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Quick 5-Ingredient Pasta Recipes. In the Pantry: Make Pad Thai at Home | In The Pantry. Looking for an ethnic recipe that is easy and that can be prepared faster than you can order it over the phone? With the right ingredients from your pantry, making ethnic food in your own kitchen doesn't have to be intimidating. Here's how to make quick and easy Pad Thai at home. More on Shine: Very easy vegetarian Thai curry Pad Thai prep: From your pantry, you'll need Pad Thai noodles. These rice noodles are also perfect for cold noodle salads during summer. How to make Pad Thai sauce: Ingredients: 1 tablespoon Tamarind Paste 3 tablespoons Fish Sauce 1½ tablespoon Chili Powder ¼ cup Water 2 tablespoons Dark Brown Sugar 1.

Tip: Make extra sauce! More on Yahoo! How to make Pad Thai: Yield: 4-6 servings Total Time: 25 minutes For serving (optional): A handful of fresh cilantro leaves 1 lime, cut into 6 wedges 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped roasted peanuts Chile-garlic sauce, such as Sriracha 1. For more cooking tips and tricks, check out host Aida Mollenkamp's book, "Keys to the Kitchen. " It Ain't Rocket Science, but Sock-Making Comes Close. By TIMOTHY W. MARTIN Making the world's best high-performance sock is a blistering foot race to the top. WSJ's Timothy Martin reports from inside the Darn Tough Vermont sock factory. NORTHFIELD, Vt. —Designing the world's best sock takes more than just sweat. Just ask Ric Cabot, a third-generation mill owner from here, who says he is out to sew "the world's most uncompromising outdoor performance sock. " "It's what I call the math of the sock," Mr. Darn Tough Vermont Ric Cabot calls his 'Darn Tough Vermont' socks 'uncompromising.' Darn Tough socks can withstand 30,000 "rubs" from a machine—seven times more than the next-best brand, and will hold up for life, he says.

He does have competitors. The race to knit the ultimate high-performance sock is advancing at a blistering pace. Designing the World's Best Sock They are investing millions of dollars to keep the feet of hikers, skiers, runners and other active Americans safe and dry. "The all-wool sock? Her claims have their detractors. Mr. Beauty Uses for Vaseline: Petroleum Jelly for Skin & Hair. Yeast Raised Chocolate Glazed Dougnuts. Doughnuts… what a concept. You take a slightly sweet and rich yeasted dough, shape it into cute little rings, deep fry them, then coat them in sugar or glaze. It’s simply genius and amazing. I try to reserve my doughnut eating for special occasions since they’re so rich and time consuming to make from scratch. But one bite into a freshly fried and glazed doughnut is heavenly, especially after not having one for a while. Can’t you just taste it in your imagination now? One bite and the sunlight bursts through the clouds, rainbows appear, doves start flying around you, and this song starts to play in your mind because you know you can now die happy.

Recipe Rundown Taste: This is hands down the best chocolate glaze ever. Yield: about 16 plus holes Ingredients: Glaze: 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter 1/4 cup whole milk 1 tablespoon light corn syrup 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 4 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted Directions: CARAMEL CORN...AWESOME AND EASIEST EVER! This Blog Linked From Here The Web Thursday, September 27, 2012 When I say this is the easiest, I'm not kidding! Less than 10 minutes to make, 45 minutes to bake, no candy thermometer and you can be eating this in less than an hour. When I say it's awesome, I'm not kidding there either...I have NEVER met anyone who didn't love this caramel corn. It has no hulls and no seeds, so little kids and older people love it too! Here's what you need to make this giant pan of awesomeness: 8 oz. bag of Puff Corn (not all bags are 8oz. - I used 2 bags to get 7oz. - close enough) 1 C. butter (do not substitute) 1 C. brown sugar 1/2 C. light corn syrup 1 tsp. baking soda Here's what you do: Place puff corn in a large roaster pan sprayed with cooking oil.

In a 2 qt. sauce pan bring butter sugar and corn syrup to a boil, then cook for 2 minutes. Add the baking soda. Stir well and remove from heat. (Don't freak out because suddenly this is in an aluminum roaster pan instead of my dutch oven. InLinkz.com. Mel's Kitchen Cafe | Divine Caramel Sauce. Sweet and slightly salty, buttery and deliciously caramel, this sauce is heavenly. Fabulous on ice cream, it would also be perfect drizzled over these bars or in any type of application you can dream up (brownies, cheesecakes, cookies – oh my!). Seriously, the options are endless and this caramel sauce is a main staple in my house now. It warms my heart to open my refrigerator and see the jar of caramel sauce cuddled right up to the jar of hot fudge sauce .

Two little allies in my corner when I need a healthy dose of food therapy. One Year Ago: Kitchen Tip: Menu Planning 101 Two Years Ago: Peanut Butter Crunch Snack Balls Three Years Ago: Chiang Mai Noodles Ingredients 1/4 cup water 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cut into 8 pieces 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla pinch of salt Directions In a small, heavy saucepan, slowly combine the sugar and water, taking care not to let any of the mixture splash up onto the sides of the pan.

Recipe Source: from Joy of Cooking. Fluster Buster: 35 Uses for Rubbing Alcohol - WWII Series. I'm having so much fun doing this series, I hope that you are enjoying it as much as I am. Week after week I'm more and more amazed at what these common household products can do. I could just kick myself for spending money on name brand products that only have one use. There is so much that can be learned from our mother's and grandmother's on how to live a frugal life. I think over the years, as our mother's and grandmother's joined the work force, they didn't have time or forgot to share some of these home remedies and tricks.

I think it's our responsibility to pass these tips and tricks on to our children. This weeks WWII post for Rubbing Alcohol contains 35 uses. Not all of the items on this list are from WWII. Related WWII Posts: ** If, by some small miracle, you worked at Amway in Ada, MI and were the person my mother loaned the notebook to, please contact me. This post has been linked on: Recipe to Refresh: DIY, Natural Skin Care | Washington Post Express. THE LONG, HARSH winter left us with much bigger problems than shoveling fatigue. We’re talking frizzy hair (ick), flaky skin (double ick) and scaly feet that clearly saw nothing but the inside of snow boots for months. But since a full body fix-up at Le Fancy Spa costs as much as the city’s snow removal deficit, we suggest you try more wallet-friendly measures to welcome spring. For as little as the cost of lunch (and with ingredients picked up during a trip to Whole Foods), at-home treatments can turn your kitchenette into a decadent retreat.

Even better: Because these DIY detoxifiers use natural ingredients — such as fresh fruit, coffee beans and even beer — you won’t be slathering scary-sounding chemicals on your skin. This guinea pig gamely tried out more than a dozen at-home spa treatments and ended up with a few favorites. BEER HAIR RINSE» Why It Works: The nutrients in hops add strength and shine to hair.

Source: Brennan O’Farrell, stylist, Bang Salon and Spa (1519 15th St. Lemon Square | MaomaoMom Kitchen 毛毛妈厨房. Lemon Square By Maomaomom This is my favorite recipe for Lemon square, absolutely delicious! The recipe has been tested and improved over the years in my kitchen. The crust is crispy and crumbly with mouth watery fresh lemon filling on top, not too sweet and not too sour, just perfect! I had made them for my son’s school party and my colleagues at work with huge success. Ingredients: Crust: 1: 1 cup unsalted butter; 2: ½ cup natural granulated sugar. 3: 2 cups all-purpose flour mix well with ½ teaspoon baking powder; Filling: 4: 4 large eggs; 5: 1 1/3 cups natural granulated sugar; 6: 1 tablespoon lemon zests, 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (from 1-2 fresh lemons); 7: ¼ cup all purpose mix well with ½ teaspoon baking powder. Cooking directions: 1: In a large mixing bowl, cream butter on high speed, add ½ cup sugar beat until fluffy, then add in flour baking powder mixture, beat the batter until meaty. 3: While the crust is baking, prepare the lemon filling top.

You might also like: Smoothies for Weight Loss: Flat Belly Smoothie Diet Recipes. Jalapeno Popper Chicken Empanadas. Flaky pastry crust wraps itself around shredded chicken, cream cheese, cheddar, corn and jalapeños to make these golden brown beauties. A kind of play on jalapeño poppers. . .Only better ’cause there’s chicken, corn and pie crust involved. Where ever there’s buttery, tender pie crust you can find me. This recipe makes a lot of empanadas! About 32 of them. If you don’t have a crowd to feed you can cut the recipe in half. My thinking is if you’re going to go to the trouble of making them why not make extra? You can tuck them into lunch bags the next day or just snack on them all day long because everything else in your refrigerator pales in comparison. Fair warning. Empanadas may seem too involved to make but the filling is a cinch to throw together and forming the pies goes pretty fast.

The filling is versatile! Shredded chicken, cream cheese, cheddar, corn and jalapenos fill flaky pastry crust for a play on jalapeno poppers. Ingredients *Pastry: 4 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled) Sassy water  - Home - A Sweet Simple Life. Feeling sassy? I am. I found this brilliant, brilliant idea on Sitno Seckanovia via my favorite website ever.... drumroll please...

Pinterest! How did I ever survive without it? A place to ooooh and awww over hundreds of mind-boggling ideas... A place to bookmark and easily organize anything I stumble across online... Let's just say I spend way too much time on there. Anyways... sassy water. I like to make a batch and divide it among a few ball jars so I can take it to work or with me on errands.

Sassy Water Click here for the printable recipe! Ingredients:2 lemons1/2 cucumber10-12 mint leaves3 quarts water Prep Time: 5 minutesChill Time: Overnight or 8 hours Yields: 10-12 glasses Method: 1. 2. Update - September 19, 2012 A lot of you have asked about how I use Sassy Water and the results that I see. I combine it with a low carb/high protein diet and 3-4 exercise routines a week, so I feel like it does help me lose weight but it doesn't stand alone. 4 Things You’ll Feel Right Before a Heart Attack. When your body tries to tell you something, how well do you listen? With many health issues, your body sends out signals that something has gone awry. Of course, listening to your body when it complains that you just ate too much spicy food or you have a minor cold coming on may not be of life-shattering importance. However, when it comes to your heart, listening to your body is crucial — because ignoring or misinterpreting these bodily signals can be deadly.

In fact, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have recently determined that unrecognized myocardial infarctions (or “silent” heart attacks, in layman’s terms) are much more common than physicians had previously suspected. And unfortunately, they note these silent heart attacks carry a very high risk of death. Studies indicate that about 200,000 Americans suffer a heart attack each year without even realizing it. Fortunately, according to renowned cardiologist Dr. Dr. Dr. . © 2014 Newsmax. DIY Hair Treatments. Eggs, yogurt and honey are, at first glance, all components of a tasty breakfast—but they also happen to be hair treatment ingredients, and affordable, all-natural ones at that. And they're not the only ones. Did you know, for instance, that the oils in avocados more closely resemble our own skin's oils than any product in the beauty aisle does?

Or that the mild acidity in lemon is an effective—and gentler—alternative to chemical-laden products? Next time your locks need a lift, save money by using one of these kitchen fixes. For All Hair Types "The [raw] egg is really the best of all worlds," says Janice Cox, author of Natural Beauty at Home. The yolk, rich in fats and proteins, is naturally moisturizing, while the white, which contains bacteria-eating enzymes, removes unwanted oils, she explains. To Use: For normal hair, use the entire egg to condition hair; use egg whites only to treat oily hair; use egg yolks only to moisturize dry, brittle hair, Cox says.

Photo by Shutterstock. Tiny Studio Flat For Students. How do you create a home with just 94 square foot of living space? Sweden’s Lund housing commission AF Bostader designed this contemporary micro apartment for a student. The idea is that a student is busy with classes, social activities and work that not much time is spent at home. But can this tiny studio home be a model for young adults looking for a more simple lifestyle? The interior of this tiny flat looks quite cozy and functional. Via: inthralld. Pumpkin Pizza with Crispy Sage | Pumpkin Pizza Recipe. Pumpkin Pizza with Crispy Sage When we were at my dad’s house in Illinois, we made homemade pizza for dinner one night. Josh and my dad made a Chicago Deep Dish Pizza and I made Pumpkin Pizza with Crispy Sage. My dad and Josh are similar in many ways, including the way they like their pizza.

They prefer pizza with lots of meat and lots of cheese. So when they saw me put pumpkin on my pizza they both started making jokes. I didn’t let them get me down. Have you tried Gold Medal Flour’s Better for Bread Flour ? So if you think I am crazy for putting pumpkin on my pizza, like Josh and my dad, don’t be scared. My dad and Josh didn’t have a piece. Are you still finalizing your Thanksgiving menu? And do you love cookbooks? Pumpkin Pizza with Crispy Sage Yield: 1 pizza (the dough makes enough for 2) Cook Time: 15 minutes Thin crust pizza with pumpkin, nutmeg, Gouda cheese, and crispy sage.

If you like this Pumpkin Pizza with Crispy Sage, you might also like: Drink This; Lose weight. How many chemicals are you exposed to in a day? Toxins and chemicals are everywhere. We are exposed to them from pollution, the food we eat, the air we breathe, in our cosmetics, cleaning supplies, in our water, etc. etc If we don't do something to help remove the toxins from our bodies, they can be stored in our system and potentially make us unhealthy. In addition, toxins can slow down weight loss. Do I have your attention now.? The following information is from In her article, She wrote and I quote: "The body retains fats as a way to protect the vital organs in the body from the toxins that we ingest (and create through stress). If toxins build up faster than they can be eliminated, in an attempt to protect your organs, your body will actually make body fat for the specific purpose of storing toxins as far away from vital organs as possible.

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