Sure hope you're taking time to enjoy the sunshine. I love the cooler evenings for taking walks. We waited a long while for these lovely days, right?
Here's more tips to make life easier for you. Enjoy!!
- Use rubber bands to help open a jar easily: place one around the jar lid and another around the middle of the glass. The rubber provides friction to prevent your hands from slipping.
- Store bed sheets inside their pillowcases for easy storage and access.
- Slot the stick of a popsicle through a cupcake paper to prevent drips on little fingers.
- A ball of aluminum foil makes a great glassware scrubber!
- Place a few drops of essential oil on the inside of the cardboard tube of a toilet paper roll to make your bathroom smell wonderful.
- If you don't have a double boiler when candy making, place a towel inside an electric skillet, warm to about 200 degrees, and place your melted chocolate in a glass bowl on the towel to keep it warm.
- To test baking powder for freshness, add 1/2 tsp. to 1/4 c. hot water; if it fizzes, it's good.
- To make your own baking powder, combine 1 tsp. baking soda with 2 tsp. cream of tartar to equal 1 Tb.baking powder.
-Replace 1 TB. cornstarch with 2 TB. all-purpose flour as a thickener in recipes.
- Spoon fruit or veggie salads into mini mason jars - fun for summer picnics and easy to tuck into a picnic basket.
- Top bowls of hot soup with plain or cheesy popcorn for a crunchy surprise.
Here are a few tasty drinks to help cool you down in these warmer temps.
ICED VANILLA COFFEE
1/3 c. double strength regular or decaf coffee, chilled
1/2 c. nonfat (or 1%)milk
1 Tb. instant (sugar free) vanilla pudding, dry
1 pkt. Truvia or liquid stevia to taste
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c.crushed ice
coffee flavoring syrup, optional, to taste
Combine all ingredients in blender, blending on high until drink is smooth. Pour into a glass-top with light whipped cream if desired.
Yield: 1 large drink. Enjoy every awesome cooling sip!
COPYCAT ORANGE JULIUS
1 (6 ozs) can frozen orange juice concentrate,partially thawed
1 c. milk
(we are loving unsweetened almond milk!)
1 c. water
1/3 c. sugar
(or liquid stevia to taste: 2 drops=1 tsp.)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
12 ice cubes
Put all the ingredients into the blender. Process until blended and frothy. Pour-relax and enjoy every sip. Yield:3-4 yummylicious servings
Here's a little 'trick' to help you with this one. Before squeezing lemons, prick with a knife and microwave for 30 seconds. You'll get more juice that way.
WATERMELON LEMONADE
2 c. water
1 c. sugar (or sweetener)
1 c. freshly squeezed lemon juice (strained)
(about 6-8 lemons)
2 generous c. of cubed watermelon(seeds removed)
2 c. cold water or sparkling water
Ice
In a medium saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool.Meanwhile, puree watermelon in blender and strain to remove any seeds. You should have about 1 c. watermelon juice. Add lemon juice, watermelon puree to the simple syrup (sugar water); add water; chill. Serve over ice.
STRAWBERRY PEACH SMOOTHIE
1 c.strawberries, cleaned (fresh or frozen)
1 large peach, cut in to wedges (fresh or frozen)
1 c. milk or orange juice (more or less, depending on the consistency you want)
1/2 c. favorite(Greek) yogurt (I used peach)
1 TB. honey or 1 sm.packet sugar or sweetener
Strawberries or peaches for garnish, optional
Place all of the ingredients in a blender; process on high until smooth. Garnish with additional strawberries or peaches if desired. Serve and enjoy! Yield:2 servings
It's not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.-Charles Haddon-Spurgeon
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