Can't Fail Hard Boiled Eggs

When you want to hard boil eggs, 

just place them in a pot and cover them

with cold water.

Bring the water to a boil, cover with a lid, 

and take off the heat. 

Let them sit for 30 minutes. 

The heat of the water will cook them completely, 

and you will have less broken eggs. 

Sounds much more simple than wondering 

if they are done enough and/or

just waiting and waiting. 

Fake Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes

A great way to save money and to know exactly what ingredients you have in 
a prepackaged mix, is to make up your own.  

Here is a site that has figured out some of the simple premade mixes
from Betty Crocker.  Such as chocolate chip, oatmeal, sugar and gingerbread

Would be even more of a money saver to find many of the ingredients
on sale and/or price match them.  

I know I am going to try to make up some of these for last minute ideas
to have on hand.  Especially around the holidays.

Thanks to fakeitfrugal.blogspot.com for the ideas.

Link is:
Fake-It Frugal: Fake Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes

Homemade flavored Oatmeal packages

All of my family LOVE flavored oatmeal and the packages are so convenient but costly

Sooo when I recently I found a great sale on large boxes of 1 minute oatmeal the wheels 
began turning.  

Can't wait to start making these simple packages.  Haylee will love helping, I'm sure.

And sooo yummy - and no preservatives as store bought types have.  :)

(p.s.  I am also planning on adding a lil cinnamon in my pkgs also.)

Go to this link for the full recipe and simple instructions:
Amy Loves Her Life!!!!: Who likes saving money?

Cleaning Cupcake Pans

Luvin' this cupcake pan cleaning tip!!

Found it on "The Autocrat" blog :

The Autocrat: Cleaning Cupcake Pans

http://theautocrathaley.blogspot.com/2011/08/cleaning-cupcake-pans.html

Who found it on the blog and Facebook page of:

https://www.facebook.com/#%21/bystephanielynn