Archive Category: 'Tipnut Mailbag'

• Fluffy Scrambled Eggs In The Oven: {Recipe How-To}: I had an email from Merill last week that shared an easy way to make perfect, fluffy scrambled eggs in the oven that I just had to try. They turned out great (all of us actually preferred them to how I normally cook them in a frying pan) and I have her permission to share [...]
• How To Remove Nail Polish From Carpet: Here’s a carpet stain removal tip sent in by Charlotte, nail polish spills can make an awful mess on carpet and here’s her tip for removing it: First remove what you can of the nail polish by blotting it up with paper towels. Next pour a little nail polish remover on the stain and blot the nail [...]
• How To Cook Lots Of Hard Boiled Eggs At Once: Here’s a tip sent in by Barb for making big batches of hard boiled eggs at once. Actually, they’re not boiled at all so maybe “hard-cooked” eggs is a more appropriate title . Here’s Barb’s tip: Here’s a way to cook lots of hard boiled eggs without having to work with big pots of boiling [...]
• 12 Quick Tips For The Home: Tipnut’s Mailbag: Here is the latest batch of helpful quick tips sent in by Tipnut readers: Keep bread fresh by sticking a piece of celery in the bread bag before closing. (Tracey) Use wooden pants hangers to hang rugs on the clothesline, regular clothespins don’t work because they can’t hold the weight. (Dale) Having done the flowers and foods for [...]
• Smart Tip: Bulk Freezing With An Empty Can Funnel: Do you find funnels awkward to work with, especially when filling freezer bags with sauces and soups? Here’s a smart tip sent in by Maria: I make big batches of spaghetti sauce, chili and soups to freeze and store them in plastic freezer bags that seal shut since I can stack them flat and they take [...]
• Salt Packed Citrus Shells: DIY Air Freshener: Here’s a neat tip sent in by Paulina for one of the most natural and easiest to make air fresheners I’ve come across yet… I picked this tip up from a local newspaper some years ago and I’ve been using it ever since, I just love the smell of oranges: Cut an orange in half and remove [...]
• How To Dry Petals & Leaves Flat: Here’s another goody that was sent in to Tipnut’s Mailbag, this tip is from Sherri Hanley: I’m a certified craft junkie and love to do many different kinds of crafts, but my favorite projects are those working with dried flowers. Here’s a trick I picked up along the way to dry rose petals and leaves flat [...]
• Cool Kitchen Hack: Crush Garlic With A Rock: Here’s a kitchen tip sent in by Janet that is totally new to me and I think it’s fantastic: Tipnut here’s a tip for crushing garlic that once you try it, you’ll never go back to the method you are now using (I guarantee it). It was taught to me by my mother who was from [...]
• Tipnut Mailbag: Homemade Hairspray Recipe: Here’s a tip and recipe sent in by Mildred for making your own hairspray. This is phenomenal–it’s very frugal, organic and skips those harsh perfume & chemical clouds when spraying on. Here’s Mildred’s tip: I found this recipe in a library book awhile ago and thought I would try it. My hair is thick and this hair [...]
• More Kitchen Tip Quickies: How nice! Here’s the latest bunch of kitchen tips sent in by readers to share with everyone, there are several goodies that are new to me. I’ve included the name of the person who submitted them beside each tip (thank you so much!). Kitchen Tip Quickies Just thought I would share this one with folks. I bake [...]
• 14 Kitchen Tip Quickies: How lucky! After last week’s list of readers kitchen tips, a fresh batch of tips have been pouring in over the past week from Tipnut readers–I’m thrilled with the response, thanks to everyone for sharing! I’ve included the name of the person who submitted them beside each tip (thank you!). 14 Kitchen Tip Quickies Your tip suggested thawing [...]
• 15 Kitchen Tip Quickies: Here’s a handy list of kitchen tips sent in by readers over the last few weeks. Each of these were selected because of their usefulness and I’ve included the name of the person who submitted them beside each tip (thank you!). 15 Kitchen Tip Quickies Whole tomatoes can be washed and frozen in containers or plastic bags. [...]
• Tipnut Mailbag: Crush Herbs Fast & Easy: I’m just about caught up with my email backlog (woohoo!), here’s a kitchen tip quickie Josee Meehan sent in to share with us all: This from my husband (who is a chef): Herbs, like basil and oregano, can be quickly and easily crushed when frozen. The trick is to take them out of the freezer seconds [...]
• Tipnut Mailbag: Does Gelatin or Jello Really Strengthen Nails?: Kate sent this in wondering if it was true, it’s an old clipping she found in her aunt’s recipe binder: Just pick your favorite drink and stir in Knox Gelatine Brittle fingernails? Correct them the one way published medical research proved effective . . . Drink one envelope of Knox Gelatine each day in fruit or vegetable juice, [...]
• Tipnut Mailbag: How To Remove Chewing Gum From Clothing: Jane Dane from lavenderridgefarms.com sent in a great remedy she found to remove a wad of chewing gum that was hiding in a shirt pocket–not discovered until after the shirt was washed and dried (eek!)… How To Remove Chewing Gum From Clothing I found a really great solution that worked and was easy so I wanted to [...]
• Tipnut Mailbag: Help! Fine China Cracks When Pouring Tea: Sharon emailed me with this question and I have a couple tips for this problem, but if you know of any more–please share them! And PS: Do you put milk in first before pouring tea or do you do so last? I had no idea there was such a debate about it! Help Prevent Fine China From [...]
• Tipnut Mailbag: Clip Sponges & Cloths Used For Dirty Jobs: This tip was sent in from Margie and it’s a great way to keep sponges & cloths used for nasty cleaning jobs separate from your good stuff: Clip Your Cleaning Sponges & Cloths If you are going to use old face cloths, dish cloths, tea towels or sponges as dust rags or for messy cleaning jobs cut [...]
• Tipnut Mailbag: Homemade Pre Wet Shave Lotion: Here’s a recipe the fellas will appreciate, it’s sent in by Dan Russell for his homemade Pre Wet Shave Lotion that he perfected for a comfortable wet shave. This was based on a shaving liquid bought from the body shop, which seemed to be mostly soap and sunflower oil. Homemade Pre Wet Shave Lotion Mix 3 parts [...]
• Tipnut Mailbag: Pot Lid Taming Options: Here’s a hot tip sent in from Sarah (website SarahAnnSmith.com) that gives a couple new ideas for organizing pot lids (you know — those things that get jumbled up and hide in the cupboards and drawers). This is the newest addition to the Tipnut Mailbag section: Pot Lid Taming Options: Use the spring-tension curtain rods! Run them [...]
• Tipnut Mailbag – Traveling With Children Tip: Here’s another hot tip from the Tipnut Mailbag, it was sent in by Jennifer: I started doing this when my daughter was about 1. When traveling I always take a blow up beach ball. During rest stops or while waiting for a flight I blow up the beach ball and let her have some fun. We’ve [...]
• Tipnut Mailbag: Remove Microwave Scorch Marks: Ta da! Here’s the first tip to be published in the Tipnut Mailbag category. For tips that are received by email and published on Tipnut, they’ll be filed here as well as the fitting category (such as Cleaning, etc.). Tips sent in that are published on other websites–they will still be published as Feature Tips with [...]