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. 

Surprise Cake Printable Recipe

Oh how fun this would be to make.  

I can just see the face of the unexpecting person of whom cuts this cake for the first piece.  

Must remember this the next time I make a birthday cake.  :)

Link below pic.

Thanks so much to "My Honey's place for posting this.  

Link is:

Surprise Cake Printable Recipe - My Honeys Place

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

Wow - who knew!! Tip of the Week--How to Absorb Meatloaf Grease

OMG - now I wonder just who on Earth would have tried this for the first time thinking it might actually work.
I know I am the next time I make a meatloaf!!




To keep meatloaf grease from settling, place two pieces of bread on the bottom of the pan.

Not only does it soak up a lot of the grease...

Read the full post at:

Link is:  Fun Home Things: Tip of the Week--How to Absorb Meatloaf Grease:

Wanna see what's in my crockpot for dinner?

Yumm!!!  Look what I have simmering in my crockpot today.

Anticipation is already making my mouth water and driving me bananas.  lol!

I have made this recipe before and trust me - it's DIVINE!!!

Click on link to see just how simple this recipe is.
Link:
Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings Recipe - Allrecipes.com

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?