Kitchen Crafts 'n' More Newsletter "Recipes, crafts and help around the home." Issue #483 April 12, 2006 ~11,000+ SUBSCRIBERS~ ================================= Today's Top 5 KCnM Website Pages Check out what pages are the most popular on Kitchen Crafts 'n' more! #1 Crafts Page #2 Bath and Beauty Recipes #3 Our Recipe Collection #4 Recipes Lost and Found #5 Homemade Cleaning Recipes ================================= ...KCnM Advertising... Info by emailing christinam @ nucleus.com Please support the KCnM newsletter ...by clicking on these sponsor ads... ================================= Turning Household Expenses Into an Income Proud Member Of Stayin’ Home and Lovin’ it! Stayin' Home and Lovin' It "Turning your household expenses into an income! Ask me how to turn your home into a safer one for you and your family" ============== Get "CAUGHT" Reading Baby Talk! Tips and resources to keep your baby happy and your E-business flourishing. Issues are packed with useful articles, delicious recipes, activities, crafts, freebies, contests and more! To subscribe please visit: Baby Talk ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** VISIT OUR BLOGS ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** Click HERE to Visit the Kitchen Crafts 'n' More Blog Click HERE for Our Housecleaning Blog ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** IN TODAY'S ISSUE ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** RECIPES: * Cherry Tea Mix (Kitchen Crafts) * Chicken Broccoli casserole (Traditional) * Crockpot Pork chops with Gravy (Traditional) * Honey Gingerbread (Traditional) * Mexican Hot Chocolate (Kitchen Crafts) * Tupperware Recipes: (Recipes Found) --- Amaretto Coffee Creamer --- Bavarian Mint Creamer --- Hot Chocolate Mix --- Spiced tea ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** READER'S QUESTIONS ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** Ask a question, or provide an answer! :) Email questions or answers to Christina at christinam@nucleus.com Thanks! ----------------- BI-CARB VS. BAKING SODA Denise asks: "Would you please explain to me the different between bi-carbonate of soda and baking soda, Bi-carb I use for cleaning and cooking, but I have observed in a cookbook two different recipes one using bi-carb and one using baking soda. Also can you use one or the other in recipes etc." BROWNIE BATTER Tanya asks: "I love your website you have so many amazing recipies... I wanted to know if you can store unbaked brownie batter in the fridge like some muffin mixes?" ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** HELP FROM READERS ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** Help a fellow reader - send an answer to one of the above questions, and we'll post it here! (Send to christinam@nucleus.com) ----------------- REMOVE STICKY STUFF Treva says: "To get rid of leftover glue from the stickers kids stick to the refrigerator, put some peanut butter on a cloth and rub the glue off. Amazing how this works. " GETTING RID OF CLOVER MITES Rae says: "Wiping surfaces with white vinegar helps to repel ants, this may help with your window sills. Maybe this is where there are coming in and will solve the problems with your walls, also. Another idea is leaving bay leaves inside your windows. Good luck." REMOVING SMOKE ODORS FROM AIR Vicky says: "The best method is to set out small bowls of white vinegar. It will absorb the odors, but depending on how bad it is, you may need to dump out the bowl and refresh with more vinegar. Don't ask me why, but it really, really works!!!" Lori recommends: "My husband and I used to smoke and someone gave me this little tidbit, we put small bowls of vinegar in inconspicuous places in all rooms of our home and it absorbed the odor. Once a week I checked and if needed refilled." ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** REQUEST A RECIPE ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** One of the most popular sections of our newsletter - request a recipe or send in requested recipe. Contact: christinam @ nucleus.com ======================== ~~~RECIPE REQUESTS: ~~~ Please help by sending in some of these requested recipes! :) We're running low on recipes lately... WOMAN'S WORLD RECIPE Debbi asks: " I hope a reader can help me. A few months (quite possibly a year even!) ago, Woman's World ran an article on a product called 'Sprinkle Thin.' The article gave 3 recipes for copycat mixes - each using only 2 or 3 spices..one was for desserts/sweets - one of the ingredients was cinnamon. I think another one was Parmesan cheese & garlic (I remember keeping the container in the fridge) and have no clue what the 3rd combo was. Is there anyone who can help me? " STARBUCKS DOUBLE SHOT Brooke writes: "I've become addicted to Starbucks doubleshot espresso and cream, but at nearly $2 for a 6.5 oz can, I don't get it often. Anybody got a good copy cat for this one???? Thanks everybody!" OLD COUNTRY BUFFET'S BBQ CHICKEN Vicki asks: "I'm looking for a recipe for Old Country Buffet's BBQ chicken. It doesn't have BBQ sauce on it. They told me they use a "rub" on the chicken. It's more like a glaze on the chicken that is a little sweet and spicy. I'm guessing it's a dry rub put on the chicken before baking. " ~~~RECIPES FOUND:~~~ TUPPERWARE RECIPES All submitted by Shannon! Amaretto Coffee Creamer Quick Shake 3/4 Cup Non-Dairy Creamer 1 tsp. Cinnamon Vanilla Spice 1 tsp. Almond Extract 3/4 cup Confectioners Sugar Combine in quick shake and blend well. Scrape sides of container once or twice when blending. Use 2 tablespoons in coffee. Bavarian Mint Creamer Quick Shake 3/4 Cup Non-Dairy Creamer 3/4 cup Confectioners Sugar 1/2 cup Dutch Process Cocoa 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract Combine in quick shake and blend well. Scrape sides of container once or twice when blending Use 2 tablespoons in coffee. Hot Chocolate Mix Thatsa Bowl Modular Mates 2 lbs. Nestle’s Quick 16 oz Non-Dairy Creamer 1 lb. Confectioners Sugar 1 box Dry Milk (14 qt) Mix all ingredients in Thatsa Bowl. Store in Modular mate container. Use 1/3 cup per 8-oz mug of hot water or coffee. Yields: 10 Round 3 or 3 Oval 4 containers. Spiced Tea Thatsa Bowl Modular Mates 1 tsp. Ground Cloves 1 lb. 2 oz. Tang 1 tsp. Allspice 2 oz Instant Tea with Lemon 2 tsp. Cinnamon 1/2 cup Sugar Mix all ingredients in Thatsa Bowl. Use 3 tsp. per 6 oz of hot water. Yields: 3 Modular Mate Round 3 or 1 Oval 3 containers. MORE RECIPES FOUND ON OUR SITE: Recipes - Lost and Found - Find Your Favorites HERE ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** 'KITCHEN CRAFT' RECIPES ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** Bath and beauty products, home remedies, craft recipes, food mixes, natural cleaning formulas, fun kids recipes and other unique recipes! ======================== MIX MADNESS! Today here are two fabulous mixes to try... MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE MIX 1/3 cup Brown Sugar 3/4 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon 1 1/2 Teaspoon Powdered Vanilla 1/4 cup Cocoa 2 1/2 cups Powdered Milk Combine and blend ingredients in a small bowl. Store in an airtight container. Mexican Hot Chocolate 8 ounces boiling Water 3 Tablespoons Mexican Hot Chocolate Mix Cinnamon sticks for garnish Add the Mexican Hot Chocolate Mix to boiling water. Stir with until the mixture is smooth. Garnish with cinnamon sticks. CHERRY TEA MIX 1 package cherry-flavored soft drink mix 1 1/4 cups instant tea mix Combine ingredients in ziploc bag, seal and shake to combine. To use: Measure 2-3 tsp cocoa into mugs/glasses. Stir in hot or cold water. Serve with cherry licorice stick garnish in mugs. More Homemade Mixes ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** TRADITIONAL RECIPES ~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~** The family favorites everyone loves! Please submit your recipes to christinam @ nucleus.com and I'll include them in an upcoming issue. =================== Crock Pot Pork Chops and Gravy ~Submitted by Treva~ 6 Thick pork chops Flour for dredging 2 Cloves garlic - minced 1 can Tomato paste 1 can Mushrooms - drained 1 can Mushroom soup - undiluted Garlic salt Dredge pork chops in flour, salt and pepper, and place in crockpot. Add remaining items and cook on low all day, 5-6 hours or until pork chops are tender. -------------- Chicken Broccoli Casserole ~Submitted by Vicky~ 3 cups broccoli florets (about 1 1/4 pounds) 2 cups cubed cooked chicken or turkey 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese 1/2 teaspoon curry powder 1 cup cubed fresh bread 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted Cook broccoli in water in a covered saucepan or microwave until crisp-tender; drain. Place broccoli in a greased 11-in x 7-in.x 2- in. (2-quart) baking dish; set aside. Combine chicken, soup, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese and curry powder; spoon over broccoli. Top with bread cubes and butter. Bake chicken casserole uncovered at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Serves 4. ---------------- Honey Gingerbread FROM: SUE B. INGREDIENTS: 1 cup butter or margarine softened 1 1/2 cups honey divided 1 egg 2 1/2 cups flour 2 tsp's. ground ginger 1 1/2 tsp's. baking soda 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 3/4 cup boiling water DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pans. In a bowl, cream together butter and 1/2 cup honey. Mix in egg. In a medium bowl, blend together flour, ginger, baking soda and cinnamon. In a small bowl, blend remaining 1 cup honey with boiling water. With mixer running, add 1/3 dry mixture to creamed butter mixture. When dry mixture is incorporated completely, add 1/3 liquid mixture. Continue adding ingredients in batches alternating the dry and liquid. Turn batter into prepared pans dividing equally. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. MAKES: 2 loaves =============================== --THANKS FOR READING THIS ISSUE Thanks for reading this edition of Kitchen Crafts n' More! ===============================