Finely chopped fresh basil or spinach for garnish
- 3 ounces fresh grated parmesan cheese
Broccoli Chicken Skillet
By carvalhohm
In large skillet, saute chicken, broccoli, carrots and onion in oil for 5-6 minutes or until chicken is no longer p...
- 1-1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
- 2 cups frozen broccoli florets, thawed
- 1 cup julienned carrots
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of broccoli soup, undiluted
- 1 cup stuffing mix
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Colby cheese
Baked Fudge
By carvalhohm
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- 2 eggs
- 3/4-1 cup sugar ( I used somewhere in between but I will go with 3/4 cup next time since I think it will be sweet enough)
- 2 heaping tablespoons cocoa
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Green Beans with Caramelized Sweet Onions
By carvalhohm
1. Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 large sweet onion, quartered and sliced
- 1 1/2 lb fresh green beans, stem ends trimmed
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
Fruit-Glazed Pork Chops
By carvalhohm
In small bowl, combine barbecue sauce, preserves, corn syrup, mustard and cloves; set aside
- 1/3 cup hickory smoke-flavored barbecue sauce
- 1/2 cup apricot or peach preserves
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 6 bone-in pork loin chops (3/4 inch thick and 8 ounces each)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper